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We – Serena Tinari, Nicky Hager, Blaž Zgaga and Tareq Haddad – are four independent investigative journalists behind the initiative #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange .
We are looking for your help to expand the scope of our work and help expand our outreach.
In 2019, in light of the decade-long US prosecution of Assange and the growing violations of his human rights, we published an international statement demanding the publisher’s immediate release from a British maximum-security prison. It has since been signed by 1,700 journalists and whistleblowers from over 100 countries.
See our signatory list here .
We have used this network to share developments and to make first-hand resources available for further reporting on this critical freedom of speech case. Our newest addition, Tareq Haddad, provided daily coverage of the US extradition hearings taking place across London.
As things stand, Julian Assange, founder and publisher of WikiLeaks, remains detained in solitary confinement at H.M.P. Belmarsh while fighting an on-going extradition request to the United States. There, he faces a criminal prosecution under the Espionage Act and risks up to 175 years’ imprisonment for his part in making public the Afghanistan and Iraq War Logs and the US State Department cables – highly important public interest documents that reveal numerous instances of war crimes and corruption.
In spite of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s decision in January to halt Assange’s extradition on the grounds he has been deemed at substantial risk of suicide and that US prisons are likely to aggravate these dangers, she later refused to grant Assange bail meaning the publisher is likely to remain imprisoned until the US government exhausts the appeal application; first to the British High Court, then possibly to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Given this, the risks to Assange’s life remain of top concern and the implications for investigative journalism remain troubling.
Assange lost his personal freedom over ten years ago and has been subjected to serious violations of his human rights throughout this time, including restricted access to his legal defence and to adequate medical care.
For almost two years, he has been held in solitary confinement. His physical and mental health have severely deteriorated.
To help us expand our outreach and continue our work for this crucial case, we are seeking your financial support to cover our expenses. Our costs for over a year have been covered from our own back pockets and we need your help to keep our work going.
Thank you and warmest regards,
Serena, Nicky, Blaž and Tareq
We are looking for your help to expand the scope of our work and help expand our outreach.
In 2019, in light of the decade-long US prosecution of Assange and the growing violations of his human rights, we published an international statement demanding the publisher’s immediate release from a British maximum-security prison. It has since been signed by 1,700 journalists and whistleblowers from over 100 countries.
See our signatory list here .
We have used this network to share developments and to make first-hand resources available for further reporting on this critical freedom of speech case. Our newest addition, Tareq Haddad, provided daily coverage of the US extradition hearings taking place across London.
As things stand, Julian Assange, founder and publisher of WikiLeaks, remains detained in solitary confinement at H.M.P. Belmarsh while fighting an on-going extradition request to the United States. There, he faces a criminal prosecution under the Espionage Act and risks up to 175 years’ imprisonment for his part in making public the Afghanistan and Iraq War Logs and the US State Department cables – highly important public interest documents that reveal numerous instances of war crimes and corruption.
In spite of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s decision in January to halt Assange’s extradition on the grounds he has been deemed at substantial risk of suicide and that US prisons are likely to aggravate these dangers, she later refused to grant Assange bail meaning the publisher is likely to remain imprisoned until the US government exhausts the appeal application; first to the British High Court, then possibly to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Given this, the risks to Assange’s life remain of top concern and the implications for investigative journalism remain troubling.
Assange lost his personal freedom over ten years ago and has been subjected to serious violations of his human rights throughout this time, including restricted access to his legal defence and to adequate medical care.
For almost two years, he has been held in solitary confinement. His physical and mental health have severely deteriorated.
To help us expand our outreach and continue our work for this crucial case, we are seeking your financial support to cover our expenses. Our costs for over a year have been covered from our own back pockets and we need your help to keep our work going.
Thank you and warmest regards,
Serena, Nicky, Blaž and Tareq
Organizer
Tareq Haddad
Organizer
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