Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & war crimes | Peter Mertens meets Stella Assange
With his media platform WikiLeaks, Julian Assange exposed war crimes committed by US and European armies against Iraq and Afghanistan. Once grounds for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, today his journalistic work is rewarded with a witch-hunt and imprisonment.
On the outside, his wife Stella is fighting for his freedom. Peter Mertens meets her for an in-depth conversation. About the cover-up of state sponsored crimes. About how wars start with lies and can only be ended with the truth. How Julian Assange’s case sets a new standard for criminalizing journalism worldwide. And about Stella’s plea against powerlessness, but to fight together for democracy.
#JulianAssange #FreeAssange #StellaAssange #WikiLeaks #whistleblower #journalism #war #warcrimes #us #afghanistan #iraq #cia
**About Stella Assange**
Stella Assange is a justice advocate and human rights defender. Stella joined Julian Assange’s legal team in 2011 and has been fighting to get him free since. On March 23, 2022, Stella married Julian Assange in a ceremony that took place in Belmarsh Prison.
Stella Assange calls to stay informed on developments in the case against Julian. To do so, you can follow her on her channels:
Or support the cause via
**About Peter Mertens**
Peter Mertens is the general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB). Sociologist by training, he worked in the port of Ghent after his studies. Peter is the author of political bestsellers, such as “They have forgotten us“ (2020), a strident manifesto about crisis and greed in times of corona. About an old world dying and a new one yet to be born. A call for commitment.
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Julian Assange legde met zijn mediaplatform WikiLeaks de oorlogsmisdaden van Amerikaanse en Europese legers in Irak en Afghanistan bloot. Ooit aanleiding voor een nominatie voor de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede, wordt zijn journalistieke werk vandaag beloond met een heksenjacht en gevangenschap.
Buiten strijdt zijn vrouw Stella voor zijn vrijheid. Peter Mertens gaat met haar in gesprek. Over ‘state sponsored crimes’ in Irak en Afghanistan, de ‘cover-up’ hiervan, en hoe Assange ze aan het licht bracht. Hoe oorlogen met leugens beginnen en alleen met de waarheid beëindigd kunnen worden. Hoe de zaak van Julian Assange een nieuwe standaard zet voor het criminaliseren van journalistiek wereldwijd. En over Stella’s pleidooi tégen machteloosheid, maar om samen te vechten voor de democratie.
#JulianAssange #FreeAssange #StellaAssange #WikiLeaks #klokkenluider #journalisme #oorlog #oorlogmisdaden #vs #afghanistan #iraq #cia
**Over Stella Assange**
Stella Assange is advocaat en mensenrechtenactivist. Ze sloot zich in 2011 aan bij het juridische team van Julian Assange en vecht sindsdien voor zijn vrijheid. Op 23 maart 2022 trouwde Stella met Julian Assange in een ceremonie die plaatsvond in Belmarsh Prison.
Stella Assange roept op om op de hoogte te blijven van de ontwikkelingen in de zaak tegen Julian. Daarvoor kun je haar volgen op haar kanalen:
of steun de strijd via
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**Over Peter Mertens**
Peter Mertens is de algemeen secretaris van de PVDA. Hij is socioloog van opleiding, werkte na zijn studies in de haven van Gent en schrijft bestsellers, zoals “Ze zijn ons vergeten“, “Hoe durven ze?” en “Graailand”.
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