Building an activist support base across Scotland in defence of Julian Assange. An unaffiliated account working in solidarity with the global campaign.
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ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
With Julian Assange facing a 175yr sentence if extradited to the US, his family is confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system.
Look out for billboards around London on Monday—thx to @soholondonfilm Audience Award win! #FreeAssangeNOW
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
#InternationalHumanRightsDay #Edinburgh
Vigil for #Assange on the Royal Mile.
#DropTheCharges #FreeAssange #Home4Christmas
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY December 10th
#LanternsForAssange #LanternsForAssange
Vigil in #Edinburgh @ St Giles' Cathedral on Royal Mile from 5pm to 7pm
BRING LIGHT! 🔆🔆🔆Brighten the night for Julian.
Gospel choirs welcome.
#DropTheCharges #FreeAssange
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National Union of Journalists: 'The CIA reportedly plotted to kidnap and assassinate Julian Assange - we demand his release' nuj.org.uk/resource/cia-repo…
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
12 years ago, on December 7th 2010, just weeks after the beginning of the #Cablegate publication, Julian Assange was arrested and has been in detention ever since
Last Week: Editors & publishers who partnered with Assange on Cablegate call for his freedom nytco.com/press/an-open-lett…
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
TODAY: Julian Assange has been detained in the UK for 12 years—for publishing truthful information. Now nearly 4 years in maximum security prison.
"This really is the future of journalism that is at stake. It will not stop with Julian Assange."—@RSF_inter #FreeAssangeNOW
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
‘Indict me too’: Will Cryptome’s call to be charged kill the case against WikiLeaks’ Assange? msn.com/en-us/news/politics/…
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges theguardian.com/media/2022/n… @Stella_Assange @Nikiniria @DEAcampaign @action_4assange @AssangeFreeYet @ScotsDefend @DefendAssange @VillageMagIRE @noteworthy_ie @wereontheditch
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Dr .@deepa_driver’s interview on .@BBCRadioScot where she discusses the press letters in support of courageous multi award winning journalist #JulianAssange
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ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
"After extensive research and consideration, CPJ chose not to list Assange as a journalist, in part because his role has just as often been as a source and because WikiLeaks does not generally perform as a news outlet with an editorial process" (2019)
-Robert Mahoney, Dir. CPJ
Good to see big news outlets highlighting the dangers for journalism and free expression of the US pursuing its misguided prosecution of Julian Assange nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/po…
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
Part 3 of a 4-part conversation with @Matthew57358651 about #Assange. This segment is about thr prison #Hellmarsh Belmarsh
Don’t miss Matt’s dark signposts within the video timeline.
youtube.com/watch?v=gBbleonT…
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
Dr .@deepa_driver’s interview on .@BBCRadioScot where she discusses the press letters in support of courageous multi award winning journalist #JulianAssange
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ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
Thanks @BBCRadioScot for inviting my comments on #Assange in the light of the big global newspapers speaking up today. I’m glad they have found their voice; more persistence & depth more often please!
For those who haven't seen their letter yet, its at theguardian.com/gnm-press-of…
Dr .@deepa_driver’s interview on .@BBCRadioScot where she discusses the press letters in support of courageous multi award winning journalist #JulianAssange
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ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
Today editors from The Guardian, NYTimes, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, El pais denounce the prosecution of Assange, but in the body of the text they regurgitate the lies of the US indictment. #FreeAssangeNOW @AlboMP @SuellaBraverman @vanitaguptaCR
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
BREAKING: Pompeo and the CIA SUED for spying on lawyers and journalists at the Ecuadorian embassy. We will keep you updated as this develops.
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iTWire - Ex-CIA head Pompeo served with lawsuit over alleged #Assange spying itwire.com/business-it-news/…
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Photos and Report: The Phenomenal Success of the Human Chain for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Around the UK Parliament | Andy Worthington andyworthington.co.uk/2022/1…
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
"If we don't protect people like Assange and Snowden then we all lose some precious rights." -@aiww #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges #JournalismMatters
ScotsDefendAssange retweeted
Former CIA director Mike Pompeo served, in Ashland Ohio on October 29th, with a lawsuit alleging the Trump-era CIA spied on visitors of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, in violation of the 4th Amendment
