Today our five-minute scroll on X was filled with Julian Assange’s first public appearance before the PACE hearing, a parliamentary hearing on his detention and conviction on 1 October 2024.
My naiveté was in believing in the law
@couragefound
“My naiveté was in believing in the law. When push comes to shove laws are just pieces of paper and they can be reinterpreted for political expediency” – Julian Assange pic.twitter.com/jAxFJn64Fa
— Courage Foundation (@couragefound) October 1, 2024
Julian Assange reveals the public record on CIA’s plans for him
Julian Assange has revealed that, under Mike Pompeo’s leadership, the CIA devised plans to kidnap and assassinate him while he was sheltered in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
The agency not only targeted Assange, but also his wife and infant son, whose DNA they sought to… pic.twitter.com/PozDPOog9V
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) October 1, 2024
Mary Kostakidis on Assange
This is what leadership in journalism looks like.
Brains, ethics and courage. https://t.co/XViNODTFMi— 💧Mary Kostakidis (@MaryKostakidis) October 1, 2024
Not free because the system works
“I want to be totally clear. I am not free today because the system worked. I am free today because after years of incarceration I pleaded guilty to journalism. I pleaded guilty to seeking information from a source” – Julian Assange, Council of Europe pic.twitter.com/N0Ix58CeSu
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 1, 2024
Closing remarks at PACE
@AssangeCampaign
Julian Assange’s closing remarks at PACE in Strasbourg were met with a standing ovation. 👏 A defining moment for press freedom and justice.
#JulianAssange #PACE #Strasbourg #PressFreedom pic.twitter.com/sSba1oyG53
— Australian Assange Campaign (@AssangeCampaign) October 1, 2024