When will Julian Assange be able to appear in the public eye? I believe this is the primary issue we are facing. For three years, this project has been mired in conflicts and disputes, indicating that the current team is incapable of resolving these issues. Therefore, waiting for Assange to emerge is the key to solving the problem.
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Assange’s brother cannot resolve these deep-rooted issues, and I hope everyone refrains from placing all the pressure on him. It’s unfair to him, as it exceeds his responsibilities and capabilities.
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Julian will be appearing very soon in the public eye - in fact in October 2024 and he is flying to Europe.
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WIKILEAKS PRESS STATEMENT
PRESS RELEASE:
Julian Assange to Address Council of Europe Following Confirmation of his Status as a Political Prisoner
On October 1, Julian Assange will arrive in Strasbourg to give evidence before the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) which is scheduled to meet from 8.30am to 10am at the Palace of Europe.
This comes following the release of the PACE inquiry report into the Assange case, authored by Rapporteur Thórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir. The report focuses on the implications of his detention and its broader effects on human rights, in particular freedom of journalism. The report confirms that Assange qualifies as a political prisoner and calls on the UK conduct an independent review into whether he was exposed to inhuman or degrading treatment.
Sunna Ævarsdóttir serves as the General Rapporteur for Political Prisoners and is the Chair of the Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights within PACE’s Legal Affairs Committee. She emphasises how Assange’s case is a high profile example of transnational repression. The report discusses how governments employ both legal and extralegal measures to suppress dissent across borders, which poses significant threats to press freedom and human rights.
Julian Assange is still in recovery following his release from prison in June 2024. He is attending this session in person due to the exceptional nature of the invitation and to embrace the support received from PACE and its delegates over the past years. PACE has a mandate to safeguard human rights and has repeatedly called for Julian Assange’s release when he was in prison.
He will give testimony before the committee, which will also hear the findings that his imprisonment was politically motivated.
The hearing marks Assange’s first official testimony on his case since before his imprisonment in 2019. His appearance before Europe’s foremost human rights and treaty-setting body emphasises the broader implications of his case.
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In fact these articles highlight a number of issues/causes the AssangeDAO could help to work towards in its new mission. The complete report - https://pace.coe.int/pdf/02d6ac8085f2102f40fd9f50f8594ff7accd610a2f06c91467e1def857b0a8b8?title=Doc.%2016040.pdf
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