Ecuador

Wikileaks Editor: Evidence of ‘Extortion’, Ecuador’s 24/7 Surveillance of Assange

Earlier today, Ruptly aired live Wikileaks Editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson’s press conference addressing the media on a “new, unexpected, criminal case involving Julian Assange”, also joined by the former Consul of Ecuador to London, Fidel Narvaez, and human rights lawyer ​and barrister Jennifer Robinson.

Henningsen: US, UK, Ecuador’s ‘Dirty Backroom Deals’ to Blame for Latest Threat to Assange

On Friday, reports suggested that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, would be expelled from London’s Ecuadorian embassy “within hours to days.” This led to an international media storm, as the world waited as the 7-year stand-off threatened to reach a climactic end.
However, those fears have since been downplayed by Ecuadorian officials who released the following statement just hours ago: