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The I.C.F.I must expose the petit-bourgeois and far-right forces who have co-opted the campaign for Julian Assange: An appeal to ICFI members and supporters

“Assange and WikiLeaks are a sharp example of the broader campaign to censor and silence oppositional voices.The fight to defend him is inseparable from the struggle to alert and mobilise the international working-class against the ongoing attacks on fundamental democratic rights and against the danger of dictatorship and war.” – James Cogan 5 July 2018…

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Why was the comment section on the WSWS #Unity4J article removed?

On the 12th July, the World Socialist Website published an article by Oscar Grenfell, entitled Prominent whistleblowers and journalists defend Julian Assange at online vigil. The article covered the second #Unity4J vigil that occurred on July 7th-8th and is the sole article published by the ICFI on the organisation – #Unity4J. The article adopts an entirely uncritical…

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Mike Head of the ICFI critiques the ‘No Politics’ of #Unity4J

On August 9th, during a live-streamed ‘Politics in the Pub‘ event in Sydney, entitled “The Gagging of Julian Assange”, a highly significant exchange occurred between Mike Head – a senior writer for the World Socialist Website (and senior member of the Socialist Equality Party Australia) and Suzie Dawson – journalist and leading spokesperson for #Unity4J…

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Protests for Julian held in 16 cities! Join the next global protests to turn up the heat on the U.S. – November 4th.

With the call to TURN up the HEAT on the US Government – small but spirited protests occurred at only two weeks notice in 16 cities and across 5 continents on August 26th! The list included ; Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Kathmandu, Ljubljana, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Toronto,…

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Protest NOW to defend Julian Assange! – Sunday 26th August

Protest NOW to defend Julian Assange! Turn up the Heat on the U.S. Government!  Sunday 26th August at 12PM at  U.S. Embassies, U.S. Consulates and Political Offices within the USA 18 Cities, 9 Countries and 5 Continents! – Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Kathmandu, Ljubljana, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney,…

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The Dead End Of ‘Uniting’ With Fascists To Defend Julian Assange.

It is time for a few political truths. Donald Trump is a fascist, as are many of his key political backers and allies. His Government is whipping up hatred of immigrants to divide the U.S. working-class. This involves locking up thousands of immigrants including children in effective concentration camps where many experience sexual, physical and emotional…

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Call out for global emergency actions at U.S. Embassies if Assange is evicted

#BeReady4JA! This website has put the call out for Emergency mobilisations to occur globally outside  U.S. Embassies and Consulates (USA actions will be at US Political Buildings/Offices.), at 6 PM the day following any possible future eviction or other serious action against Assange. This initial mobilisation would then be followed by the largest possible mass rally at 12pm…

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Step by step guide to organising your own emergency protest 4 JA

Emergency protests outside U.S. Embassies, U.S. Consulates or U.S. Political Offices are now confirmed in 22 cities across ten countries in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Hobart), France (Paris), Ireland (Dublin), Nepal (Kathmandu) New Zealand (Wellington), Cananda (Toronto, Montreal), United States (Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York, Toledo, Philedelphia), Slovenia (Ljubljana), Bulgaria (Sofia). However Julian…

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World Socialist Website endorses call out for global emergency protests if Julian Assange is evicted

The World Socialist Website (www.wsws.org), the online publication of the ICFI, has endorsed the call out for emergency protests by workers and youth at U.S. Embassies, U.S. Consulates and U.S. Political offices if Julian Assange is evicted. In an article posted on July 21st entitled Protests being organised against imminent eviction of Julain Assange from…

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