Julian Assange: Bring Him Home |
This World Press Freedom Day, May 3, supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are out in full force to show candidates in the Australian Federal Election where they stand.
Assange remains imprisoned by the British Government for exposing US war crimes, facing 175 years in a US prison if he is extradited from the UK.
Supporters have funded full page advertisements in all of the mainstream Australian press outlets, demanding that Assange is brought home.
"Julian is imprisoned in the UK's harshest prison" the advertisements state, emphasising that all of the largest press freedom groups have urged that the Australian is released."
Julian Assange
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Write to your Candidate
Starting a conversation with a candidate in your electorate is effective and a great way to do your part to push for Julian's release and the protection of international journalism. The Australian government is in a position to raise this issue internationally, so let's put the pressure on them to pick up the phone and join the fight for press freedom.
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Ithaka: Film
a father. a family. a fight for justice.
A moving and intimate portrayal of one father's fight to save his son, Ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free Julian Assange.
The world's most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has become an emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes.
Now with Julian facing a 175-year sentence if extradited to the US, his family members are confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system. This David-and-Goliath struggle is personal - and, with Julian's health declining in a British maximum-security prison, the clock is ticking.
Now it's up to Julian's father, John Shipton, and fiance Stella Moris, to join forces to advocate for Julian on this international odyssey. As they rally a world-wide network of supporters and politicians, they cautiously step into the media's glare - and are forced to confront the events that made Julian a global flashpoint.
Where to watch
Release
26 June 2024 - Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
26 June 2024
Media Release
Prime Minister of Australia
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Attorney-General
Cabinet Secretary
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Joint media release
Australian citizen, Mr Julian Assange, has tonight been reunited with his family in Australia.
His return to Australia is possible due to the conclusion of a plea arrangement between Mr Assange and the United States Department of Justice, which was accepted by a United States court in Saipan on Wednesday 26 June.
This ends a long-running judicial process.
The Australian Government has been clear in its view that Mr Assange's case had dragged on for too long.
We have, on every occasion and at every level, consistently advocated for Mr Assange's case to be brought to a conclusion and for Mr Assange to come home.
Australian officials, in particular Ambassador Kevin Rudd and High Commissioner Stephen Smith, have worked closely with US and UK officials in support of these efforts and to enable his smooth return to Australia.
Tonight, we express our appreciation to the United States and the United Kingdom, for their efforts to find a pathway that met the interests of all parties.
As Mr Assange reunites with his loved ones in Australia, we ask that media respect his family's privacy.
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