The Belmarsh Tribunal D.C. — The Case of Julian Assange

On January 20, 2023, Democracy Now! is livestreaming the Belmarsh Tribunal from Washington, D.C. The event will feature expert testimony from journalists, whistleblowers, lawyers, publishers and parliamentarians on assaults to press freedom and the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Watch here live at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, January 20. Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman and Srecko Horvat, the co-founder of DiEM25, will chair the tribunal, which is being organized by Progressive International and the Wau Holland Foundation. 0:00 - Introductions 15:33 - Ben Wizner, lead attorney at ACLU of Edward Snowden 21:20 - Jeffrey Sterling, lawyer and former CIA employee 29:05 - Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher, The Nation 32:35 - Margaret Kunstler, civil rights attorney 39:09 - Stefania Maurizi, investigative journalist, Il Fatto Quotidiano 47:20 - Jeremy Corbyn, member of U.K. Parliament and founder of the Peace and Justice Proj