Filmed by Ford Fischer, Photos by Alejandro Alvarez
“Free Julian Assange! And Chelsea Manning!” Today a coalition of anti-war activists spoke out against the British capture of Julian Assange, who is expected be extradited to the United States.
“If we don’t have a free press, we don’t have anything,” said Cassandra Fairbanks, a journalist who recently met with Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy that ultimately turned him over to the Brits.
“The media’s become so corporate. So we really need the whistleblowers. We need the Julian Assanges. We need the Chelsea Mannings. We need the Edward Snowdens,” added Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Codepink: Women for Peace.
TV personality Lee Camp explained that Wikileaks “scares the hell out of the royal elites” which is why he believes Assange was captured.
Assange faces a single count of conspiring with Chelsea Manning to release military information during the Obama administration. Manning herself served seven years before having her sentence commuted by President Obama.
Despite that, Manning has been in jail for over a month for refusing to testify against Assange. Assange will presumably face a superseding indictment with additional charges assuming he is extradited to the U.S.
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Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war women’s activist collective CODEPINK, leads a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019 against the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war women’s activist collective CODEPINK, attends a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019 against the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war women’s activist collective CODEPINK, speaks with protesters at a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019 against the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war women’s activist collective CODEPINK, speaks with protesters at a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019 against the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Activist and comedian Lee Camp, host of “Redacted Tonight” on RT America, advocates for unrestricted press freedom and greater protection for whistleblowers at a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019, following the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in London. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Activist Cassandra Fairbanks, a colleague of detained Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, advocates for unrestricted press freedom and greater protection for whistleblowers at a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019, following Assange’s arrest in London. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war women’s activist collective CODEPINK, marches with protesters at a rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019 against the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Allies of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange protest the activist’s arrest with a march and rally outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019. Protesters called on British authorities to release Assange, whose pending extradition to the United States they fear could set a dangerous precedent for free speech and press freedom. (Photo by Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA)
Ford Fischer is an independent news videographer, editor, filmmaker, and the editor-in-chief of News2Share. His work has been included in four Emmy-winning films. He co-founded and designed News2share.com as an engine for independent videographers and citizen journalists to contribute to the evolving news cycle. He is available for hire as a freelance videographer/journalist. Reach him at fordfischervideo@gmail.com
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