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Julian Assange is FREE!

WikiLeaks founder Assange as a journalist revealed international human rights abuses, war crimes and corruption. After 13 years of legal battles, and 5 years held in the high-security and controversial Belmarsh Prison in London, as of June 2024 he is officially free! The whistle-blower suffered a serious decline in his mental and physical health since his incarceration in April 2019. Explore a detailed guide to his appeals, the U.S. extradition trials, implications for press freedom, and the huge amount of public support which helped secure his release.

Julian Assange is FREE!
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Daniel Ellsberg U.S. whistle-blower (1931-2023)

We pay tribute to the late Daniel Ellsberg and his heroic work exposing the Pentagon Papers and the truth about the Vietnam war. In his hope for peace and accountability he dedicated his life to ending governmental secrecy. An open supporter of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, we must continue his fight for press freedom and truth.

Daniel Ellsberg U.S. whistle-blower (1931-2023)
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Frances Haugen

The former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen disclosed thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Wall Street Journal in 2021. After publicly acknowledging this, she is now being questioned by the US Congress. Haugen accuses Facebook of violations of consumer protection, product safety and data security and sees far-reaching dangers for democracy and society with an urgent need for regulation.

Frances Haugen