ITHAKA Screening Resources

Press Stills

Additional Resources

ORGANIZATIONS

Assange Defense Committee - A project of the Courage Foundation, the Assange Defense Committee is a national coalition fighting to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Their mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.

Access Now - Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, they fight for human rights in the digital age.

Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) - The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. They defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF's mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.

European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) - ECPMF’s mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. They do this by monitoring violations, providing practical support and engaging diverse stakeholders across Europe.

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides pro bono legal representation, amicus curiae support, and other legal resources to protect First Amendment freedoms and the newsgathering rights of journalists.

Freedom of the Press Foundation - Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that protects, defends, and empowers public-interest journalism in the 21st century. They are built on the recognition that this kind of transparency journalism — from publishing the Pentagon Papers and exposing Watergate, to uncovering the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program and CIA secret prisons — doesn’t just happen. It requires dogged work by journalists, and often, the courage of whistleblowers and others who work to ensure that the public actually learns what it has a right to know.

Demand Progress - Their mission is to protect the democratic character of the internet — and wield it to contest concentrated corporate power and hold government accountable.

National Union of Journalists (NUJ) - For more than 100 years, the NUJ has fought for journalists and journalism. Today, the union is one of the largest independent journalists' unions in the world.

ARTICLE 19 - ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination. They do this by working on two interlocking freedoms: the Freedom to Speak, and the Freedom to Know. When either of these freedoms come under threat, ARTICLE 19 speaks with one voice.

International Bar Association (IBA) - The foremost organization for international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.

PEN International - All other rights flow from freedom of expression, so they defend it wherever it is under threat. PEN International works to protect, shelter and resettle writers at risk. Our emergency support work includes international campaigns, direct assistance to writers at risk, research, advice, and advocacy.

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)  - The OSCE monitors media developments in its participating States for violations of free expression. This includes monitoring and demanding accountability for murders, attacks and harassment of journalists and prosecution of journalists and members of the media for their professional activities; reviewing legislation that can affect free expression and legislation regulating the media.

Amnesty International - Amnesty International supports people who speak out peacefully for themselves and for others – whether a journalist reporting on violence by security forces, a trade unionist exposing poor working conditions or an indigenous leader defending their land rights against big business.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) defends the right of every human being to have access to free and reliable information. This right is essential to know, understand, form an opinion and take action on vital issues in full awareness, both individually and collectively.

Free Press - Free Press was created to give people a voice in the crucial decisions that shape our media. They believe that positive social change, racial justice and meaningful engagement in public life require equitable access to technology, diverse and independent ownership of media platforms, and journalism that holds leaders accountable and tells people what’s actually happening in their communities.

Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world.

International Federation of Journalists - The IFJ, the world's largest organization of journalists, represents 600,000 media professionals from 187 trade unions and associations in more than 140 countries.

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) - The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty.

Defending Rights & Dissent - Defending Rights & Dissent strengthens our participatory democracy by protecting the right to political expression.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists tells stories that punch through the noise, showing how the world really works, triggering positive change. We are driven by the belief that citizens have the right to be better informed, that access to independently-sourced facts is not only essential for democracy but is also a fundamental human right.

Pulitzer Center - The Pulitzer Center raises awareness of underreported global issues through direct support for quality journalism and a unique program of education and public outreach.

Government Accountability Project - Government Accountability Project empowers whistleblowers to hold the powerful accountable and advocate for change. Through a combination of legislative initiatives, litigation, investigation, and educational outreach, we make sure truth tellers are heard, protected, and that the truth they expose matters.

Open Society Foundations - The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their people.

Human Rights Foundation (HRF) - HRF has a simple goal: Expose authoritarianism and defend democracy worldwide.

Fight for the Future - They fight to ensure that technology is a force for empowerment, free expression, and liberation rather than tyranny, corruption, and structural inequality.

WEBSITES

The official website for the film Ithaka, featuring in-depth FAQ and information about how you can take part in the fight for Julian Assange's freedom.

ARTICLES

Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange (The Guardian)

Julian Assange can be extradited, says UK home secretary (BBC)

I married Julian Assange in prison. Now I'm fighting to free him (The Times)