DiEM25 Communications
Thu 04, 2019, Uncategorized
Today’s arrest of WikiLeaks
founder and DiEM25 Advisory Panel member Julian Assange is a chilling
demonstration of the current disregard for Human Rights and freedom of speech
by establishment powers and the rising far-right. The message is clear:
persecute voices of dissent and create an atmosphere of fear.
The illegal termination of
Assange’s asylum at Ecuador’s London embassy shows that there are no boundaries
in the coordinated crackdown on journalists and activists who are critical of
the authoritarian shift that is taking place world-wide – from the US to
Turkey, from Hungary to Brazil, and now from Ecuador to… the UK.
“Julian is in custody for
breaching bail conditions imposed over a warrant that was… rescinded. Anyone
else would be fined and released. Except that Julian Assange’s persecution is
all about challenging our right to know about the crimes governments commit in
our name,” said DiEM25 founder and European Parliament candidate, Yanis
Varoufakis.
We as DieM25 demand that UK
authorities do not become accomplices of those whose only intention is to
manufacture legal fabrications, narratives and create false enemies among the
people. The UK government must to defend people’s rights to freedom of
expression and protect those who fight for transparency. This can be the only
antidote to preventing the continued rise of the extremists.
We further call on the EU to
condemn this atrocious action which undermines the core values of our Union,
and reiterate our support for our dear friend and founding member Julian
Assange.
Sign the petition against
Julian Assange’s extradition to the US: https://i.diem25.org/petitions/1
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