q ▁Ali . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁John ▁Pil ger ▁and ▁Ken ▁Lo ach , ▁she ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁six - member ▁group ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Mag istr ates ▁Court ▁willing ▁to ▁post ▁b ail ▁for ▁Julian ▁Ass ange ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁However , ▁she ▁later ▁changed ▁her ▁mind ▁about ▁Ass ange , ▁question ing ▁his ▁unw illing ness ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁sexual ▁mis con duct ▁alleg ations ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁arrest ▁and ▁what ▁she ▁described ▁as ▁his ▁demand ▁for ▁" c ult ish ▁dev otion " ▁from ▁his ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁public ly ▁back ed ▁the ▁H ack ed ▁Off ▁campaign ▁group ▁which ▁advoc ates ▁reform ▁of ▁British ▁press ▁reg ulation . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁public ▁figures ▁who ▁were ▁sign ator ies ▁to ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁The ▁Guardian ▁oppos ing ▁Scottish ▁independence ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁September ' s ▁refer endum ▁on ▁that ▁issue . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁J em ima ▁G olds m ith ▁critic ized ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁was ▁considering ▁putting ▁the ▁Christian ▁woman , ▁Asia ▁Bib i , ▁on ▁the ▁exit ▁control ▁list ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁with ▁the ▁Islam ist ▁political ▁party