Pursuit of Human Rights
" #JulianAssange should not be the subject of a #grand-jury #hearing. He should be given a #medal." ~ #NoamChomsky #quote
https://theconversation.com/peace-medal-to-wikileaks-founder-was-controversial-but-warranted-1315
The #SydneyPeaceFoundation awarded its #GoldMedal for #peace with #justice to #WikiLeaks co-founder #JulianAssange in 2011. The citation reads, ‘For exceptional #courage and #initiative in pursuit of #human-rights’.
#Assange has received a great number of other #awards including: #EconomistFreedomOfExpressionAward (2008), #AmnestyInternationalUKMediaAward (2009), #Award-of-Distinction-in-the-Digital-Communities (2009), #SamAdamsAward (2010), #LeMonde-Person-of-the-Year (2010), #MarthaGellhornPrize-for-Journalism (2011), #VoltaireAward-of-the-Victorian-Council-for-Civil-Liberties (2011), #WalkleysAward-for-Outstanding-Contribution-to-Journalism (2011), #ItalianPrivacyAward (2012).
#freeassange #wikileaks #freepress #freespeech #truth #dropthecharges #journalismisnotacrime #weareallassange
