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And some news: The Intercept is proud to partner on the Belmarsh Tribunal at the National Press Club this coming Saturday, December 9, 2023.
Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of the Vietnam War, the Belmarsh Tribunal brings together a range of expert witnesses to call for the release of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as his potential extradition from the U.K. to the U.S. reaches its denouement, with his final U.K. court hearing expected in early 2024.
This D.C. sitting of the Tribunal will be co-chaired by Amy Goodman, the host of “Democracy Now!”, and by me. It’ll be livestreamed, and details are below.
Members of the D.C. sitting of the Tribunal include Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild; Michael Sontheimer, journalist and historian (formerly Der Spiegel); Mark Feldstein, investigative correspondent and chair of journalism at the University of Maryland; Trevor Timm, co-founder of Freedom of the Press Foundation; John Kiriakou, former CIA intelligence officer; Rebecca Vincent, Reporters Without Borders; Ewen MacAskill, journalist and intelligence correspondent (formerly Guardian); Ben Wizner, lawyer and civil liberties advocate with the American Civil Liberties Union; Maja Sever, president of European Federation of Journalists; Ece Temelkuran, author; Lina Attalah, co-founder and chief editor of Mada Masr, 2020 Knight International Journalism Award recipient; Sevim Dagdelen, member of the German Bundestag; and Abby Martin, journalist.
The Intercept invites you to book your place to attend in person or follow the proceedings online by visiting https://act.progressive.international/belmarsh.
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