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English language contributions
to
the Press Conference on 26/10/2021
at the Chamber of Deputies* in Rome
*lower
house of the Italian Parliament
Dr Deepa Driver (UK) trade unionist (member of the NEC of UCU) and academic researching state and corporate accountability: "The case against Julian is riddled with irregularities and blatant illegalities." |
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Daniel Ellsberg (USA) the Pentagon Papers whistleblower: "As Julian is today, I, too, was subject to trial and conviction in the eyes of our Department of Justice by a wrongful and unconstitutional reading of the Espionage Act." |
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Paul Jay (Canada) journalist (theAnalysis.news) and documentary filmmaker: "They’re hoping [that their judicial persecution of Julian] will intimidate real investigative journalism."
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Gabriel Shipton (Australia) Julian Assange’s half-brother, cineast, film producer: "We live in fear that Julian will die in Belmarsh Prison, there were three suicides there in the last year." |
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Davide Dormino (Italia) sculptor of the installation showing Assange, Manning and Snowden: “Anything to say…?” "Why do we punish the people that try to remain truthful?" |
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with subtitles already in Italian: |
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Yaris Varoufakis (Greece) founder of DiEM25, MP, former Greek Minister of Finances: "This is about our right to know, a right we have on paper but not in practice."
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Rebecca Vincent (UK) director of International Campaigns, Reporters Without Borders, London: "Now is the moment for action from Julian's supporters around the world."
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