FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Source: https://unity4j.com/u4jempr.pdf

Friday, July 20th, 2018
#Unity4J to hold Emergency Public Meeting; Unveil Non-
Violent Digital Action Plan
International media are reporting that WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief
may imminently be handed by Ecuador to UK authorities. (Ref:
https://disobedientmedia.com/2018/07/breaking-possible-handover-
of-julian-assange-to-the-uk-may-be-imminent/)
If such an event occurs, it presents an immediate threat to Assange’s human rights, asylum
rights, liberty and to press freedoms. It would also be in direct contravention to the rulings
of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Inter-American Court of human
rights, both of which have found in his favour.
The #Unity4J movement in support of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks is holding an
emergency public meeting to unveil a plan for mass non-violent action to demand freedom
for the journalist and publisher. High profile supporters of Julian Assange will be in
attendance and unveil the new strategy.
The vigil will be held in a roundtable format with many guests from previous vigils, and a
few new faces as well, who will discuss the current state of Assange's asylum and the
future of the #Unity4J movement. Taking place at 23:00 UTC on Saturday ( Los Angeles:
Sat 16:00 , New York: Sat 19:00, London: Sun 00:00, Berlin: Sun 1:00, Sydney: Sun 9:00,
Auckland: 11:00 ) the vigil will continue for approximately 3 hours.
#Unity4J originated from an unplanned but timely response to injustice when Julian
Assange’s internet access and visitation rights were abruptly taken away and swiftly grew
into high-profile monthly online vigils endorsed by Chris Hedges, George Galloway, Ray
McGovern, Bill Binney and Daniel Ellsberg among many other noteworthy figures. It is with
that same sense of urgency and duty to take a public stand against oppression that we are
organising this Saturday to resist the escalated violations of Julian's basic rights.
“Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in
its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love."
-Julian Assange
Spread the word:
Livestream will be accessible at:
http://unity4j.com/stream
Event hashtag: #Unity4J
Official website: http://unity4j.com/
Official Twitter: @Unity4J
WikiLeaks Legal Defence Fund:
https://justice4assange.com/donate.html
WikiLeaks support website:
https://iamwikileaks.org
Courage Foundation:
https://couragefound.org/
Live-tweets and/or additional content: @Unity4J @Suzi3D
@ElizabethLeaVos @CassandraRules @KimDotcom @InternetPartyNZ
@greekemmy @couragefound @BellaMagnani @primal_species
@CrowdVBank
Other credible accounts for Julian Assange updates:
https://twitter.com/suzi3d/lists/Assange-updates
MEDIA INQUIRIES: Media inquiries and interview requests should be made
to Suzie Dawson, via DM on Twitter: @Suzi3D, or Elizabeth Vos on Twitter
via @Elizabethleavos, or by emailing info@unity4j.com
For more background on the recent escalation of grave threats to Julian
Assange’s life and liberty, we recommend reading the following articles:
Courage Foundation: Assange’s protection from US extradition “in jeopardy”
https://www.iamwikileaks.org/2018/05/25/assanges-protection-from-us-extradition-injeopardy/
Did Rep. Adam Schiff Just Admit the US Has a Secret Indictment of Julian Assange?
https://grayzoneproject.com/2018/05/26/did-rep-adam-schiff-just-admit-the-us-has-a-secretindictment-
of-julian-assange/
Conspiracy emerges to push Julian Assange into British and US hands
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/05/16/assa-m16.html
The UK’s Hidden Role in Assange’s Detention
https://original.antiwar.com/cook/2018/02/12/uks-hidden-role-Assange's-detention/
Treatment of Assange is unjust, says former Ecuador minister
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/16/julian-assange-treatment-irresponsibleecuador-
foreign-minister-guillaume-long