Bring Assange Home

18/05/2022

28/01/2022

The documentary follows John Shipton, Assange’s father as he negotiates media scrutiny and legal wrangles during his son’s UK extradition trial last year. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of courage in this story that…

28/01/2022

Australian Film, Culture, and Humanities

28/01/2022

14/08/2021

Yesterday, the US sought approval to extend the terms of its appeal against a decision to bar the extradition of Julian Assange.

13/08/2021

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05/07/2021

22/07/2020

The brave little canary in the coal mine. Sing!

04/07/2020

26/06/2020

“It would be wrong to think of the Julian Assange case as being just about the person of Julian Assange. This case really isn't as much as about Julian Assange himself as it is about the precedent it sets with regard to investigative journalism, secrecy and impunity for torture and war crimes around the world. Firstly, if the United States convicts Julian Assange for espionage, it means that it becomes a crime to expose secret evidence for serious crimes committed by US officials. That is an extremely dangerous precedent because we will then effectively live under censorship.

“Secondly, let us not forget that none of the crimes that Julian Assange has exposed have ever been prosecuted. This includes torture on a very large scale. Also, let us not forget that the Iraq war was illegal, a war of aggression that led to more than a million people being killed, and millions being displaced and tortured. So this is not a small case that we're talking about and the implications it has are emblematic and of global proportions.”

From Syrian war crimes to US hypocrisy in the Julian Assange case, the global "erosion of human rights standards" is of critical concern, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer tells DW.

26/06/2020

Over 200 medical professionals sign letter warning 'we do not want him to die' in prison cell

26/06/2020

UK officials culpable in torture of Assange, doctors warn

Doctors have warned that UK officials could be held accountable for the torture of Julian Assange in an open letter published in The Lancet on this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

The 216 undersigned physicians and psychologists from 33 countries have accused UK and US government officials of intensifying Julian Assange’s psychological torture in spite of the world’s leading authorities on human rights and international law calling for his immediate release from prison.

Clinical Psychologist and Australian co-author of the publication, 'The ongoing torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange', Dr Lissa Johnson said the failure to properly treat Mr Assange may amount to an act of torture in which state officials, from parliament to court to prison, risk being judged complicit.

"The Lancet has published our letter just two days after the US Department of Justice announced a new superseding indictment against Assange, representing another escalation in psychological torture tactics," said Dr Johnson.

"Introducing extra charges at this late stage, right before the defence evidence deadline and over a year after the indictment deadline, when documents given to the prison generally take two weeks to be passed on, when he has not been supplied with a computer and when he is unable to meet with lawyers under Coronavirus lockdown, serves to ramp up his helplessness in the face of threat and is a key psychological torture tactic," she said.

"Under the Convention Against Torture those acting in official capacities can be held complicit and accountable not only for perpetration of torture but for their silent acquiescence and consent."

In the UK, such complicity is prohibited not only under the Convention Against Torture but also under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which states that it is an offence for any public official to “intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on another in the performance or purported performance of his (sic) official duties.”

The open letter refers to psychological torture tactics inflicted on Mr Assange "capable of inducing severe despair, disorientation, destabilisation and disintegration of crucial mental and psychological functions," including the denial of his application for bail despite meeting the criteria for prisoner release recommended internationally by human rights and lawyers’ associations to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the vulnerable.

Julian Assange's treatment during the first phase of his extradition proceedings in February was described as “shocking and excessive” by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI).

IBAHRI Co-Chair and former Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby commented in March that the Institute was concerned the mistreatment of Julian Assange constituted breaches of his right to a fair trial and protections enshrined in the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, to which the UK is party.

"It is deeply shocking that as a mature democracy in which the rule of law and the rights of individuals are preserved, the UK Government has been silent and has taken no action to terminate such gross and disproportionate conduct by Crown officials," Mr Kirby said.

A copy of the doctors' open letter has been forwarded to the UK Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland. It coincides with his receiving two further open letters from 36 members of the European Parliament and 11 current and former politicians from 9 nations, calling for Julian Assange’s immediate release on bail in light of COVID-19.

On Feb 17, 2020, Doctors for Assange demanded an end to the torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange.1 Yet no responsible authority has acted. Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and two medical experts visited Mr Assa...

24/06/2020

Last night City of Melbourne joined the growing list of city councils passing motions of support for Julian Assange. Congratulations to those standing up for free press, human rights and our citizen.https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-council/committees-meetings/meeting-archive/MeetingAgendaItemAttachments/905/16092/JUN20%20FMC2%20AGENDA%20ITEM%207.1.pdf

19/06/2020

‪Congratulations Moreland City Council for speaking out against abuses and standing up for whose rights are being so overtly abused after exposing corruption at the highest levels.

Moreland Council is writing to the Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne to urge the Australian Government to immediately step in to ensure the British authorities are upholding the human rights of Julian Assange, an Australian citizen and former resident of the inner north suburbs.

02/06/2020

Dame Vivienne Westwood and Joe Corré speak in defence of Julian Assange in an exclusive interview about politics, the media, WikiLeaks, and Julian Assange extradition case to the United States.

22/12/2019

British doctors are warning the Australian government that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is at risk of dying in prison.

21/12/2019

21/12/2019

21/12/2019

19/12/2019

17/12/2019

Today over 100 doctors have issued an open letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne today, urging the Australian government to intervene and protect the human rights of Australian citizen Julian Assange.

A group of doctors has urged Foreign Minister Marise Payne to negotiate Julian Assange's passage back to Australia for medical treatment.

13/12/2019

The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says the fight to free his son will fail unless the Australian Government intervenes.

08/12/2019

If you missed last Wednesday’s event with Kristinn Hrafnsson, Julian Burnside, Suelette Dreyfuss and Lizzie O’Shea at State Library Victoria, you can catch the full version here (either before or after you contact your MPs and Senators asking them to ):

The Fate of Julian Assange & Journalism Advocates for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have spoken at a forum in Melbourne and expressed their outrage at his...

04/12/2019

28/11/2019

"As we sit here tonight, Julian Assange is mouldering in a British prison awaiting extradition to the United States, where he may pay for their severe embarrassment with a life in prison," O'Brien said.

"This Government could demonstrate its commitment to a free press by using its significant influence with its closest ally to gain his return to Australia."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-28/kerry-obrien-press-freedom-walkley-awards-julian-assange/11748198?pfmredir=sm

21/11/2019

Following a statement of support for Julian Assange issued by Darebin City Council yesterday, Louise Bennet speaks to ABC Drive about the case and why Townsville City Council should follow in Darebin’s footsteps.

Check out the Darebin website for their media release: http://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/en/Your-Council/Talk-to-us/Media-Centre

10/11/2019

02/11/2019

“The blatant and sustained arbitrariness shown by both the judiciary and the Government in this case suggests an alarming departure from the UK’s commitment to human rights and the rule of law. This is setting a worrying example, which is further reinforced by the Government’s recent refusal to conduct the long-awaited judicial inquiry into British involvement in the CIA torture and rendition programme.”

GENEVA (1 November 2019) - The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed alarm at the continued deterioration of Julian Assange’s health since his arrest and detention earlier this year, saying his life was now at risk.

30/10/2019

LISTEN: In the wake of George Christensen's statement of intention to visit Julian in Belmarsh Prison, Louise Bennet from the campaign discusses the imperitive for government action with Radio's Samuel Davis on 'Drive'.

READ the online article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/nq-politician-seeks-meeting-with-wikileaks-founder/11649266

26/10/2019

100% Credibility

03/09/2019

Moving, powerful truths spoken by of , John Pilger and ‘s brother Gabriel Shipton outside the UK Home Office in London just a few hours ago. Australia must act for her citizen to safely .

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=yETgwcKP1-s @ Home Office