
TRAVEL TO LONDON FOR JULIAN ASSANGE'S FINAL APPEAL
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HI, MY NAME IS JENI AND I'M RAISING MONEY FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO LONDON, CAR HIRE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR 3 WEEKS FROM 13/2 TO 5/3/24 TO ATTEND JULIAN ASSANGE'S FINAL APPEAL HEARING ON 20/21 FEB 2024. [PLEASE NOTE, I WILL BE VISITING FAMILY BEFORE AND AFTER.] IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BUY A VIDEO CAMERA TO RECORD THE TRIP.
AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW I'VE BEEN A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF JULIANS FOR OVER 4 YEARS, HAVING:
- QUESTIONED PM ALBANESE AND BARACK OBAMA ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS
- TRAVELLED TO CANBERRA TWICE [ONCE TO MEET WITH STELLA ASSANGE]
- YEPPOON FOR THE PREMIERE OF ITHAKA
- SYDNEY FOR THE BIG RALLY EARLIER THIS YEAR
- BEEN THE EDITOR OF JULIAN ASSANGE NEWS FOR 2 YEARS
- HAD A MARKET STALL FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS
- CELEBRATED OUR BIRTHDAYS TOGETHER
The UK High Court has confirmed that a public hearing will take place on 20 and 21 February 2024.
Julian’s two-day hearing will be held before a panel of two judges who will review an earlier UK High Court decision taken by a single judge on 6 June 2023 which refused Julian permission to appeal. The hearing will determine whether Julian will have further opportunities to argue his case before the UK courts, or whether he will be extradited to the United States to face charges under the 1917 US Espionage Act.
This may be the final chance to prevent Julian’s extradition to the United States. If extradited, Julian faces a sentence of 175 years for exposing war crimes committed by the United States in Iraq and other wars.
I stand with Julian’s family at this challenging and critical juncture. Stella Assange, Julian’s wife, has said, “The last four and a half years have taken the most considerable toll on Julian and his family, including our two young sons. His mental health and physical state have deteriorated significantly. With the myriad of evidence that has come to light since the original hearing in 2019, such as the violation of legal privilege and reports that senior US officials were involved in formulating assassination plots against my husband, there is no denying that a fair trial, let alone Julian’s safety on US soil, is an impossibility were he to be extradited. The persecution of this innocent journalist and publisher must end.”
Julian’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, said, “This hearing signals a crucial stage in Julian’s battle for justice and is the end of the line in the UK courts. This Christmas will be Julian’s 5th in a UK prison. He has gone through years of uncertainty, his mental and physical health getting worse and worse. He should be able to come home to Australia with his children and get the support he needs. I urge the Prime Minister to pull out all the stops in his efforts to end Julian’s suffering. Bring Julian home.”
MANY OF YOU CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TOWARDS MY MEET AND GREET WITH OBAMA AND FOR THAT I'M TRULY GRATEFUL.
IF YOU ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO HELP THIS TIME, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO:
1. If you can, chip into our fighting fund.
CHIP IN action.assangecampaign.org.au/donate
2. If you are in Australia, join actions around the country, meet your MP and add your signature to the petition to US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.
JOIN ACTIONS assangefreedom.network/event/
MEET YOUR MP action.assangecampaign.org.au/meet-your-mp-program
SIGN THE PETITION action.assangecampaign.org.au/?pc=dx1
3. If you are in the UK, join the mass protest at the Royal Courts of Justice on the days of the hearing at 8:30 am.
JOIN THE PROTEST stellaassangeofficial.substack.com/p/day-x-is-here
4. If you are in the US, call your representatives to sign onto H.Res.934 and add your signature to the petition to President Biden.
CALL YOUR REP twitter.com/Stella_Assange/status/1736726270803689656
SIGN THE PETITION action.assangecampaign.org/?pc=dx1
The time has come, it’s now or never. Every action counts.
Organizer
Jeni Lewington
Organizer
Munruben, QLD