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+title: The Chaos Computer Club is alarmed by recent internationallly coordinated attacks on human rights.
+date: 2019-04-15 19:15:08 
+updated: 2019-04-15 19:15:08 
+author: linus
+tags: 
+
+The Chaos Computer Club is alarmed by recent internationallly
+coordinated attacks on human rights.
+
+For more than a month now, CCC honorary member ***Chelsea Manning*** has
+been detained in order to press her to testify before a Grand Jury.
+Chelsea Manning has served seven years in military prison before she was
+pardoned by President Barack Obama. She is now trying to move on with
+her life without further harassment.
+
+Wikileaks ex-director ***Julian Assange*** was evicted from the
+Ecuadorian embassy in a coordinated move to extradite him to the United
+States. In the U.S., he is charged with – unsucessfully – offering
+support to Chelsea Manning in accessing computer files. It is obvious
+that this indictment does not reflect the full extent of charges the
+U.S. will press against Assange in case of a successful extradition.
+
+Now, Swedish software developer ***Ola Bini*** was arrested by
+Ecuadorian police. Initially, [his attorneys were denied access to him,
+were not allowed to talk to him nor see
+him](https://goatsing.wordpress.com/2019/04/13/press-release-on-the-detention-of-ola-bini-2/).
+His house was raided and several devices were confiscated. Bini was held
+captive for 2 days, before the Ecuadorian government anounced he was
+held for "alleged participation in the crime of assault on the integrity
+of computer systems." Apparently, the Ecuadorian government plans to
+intimidate and damage Ola in retaliation for recent publications
+exposing corruption within the Ecuadorian government.
+
+We condemn these concerted attacks on journalists, whistleblowers and
+their supporters for what they are: Shocking and coordinated violations
+of human rights and the freedom of press.
+
+The Chaos Computer Club demands
+
+-   the immediate release of Chelsea Manning
+-   the immediate release of Ola Bini
+-   an immediate stop of any plans to extradite Julian Assange to the
+    U.S., where he would not face fair trial
+
+We call for citizens, journalists and European governments to stand in
+solidarity.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+**Information and Support:**
+
+-   [Free Ola Bini](https://twitter.com/freeolabini)
+-   [Support Chelsea Manning](https://xychelsea.is/#support)
+-   [Wikileaks Defense Fund](https://defend.wikileaks.org/donate/)