The Belmarsh Tribunal

The extradition case against Julian Assange is now entering its final phase — and the international pressure for his freedom is mounting.

 

From Presidents and Prime Ministers to Nobel Peace Prize winners, the international community is crying out against the injustice of Assange's prosecution — and its implication for press freedom worldwide.

 

On 9 December, leading journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders will gather at the National Press Club in Washington, DC as witnesses to this crackdown on free speech and the First Amendment.

 

It's not too late to stand on the right side of history. Register now to attend the Tribunal in person or follow the proceedings online: https://act.progressive.international/belmarsh/ 

 

Sponsored by: Progressive International, Wau Holland Foundation, Democracy Now!, The Nation, The Intercept, European Federation of Journalists, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Reporters Without Borders, PEN International, the Courage Foundation, Defending Rights and Dissent, the Committee to Protect Journalists

 

Co-chaired by: Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) and Ryan Grim (The Intercept)

 

Members of the DC sitting of the Tribunal include: 

• Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild
• Michael Sontheimer, journalist and historian (formerly Der Spiegel)
• Mark Feldstein, investigative correspondent and Chair of Journalism at the University of Maryland
• Trevor Timm, co-founder of Freedom of the Press Foundation
• John Kiriakou, former CIA intelligence officer
• Rebecca Vincent, Reporters Without Borders
• Ewen MacAskill, journalist and intelligence correspondent (formerly Guardian)
• Ben Wizner, lawyer and civil liberties advocate with the ACLU
• Maja Sever, president of European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
• Ece Temelkuran, author
• Lina Attalah, Co-founder and Chief Editor of Mada Masr, 2020 Knight International Journalism Award recipient
• Sevim Dagdelen, Member of the German Bundestag
• Abby Martin, journalist and host of the Empire Files