Why physical archives matter in an age of disappearing truth
“Who controls the past controls the future.” – George Orwell
by “Julian Assange Archive e.V.”
(3 July 2026) (CH-S) In 2024, the fearless Australian investigative journalist Julian Assange was released from Belmarsh Prison in London. He had exposed US war crimes. Since 2010, the year of his unlawful arrest, people around the world had worked tirelessly to ensure that he was not forgotten. They stood outside embassies and courts, organised protests, wrote letters, held vigils and continued to speak out about his “case” even after it had all but disappeared from the public eye.