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Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Only a Clinton shill who doesn't know those emails contain all the dirt the DNC had collected on the Trump campaign would say that.

A New York court ruled this publication, which btw showed the DNC had rigged the primaries / stolen the primaries from Bernie, and pushed media to always talk about Trump in the mistaken Clinton would easily win against him, was First Amendment protected by the highest order.

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PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights [1h38m] - Assange's speech and Q&A, 1 Oct 2024 (www.youtube.com)
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Tune in to ASSANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS SINCE 2018! >> PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights (www.youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/21795594

When?

Oct 1st, 8:30am CEST

More info on the event:

https://pace.coe.int/en/news/9600/julian-assange-to-attend-a-pace-hearing-in-strasbourg-on-his-detention-and-conviction-and-their-chilling-effect-on-human-rights

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Tune in to ASSANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS SINCE 2018! >> PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights (www.youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/21795594

When?

Oct 1st, 8:30am CEST

More info on the event:

https://pace.coe.int/en/news/9600/julian-assange-to-attend-a-pace-hearing-in-strasbourg-on-his-detention-and-conviction-and-their-chilling-effect-on-human-rights

Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea, I see what you mean, and if you don't know German you'll likely not notice the 'not now' option in the pop-up that lets you keep reading. Kind of annoying but I promise the page is technically not paywalled.

Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Are you having trouble with republik.ch? It doesn't have a paywall to my knowledge! But if you prefer, you can head on archive.org without any popups: https://web.archive.org/web/20240910100941/https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange

Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Anyone can and does edit it. Heck, I know I have.

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Tune in to ASSANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS SINCE 2018! >> PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights (www.youtube.com)
 

When?

Oct 1st, 8:30am CEST

More info on the event:

https://pace.coe.int/en/news/9600/julian-assange-to-attend-a-pace-hearing-in-strasbourg-on-his-detention-and-conviction-and-their-chilling-effect-on-human-rights

Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If you'll please just read this interview with someone who has looked into the case in Sweden in great detail.

Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately I'll be at work at the time but I will be watching it soon after, I'm sure! It feels like a profound moment for humanity, that he can speak freely again. Many people are going to be watching live and hang on his every word. The pressure must be enormous. I'm very interested what he has to say.

Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

~~Do you believe every rumour started by cops?~~

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Assange's first speech since 2018 streaming live tomorrow! - PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights (pace.coe.int)
 

Watch Assange's address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe live here tomorrow Oct 1, 8:30am CEST

26/09/2024 Legal Affairs and Human Rights Julian Assange

Julian Assange is to attend a parliamentary hearing in Strasbourg on Tuesday 1 October 2024 which will look at his detention and conviction and their chilling effect on human rights, ahead of a full plenary debate on this topic by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) the following day. Both events will be livestreamed.

The hearing is organised by the Assembly’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights in the framework of a report on this topic by Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC). In a recent draft resolution, based on her report, the committee expressed deep concern at Mr Assange’s harsh treatment, warned of its “chilling effect” and called on the United States, a Council of Europe observer state, to investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights violations disclosed by him and Wikileaks.

The committee said it considers that the “disproportionately severe charges” brought against him by the US authorities, as well as the heavy penalties foreseen under the Espionage Act for engaging in acts of journalism, fall within the requirements set out in a 2012 Assembly resolution on the definition of a political prisoner.

The following day, on Wednesday 2 October, the Assembly – which brings together parliamentarians from the 46 Council of Europe member states – is due to debate and vote on the committee’s draft resolution.

Practical information

The hearing, which is open to the press, takes place on Tuesday 1 October in Room 1 of the Palais de l’Europe, from 8.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. CEST. It will be streamed live in English on the Assembly’s YouTube channel here (scrollable mid-stream, with instant replay). A live feed of the hearing in broadcast quality can be obtained via the EBU. Alternatively, broadcast-quality footage can also be obtained, around an hour after the hearing ends, on request, from [email protected]. Media wishing to attend in person, where space allows, should submit requests for accreditation here, and are invited to signal their wish to attend to [email protected] before midday on Monday 30 September.

The plenary debate is due to take place in the Assembly’s debating chamber on Wednesday 2 October from 10 a.m. CEST with a final vote expected around midday. The debate can be followed via the main webstream in several languages or via the Assembly’s YouTube channel in English (scrollable mid-stream, with instant replay). Mr Assange is expected to be present in the viewing gallery.

Lemmies of Lemmy do you believe in eugenics? why or why not? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Yea. It exists and is a terrible idea. Like it's a creepy ideology that rears its head in too many places.

Selective breeding of humans is not and never was a good idea. It comes with forced sterilisation, marriage bans, stigmatisation of characteristics contributing to naturally occuring diversity, supremacist thinking and fascist pseudo-scientific tendencies.

What books do you consider must reads? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Oh yes definitely The Little Prince is a must-read.

What books do you consider must reads? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The Brothers Lionheart, by Astrid Lindgren is one of my childhood favourites. Originally Swedish but has been translated into English.

The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt another childhood fav., it has been translated from Dutch. Actually, anything by Dragt I loved, but not sure which have translations or not.

In terms of adult fiction, I was hooked on Stig Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (he only wrote the first 3 though).

Someone mentioned Kurt Vonnegut; I recommend the one I've read of his: Slaughterhouse 5.

The Circle still gives me pause more than 5 years later. It's by Dave Eggers.

They are surrounding me... is it time to give up? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Switzerland is not an EU country...

If the US stayed out of other countries politics and there were no coups or installation of people favorable to the US what would the world look like? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol, what? Australia is a US lackee more than anywhere else. And the CIA was definitely involved in the Whitlam sacking.

what addiction have you kicked? no matter how insignificant you feel it was in c/[email protected]
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100 days too long! Free McBride. (sh.itjust.works)
 

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24046152

Today, the 22nd of August 2024, marks 100 days since army lawyer David McBride was imprisoned in Canberra for exposing war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan.

David stood up for truth and integrity, yet now he endures death threats and solitary confinement, while those responsible remain free.

This is not how we should treat our whistleblowers in Australia! ⚖️

Demand justice! 📢 Take Action:

  • Contact Mark Dreyfus or your local MP today to express your support for David.

  • Create and share a social media post or a short video using the hashtag #SpeakUp4McBride to spread the word.

  • Donate to support David’s legal appeal to help get him out of jail: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride

  • Hang the provided poster in a high-visibility location, take a photo, and share it online to encourage others to join the movement.

  • 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and ↪️ share this message!

#FreeMcBride. #Justice4Afghanistan.

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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal [9:35} (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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How did we get here? - campaign video for ADF whistleblower David McBride's court appeal (www.youtube.com)
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Whistling in the dark (www.themonthly.com.au)
 

But while the Albanese government soaked up the plaudits for engineering Assange’s long overdue return, several of the signs on display that evening hinted that not everything was well on the home front. “Assange, McBride, Boyle”, offered one. Another particularly well-worn sign had the demand: “Fix the PID Act”. The WikiLeaks publisher may be free, but the Public Interest Disclosure Act – the whistleblower protection law for federal public servants in Australia – remains broken, as recent high-profile cases demonstrate all too well.

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