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Assange to address Council of Europe human rights hearing
September 26, 2024
On Tuesday, October 1, Julian Assange will give testimony before the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, ahead of a full plenary debate on this topic the following day. The hearing, which is open to the press, will be livestreamed.
Julian is free! Celebration events
September 9, 2024
To commemorate Julian’s freedom and the activist community around the world that worked tirelessly for many years to help secure his release, Assange Defense is hosting events to celebrate and reflect on this important victory in the biggest press freedom case of our lifetime.
News roundup: 100+ journalists call for US arms embargo on Israel
August 23, 2024
A roundup of news coverage of the letter we sent to US State Sec. Antony Blinken, urging an immediate US arms embargo on Israel, in solidarity with journalists under attack in Palestine. Plus, a new op-ed from our executive director
Journalists’ letter to Blinken: Impose arms embargo on Israel
August 15, 2024
The following letter has been sent to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken by a coalition of journalists and press freedom advocates in solidarity with their colleagues facing targeted killings in Palestine.
Over 100 journalists to Blinken: Stop arming Israel
August 15, 2024
The Courage Foundation has partnered with Defending Rights & Dissent and RootsAction to organize a coalition of journalists and press freedom advocates in solidarity with Palestinian journalists under assault in Gaza.
A global movement freed Assange
June 28, 2024
We carried out just about every action we could think of as we tried to spread the word and communicate the importance of this case. We rallied in the streets, hosted panel discussions, called our representatives, wrote op-eds, shared blog posts, produced videos, created artworks — if there’s a method to communicate, you can bet an Assange activist used it to shout loud and clear, ‘Free Assange!’
Julian’s freedom: reactions around the world
June 27, 2024
Julian has reached a plea deal for time served and has been released from Belmarsh Prison on June 24, 2024, after 1901 days unjustly detained (and a dozen years persecuted) for his journalism. He flew to Bangkok and then to Saipan Island, a U.S. overseas territory, where a hearing to formalize the plea deal took place, finally landing in Canberra, in the evening of June 26.