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Ladybbird · 16-02-23, 02:43

Julian Assange Protesters Hold a Night Carnival

BBC 16 FEB 2023

Campaigners have staged a “night carnival” in London to call for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange .

Around 2,000 supporters from the Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign met at Lincoln’s Inn Fields near Holborn before marching past Parliament Square at 6pm.

One protester, interviewed here said they were here to fight for Julian Assange's human rights, and that his case affects "every individual".

Ladybbird · 13-02-24, 10:45

Artist Claims He Will Use Acid to DESTROY Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol Masterpieces If Julian Assange Dies in Prison

Andrei Molodkin says he has gathered 16 works of art - which he estimates are collectively worth more than $45m - in a 29-tonne safe with an "extremely corrosive" substance.

MailOnline 13 FEB 2024

Artist Andrei Molodkin

The safe includes acid that can be triggered to destroy the artwork, Andrei Molodkin says.

Molodkins' sketches for the Dead Mans' Switch project.

An artist has defended plans to destroy masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt and Andy Warhol with acid if Julian Assange dies in prison.

Andrei Molodkin says he has gathered 16 works of art - which he estimates are collectively worth more than $45m (£42.77m) - in a 29-tonne safe with an "extremely corrosive" substance.

Inside the vault are boxes containing the art and a pneumatic pump connecting two white barrels - one with acid powder and the other with an accelerator that could cause a chemical reaction strong enough to turn the safe's contents to debris, Molodkin claims.

The project - called "Dead Man's Switch" - is being backed by Assange's wife Stella, whose husband is awaiting his final appeal against being extradited to the US, where he faces charges under the Espionage Act.

The Wikileaks founder is wanted in America over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The 52-year-old denies any wrongdoing.

He has been held in London's Belmarsh prison for almost five years and will have his final appeal heard at the High Court in London on February 20 and 21.

Assange's supporters say he faces 175 years in prison if he is extradited. His lawyer claims the Australian's life "is at risk" if the appeal fails.

Molodkin told Sky News: "In our catastrophic time - when we have so many wars - to destroy art is much more taboo than to destroy the life of a person.

"Since Julian Assange has been in prison... freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of information has started to be more and more repressed. I have this feeling very strongly now."

The Russian dissident has refused to reveal which pieces of art are inside the safe but says it includes works by Picasso, Rembrandt, Warhol, Jasper Johns, Jannis Kounellis, Robert Rauschenberg, Sarah Lucas, Santiago Sierra, Jake Chapman, and Molodkin himself, among others.

"I believe if something happened and we erased some masterpiece, it will be erased from history - nobody will know which kind of piece it was," he says.

"We have all the documentation and we photographed all of them."

The safe will be locked on Friday and it is being kept at Molodkin's studio in the south of France, the artist says, but he plans for it to be moved to a museum.

Explaining how the "Dead Man's Switch" works, he says a 24-hour countdown timer must be reset before it reaches zero to prevent the corrosive material from being released.

He says this will be done by "someone close" to Assange confirming he is still alive in prison each day - which will mean the timer can be reactivated.

If Assange is released from prison, the works of art will be returned to their owners, Molodkin adds.

He admits "many collectors are really scared" about the acid going off accidentally but insists the work has been done "very professionally".

Molodkin says he would feel "no emotion" if the art was destroyed because "freedom is much more important".

Giampaolo Abbondio, who owns an art gallery in Milan, says he has provided the Picasso artwork for the safe and has signed a non-disclosure agreement preventing him from revealing which one.

He said his first response when he was asked to take part was: "No way", but he was convinced by Molodkin, who he has known since 2008.

"It got me round to the idea that it's more relevant for the world to have one Assange than an extra Picasso, so I decided to accept," Mr Abbondio told Sky News.

"Let's say I'm an optimist and I've lent it. If Assange goes free, I can have it back.

"Picasso can vary from 10,000 to 100 million but I don't think it's the number of zeros that makes it more relevant when we're talking about a human life."

Stella Assange, the wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is supporting Andrei Molodkin's 'Dead Man's Switch' project.

Australia High Commissioner Stephen Smith Visits Julian Assange in Prison

Ladybbird · 20-02-24, 05:52

Julian Assange: Court Considers Last-Ditch Bid to Fight US Extradition

Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022 decision

The Guardian 20 FEB 2024

Julian Assanges’ moment of truth has arrived – and the stakes are high

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, will begin a last-ditch attempt on Tuesday to fight his extradition to the US where he could face life in prison if convicted of spying charges.

A two-day hearing in the high court will consider whether Australian-born Assange, who has been held in Belmarsh prison for almost five years, can be granted leave to appeal against an extradition decision made in 2022 by the then home secretary, Priti Patel.

Assange’s supporters say that if the court refuses, it would clear the way for him to be flown to US amid fears for his deteriorating health.

Assange has requested to appear in court in person but is expected to appear via video link from Belmarsh.

His wife, Stella Assange, said: “His life is at risk every single day he stays in prison. If he’s extradited, he will die.”

Speaking at a briefing on the appeal last week, she added: “It is the final hearing, if it does not got Julian’s way, there’s no possibility to appeal to the supreme court or anywhere in this jurisdiction.”

Under US proceedings revived during Donald Trump’s presidency, Assange faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse for his alleged role in obtaining and disclosing classified material.

Assange’s lawyers will argue that his extradition would amount to punishment for political opinions. They are also expected to claim that the decision would violate the European convention on human rights, including his right to free speech.

Disclosures by WikiLeaks exposed details of US activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, and included video footage of a helicopter attack by US forces that killed 11 people including two Reuters journalists.

His lawyers say that if convicted of the US charges he could receive a prison term of up to 175 years. Earlier this month, in a separate case, Joshua Schulte, a former CIA officer, was imprisoned for 40 years for passing classified material to WikiLeaks.

Assange is accused of conspiring with the US army whistleblower Chelsea Manning to hack into a Pentagon computer and of releasing secret diplomatic cables and military files.

Manning had her sentence commuted by Barack Obama and was released after seven years in prison.

In 2012, Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador after the courts ruled he should be extradited to Sweden as part of a rape investigation that was later dropped.

He was arrested in 2019 when Ecuador’s government withdrew his asylum status. He was then jailed for skipping bail when he first took shelter inside the embassy.

He has been held in Belmarsh while the extradition battle with the US continues.

A judge in London initially blocked Assange’s transfer to the US on the grounds that he was likely to kill himself if held in harsh American prison conditions. A subsequent court cleared the way for the move after the US authorities provided assurances over his treatment.

Ladybbird · 10-04-24, 21:47

Biden Says He is Considering Australian Call to Drop Julian Assange Charges

US 'considering' dropping Julian Assange prosecution, Joe Biden says...

The Guardian 10 APR 2024

Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.

For years, Australia has called on the US to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought American extradition efforts from prison in the UK. Asked about the request on Wednesday, as he hosted the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, for an official visit, Biden said: “We’re considering it.”

Biden’s comment is the latest indication that his administration may have cooled on the idea of putting Assange on trial, which could prove politically toxic in an election year. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration was exploring the possibility of allowing the WikiLeaks founder to cut a plea deal that would see him admit to a misdemeanor offense of mishandling classified documents in return for an early release.

The latest flurry falls on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Assange’s incarceration in Belmarsh prison in London. Pressure has been mounting on the US government in recent weeks from Australia and around the world.

Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse, exposing him to a maximum 175 years in prison, over his website’s publication of a trove of classified US documents almost 15 years ago. American prosecutors allege that Assange, 52, encouraged and helped the US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks published, putting lives at risk.

Australia argues there is a disconnect between the US treatment of Assange and Manning. President Barack Obama commuted Manning’s 35-year sentence to seven years, which allowed her release in 2017.

In February, the Australian parliament passed a motion that called on the US and UK governments to allow Assange to return to his native country. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, joined the vote.

Assange’s supporters say he is a journalist protected by the first amendment who exposed US military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan that was in the public interest.

Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, has said the WikiLeaks founder “is being persecuted because he exposed the true cost of war in human lives”. She has said his health continues to deteriorate in prison and she fears he will die behind bars.
Critics from around the world, including major media outlets such as the Guardian, New York Times and Le Monde which all participated in the original 2010 publication of Manning’s revelations, have warned that a high-profile trial of Assange could put a chill on public interest journalism.

Caitlin Vogus of the non-profit Freedom of the Press Foundation this week wrote that “under the government’s theory in the Assange case, even just publishing government secrets – something journalists do all the time – would violate the espionage act”.
A British court ruled last month that Assange cannot be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless US authorities guarantee he will not get the death penalty.

Assange had come within hours of being extradited to the US to face the espionage charges, but was granted a temporary reprieve when judges ruled that he could have a final appeal hearing should the US government fail to satisfy the demand.

16-02-23, 02:43	#51
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,622 Thanks: 27,641 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: Artist Will DESTROY Picasso/Rembrandt & More Masterpieces If Assange Dies in Prison Julian Assange Protesters Hold a Night Carnival BBC 16 FEB 2023 Campaigners have staged a “night carnival” in London to call for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange . Around 2,000 supporters from the Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign met at Lincoln’s Inn Fields near Holborn before marching past Parliament Square at 6pm. One protester, interviewed here said they were here to fight for Julian Assange's human rights, and that his case affects "every individual". __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

13-02-24, 10:45	#52
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,622 Thanks: 27,641 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: Artist Will DESTROY Picasso/Rembrandt & More Masterpieces If Assange Dies in Pris Artist Claims He Will Use Acid to DESTROY Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol Masterpieces If Julian Assange Dies in Prison Andrei Molodkin says he has gathered 16 works of art - which he estimates are collectively worth more than $45m - in a 29-tonne safe with an "extremely corrosive" substance. MailOnline 13 FEB 2024 Artist Andrei Molodkin The safe includes acid that can be triggered to destroy the artwork, Andrei Molodkin says. Molodkins' sketches for the Dead Mans' Switch project. An artist has defended plans to destroy masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt and Andy Warhol with acid if Julian Assange dies in prison. Andrei Molodkin says he has gathered 16 works of art - which he estimates are collectively worth more than $45m (£42.77m) - in a 29-tonne safe with an "extremely corrosive" substance. Inside the vault are boxes containing the art and a pneumatic pump connecting two white barrels - one with acid powder and the other with an accelerator that could cause a chemical reaction strong enough to turn the safe's contents to debris, Molodkin claims. The project - called "Dead Man's Switch" - is being backed by Assange's wife Stella, whose husband is awaiting his final appeal against being extradited to the US, where he faces charges under the Espionage Act. The Wikileaks founder is wanted in America over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The 52-year-old denies any wrongdoing. He has been held in London's Belmarsh prison for almost five years and will have his final appeal heard at the High Court in London on February 20 and 21. Assange's supporters say he faces 175 years in prison if he is extradited. His lawyer claims the Australian's life "is at risk" if the appeal fails. Molodkin told Sky News: "In our catastrophic time - when we have so many wars - to destroy art is much more taboo than to destroy the life of a person. "Since Julian Assange has been in prison... freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of information has started to be more and more repressed. I have this feeling very strongly now." The Russian dissident has refused to reveal which pieces of art are inside the safe but says it includes works by Picasso, Rembrandt, Warhol, Jasper Johns, Jannis Kounellis, Robert Rauschenberg, Sarah Lucas, Santiago Sierra, Jake Chapman, and Molodkin himself, among others. "I believe if something happened and we erased some masterpiece, it will be erased from history - nobody will know which kind of piece it was," he says. "We have all the documentation and we photographed all of them." The safe will be locked on Friday and it is being kept at Molodkin's studio in the south of France, the artist says, but he plans for it to be moved to a museum. Explaining how the "Dead Man's Switch" works, he says a 24-hour countdown timer must be reset before it reaches zero to prevent the corrosive material from being released. He says this will be done by "someone close" to Assange confirming he is still alive in prison each day - which will mean the timer can be reactivated. If Assange is released from prison, the works of art will be returned to their owners, Molodkin adds. He admits "many collectors are really scared" about the acid going off accidentally but insists the work has been done "very professionally". Molodkin says he would feel "no emotion" if the art was destroyed because "freedom is much more important". Giampaolo Abbondio, who owns an art gallery in Milan, says he has provided the Picasso artwork for the safe and has signed a non-disclosure agreement preventing him from revealing which one. He said his first response when he was asked to take part was: "No way", but he was convinced by Molodkin, who he has known since 2008. "It got me round to the idea that it's more relevant for the world to have one Assange than an extra Picasso, so I decided to accept," Mr Abbondio told Sky News. "Let's say I'm an optimist and I've lent it. If Assange goes free, I can have it back. "Picasso can vary from 10,000 to 100 million but I don't think it's the number of zeros that makes it more relevant when we're talking about a human life." Stella Assange, the wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is supporting Andrei Molodkin's 'Dead Man's Switch' project. Australia High Commissioner Stephen Smith Visits Julian Assange in Prison

20-02-24, 05:52	#53
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,622 Thanks: 27,641 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: Julian Assange; Biden Considering Dropping Charges After Australian Call Julian Assange: Court Considers Last-Ditch Bid to Fight US Extradition Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022 decision The Guardian 20 FEB 2024 Julian Assanges’ moment of truth has arrived – and the stakes are high Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, will begin a last-ditch attempt on Tuesday to fight his extradition to the US where he could face life in prison if convicted of spying charges. A two-day hearing in the high court will consider whether Australian-born Assange, who has been held in Belmarsh prison for almost five years, can be granted leave to appeal against an extradition decision made in 2022 by the then home secretary, Priti Patel. Assange’s supporters say that if the court refuses, it would clear the way for him to be flown to US amid fears for his deteriorating health. Assange has requested to appear in court in person but is expected to appear via video link from Belmarsh. His wife, Stella Assange, said: “His life is at risk every single day he stays in prison. If he’s extradited, he will die.” Speaking at a briefing on the appeal last week, she added: “It is the final hearing, if it does not got Julian’s way, there’s no possibility to appeal to the supreme court or anywhere in this jurisdiction.” Under US proceedings revived during Donald Trump’s presidency, Assange faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse for his alleged role in obtaining and disclosing classified material. Assange’s lawyers will argue that his extradition would amount to punishment for political opinions. They are also expected to claim that the decision would violate the European convention on human rights, including his right to free speech. Disclosures by WikiLeaks exposed details of US activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, and included video footage of a helicopter attack by US forces that killed 11 people including two Reuters journalists. His lawyers say that if convicted of the US charges he could receive a prison term of up to 175 years. Earlier this month, in a separate case, Joshua Schulte, a former CIA officer, was imprisoned for 40 years for passing classified material to WikiLeaks. Assange is accused of conspiring with the US army whistleblower Chelsea Manning to hack into a Pentagon computer and of releasing secret diplomatic cables and military files. Manning had her sentence commuted by Barack Obama and was released after seven years in prison. In 2012, Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador after the courts ruled he should be extradited to Sweden as part of a rape investigation that was later dropped. He was arrested in 2019 when Ecuador’s government withdrew his asylum status. He was then jailed for skipping bail when he first took shelter inside the embassy. He has been held in Belmarsh while the extradition battle with the US continues. A judge in London initially blocked Assange’s transfer to the US on the grounds that he was likely to kill himself if held in harsh American prison conditions. A subsequent court cleared the way for the move after the US authorities provided assurances over his treatment. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

10-04-24, 21:47	#54
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,622 Thanks: 27,641 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Julian Assange; Biden Considering Dropping Charges After Australian Call Biden Says He is Considering Australian Call to Drop Julian Assange Charges US 'considering' dropping Julian Assange prosecution, Joe Biden says... The Guardian 10 APR 2024 Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. For years, Australia has called on the US to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought American extradition efforts from prison in the UK. Asked about the request on Wednesday, as he hosted the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, for an official visit, Biden said: “We’re considering it.” Biden’s comment is the latest indication that his administration may have cooled on the idea of putting Assange on trial, which could prove politically toxic in an election year. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration was exploring the possibility of allowing the WikiLeaks founder to cut a plea deal that would see him admit to a misdemeanor offense of mishandling classified documents in return for an early release. The latest flurry falls on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Assange’s incarceration in Belmarsh prison in London. Pressure has been mounting on the US government in recent weeks from Australia and around the world. Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse, exposing him to a maximum 175 years in prison, over his website’s publication of a trove of classified US documents almost 15 years ago. American prosecutors allege that Assange, 52, encouraged and helped the US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks published, putting lives at risk. Australia argues there is a disconnect between the US treatment of Assange and Manning. President Barack Obama commuted Manning’s 35-year sentence to seven years, which allowed her release in 2017. In February, the Australian parliament passed a motion that called on the US and UK governments to allow Assange to return to his native country. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, joined the vote. Assange’s supporters say he is a journalist protected by the first amendment who exposed US military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan that was in the public interest. Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, has said the WikiLeaks founder “is being persecuted because he exposed the true cost of war in human lives”. She has said his health continues to deteriorate in prison and she fears he will die behind bars. Critics from around the world, including major media outlets such as the Guardian, New York Times and Le Monde which all participated in the original 2010 publication of Manning’s revelations, have warned that a high-profile trial of Assange could put a chill on public interest journalism. Caitlin Vogus of the non-profit Freedom of the Press Foundation this week wrote that “under the government’s theory in the Assange case, even just publishing government secrets – something journalists do all the time – would violate the espionage act”. A British court ruled last month that Assange cannot be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless US authorities guarantee he will not get the death penalty. Assange had come within hours of being extradited to the US to face the espionage charges, but was granted a temporary reprieve when judges ruled that he could have a final appeal hearing should the US government fail to satisfy the demand.

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