{"id":7320,"date":"2021-07-07T12:33:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:33:53","slug":"national-union-of-journalists-assange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/opinions\/national-union-of-journalists-assange\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Julian Assange should be freed now | National Union of Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Why Julian Assange should be freed now | National Union of Journalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this video, Tim Dawson, Executive Member of the National Union of Journalists of Britain and Ireland, explains why Julian Assange should be released now and how we can stop extraterritorial judicial proceedings for good. This video was produced and released by the Don&#8217;t Extradite Assange campaign on July 2, 2021. We have republished it today to raise more awareness about this case.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To watch our previous updates on this case,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2MZhjAh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: Why Julian Assange should be freed now | National Union of Journalists<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Julian Assange should be freed now | National Union of Journalists\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDXrJM3PwJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>MORE RECENT VIDEOS ON THIS TOPIC<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: Taylor Hudak Speech on the Fight to Free Julian Assange<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taylor Hudak Speech on the Fight to Free Julian Assange\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNoesO-uk04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange\u2019s Father and Brother Interview<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange\u2019s Father and Brother Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vV8vfcRaElw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch more of our videos on this topic or with other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, 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