The Belmarsh Tribunal. 20th January 2023 at the National Press Club, 2pm Washington D.C.
Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, Srecko Horvat, Kevin Gosztola, Margaret Kunstler, Jeremy Corbyn, Steven Donziger, Stefania Maurizi, Chip Gibbons, Ben Wizner, Stella Assange, Jesselyn Raddack, Jeffrey Sterling, Renata Ávila, Kristinn Hrafnsson, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Selay Ghaffar, Betty Medsger, Suchitra Vijayan

Join us

In the United States and around the world, state actors are cracking down on journalists, sources, and publishers in a globally coordinated campaign to disrupt the public’s access to information and shut off their sources of dissent.


A landmark case in this campaign is that of Julian Assange, the publisher who founded WikiLeaks, exposed crimes by the United States government, and now faces 175 years in prison if extradited from the Belmarsh Prison where he is currently held in the United Kingdom.


Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the Vietnam War, the Belmarsh Tribunal brings together a range of expert witnesses - from constitutional lawyers, to acclaimed journalists and human rights defenders - to present evidence of this attack on publishers and to seek justice for the crimes they expose.


The First Amendment — and the life of Julian Assange — are at stake. Join us in person or online.

Chairs of the Tribunal

Amy Goodman  Democracy Now

Amy Goodman

Democracy Now

Srećko Horvat Philosopher, Co-Founder of DiEM25

Srećko Horvat
Philosopher, Co-Founder of DiEM25

Members of the Tribunal

Stella Assange Partner of Julian Assange and member of his defense team

Stella Assange
Partner of Julian Assange and member of his defense team

Daniel EllsbergWhistleblower, Pentagon Papers

Daniel Ellsberg
Whistleblower, Pentagon Papers

Noam ChomskyLinguist and Activist

Noam Chomsky
Linguist and Activist

Jeremy Corbyn Member of UK Parliament and Founder of the Peace and Justice Project

Jeremy Corbyn
Member of UK Parliament and
Founder of the Peace and Justice Project

Chip Gibbons  Policy Director, Defending Rights and Dissent

Chip Gibbons

Policy Director, Defending Rights and Dissent

Kevin Gosztola  Managing Editor of Shadowproof

Kevin Gosztola

Managing Editor of Shadowproof

Margaret Kunstler, Civil Rights Attorney

Margaret Kunstler

Civil Rights Attorney

Stefania MauriziInvestigative Journalist, Il Fatto Quotidiano

Stefania Maurizi
Investigative Journalist, Il Fatto Quotidiano

Jesselyn Raddack  National Security and Human Rights Attorney

Jesselyn Radack

National Security and Human Rights Attorney

Ben Wizner American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Lead attorney of Edward Snowden

Ben Wizner
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Lead attorney of Edward Snowden

Renata Ávila  Human Rights Lawyer, Technology and Society Expert

Renata Ávila

Human Rights Lawyer, Technology and Society Expert

Jeffrey Sterling  Lawyer and former CIA employee

Jeffrey Sterling

Lawyer and former CIA employee

Steven DonzigerHuman Rights Attorney

Steven Donziger
Human Rights Attorney

Kristinn Hrafnsson  Editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks

Kristinn Hrafnsson

Editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks

Katrina vanden Heuvel  Editorial Director and Publisher  The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editorial Director and Publisher

The Nation

Selay Ghaffar  Spokesperson, Solidarity Party of Afghanistan

Selay Ghaffar

Spokesperson, Solidarity Party of Afghanistan

Image of Betty Medsger, Investigative Reporter

Betty Medsger

Investigative Reporter

Suchitra Vijayan, Executive Director, The Polis Project

Suchitra Vijayan

Executive Director, The Polis Project

PARTNERS

Diem, The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation
The Nation, PEN and Polis Project logo