UK: Lowkey releases Free Assange track

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Lowkey releases Free Assange track

Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign
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23 mars 2023 —

A new song called ’Free Assange’ by Lowkey, featuring Mai Khalil and The Grime Violinist, has been released on the 20^th anniversary of the Iraq War, as part of States of Violence, a collaboration between a/political, WikiLeaks and the Wau Holland Foundation.

The video features a clip from ’Collateral Murder’ released by WikiLeaks on the 5^th of April 2010. It shows a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff and his rescuers

You can watch the full video on YouTube here.

New London exhibition exploring theme of ’States of Violence’ including the contribution to history of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assang.

Artists, investigative journalists and fashion icons will unveil and oppose techniques of government oppression alongside the largest-ever physical publication of top secret government cables. Opening this Friday, States of Violence will feature a number of artists from around the world with a focus on truth and justice, including art from Vivienne Westwood, Ai Wei Wei, Forensic Architecture and more.

The exhibition is free to all and will be showing between 24 March and 8 April at

a/political
6 Stannery Street,
London SE11 4AA

Tues-Sunday | 10am-6pm

Everyone is a Target: The Case of Julian Assange

On 29 March join a/political and WikiLeaks for a special live edition of Truth to Power hosted by hip hop artist and activist Lowkey. Lowkey will be joined by human rights lawyer and wife of Julian, Stella Assange as well as co-founder and chief of investigations at Declassified UK, Matt Kennard.

This discussion is part of the public programming for States of Violence, an exhibition in collaboration with WikiLeaks and the Wau Holland Foundation.

Date and time
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:00 - 21:00 BST

Location
6 Stannary Street
London SE11 4AA
United Kingdom

Register here.

Beat The System

a/political and WikiLeaks present: BEAT THE SYSTEM on 08 April at EartH Hackney as the closing event for the States of Violence exhibition at a/political. The night brings together artists and musicians to raise awareness around the importance of press freedom and to empower the public to create positive change.

Date: 8^th April at EARTH, Hackney
SHOW: Bugzy Malone, Eva Lazarus, Lowkey, Ngaio
AFTER PARTY: Dutchie x Who Knew, Fabio & Grooverider, Flowdan (Live), Gardna, My Nu Leng, Sherelle + Special Guests

Find out more here.