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Prolonged showdown expected over Assange

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Britain and Ecuador face a prolonged showdown over the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the South American nation’s London embassy, Britain’s foreign minister says. Assange took shelter in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June after exhausting all appeals against extradition from Britain to Sweden, where he is wanted More >

Ecuador FM proposed Assange transfer to Sweden

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Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino proposed on Friday (local time) that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden, where he would remain under Quito’s protection. Patino told journalists Ecuador was weighing such a transfer as a possible alternative for Assange to “remain under our protection while also More >

Lawyer says US preparing case against Assange

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US prosecutors are secretly preparing a case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a cache of sensitive diplomatic cables, his lawyer Baltazar Garzon said on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Australian has been holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London since June after losing a legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face More >

Hague says Ecuador must resume talks on Assange

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Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague says Ecuador must quickly resume negotiations over the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange, who is seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes allegations, has been sheltering inside Ecuador’s embassy in London – beyond the reach of British police – since June More >

Julian Assange visit by German left-wing MP Sevim Dagdelen

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GERMAN far-left MP Sevim Dagdelen has visited Julian Asange, who has been holed up at Ecuador’s embassy in London since June, and afterwards expressed her solidarity with the WikiLeaks founder. “I have sent solidarity regards to Julian Assange from the left in Germany and the online community in Germany,” said Ms Dagdelen in a statement issued More >

Where does the UK stand now on Assange

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By Sandrea:- My Opinion

Media reports have suggested that Ecuador President Rafael Correa believes that his country and the UK has overcome their diplomatic problems, in that Britain have withdrawn the threat to enter its embassy to arrest Julian Assange. If in fact the UK threat is no longer there the question now is what is their stance on More >

UK Police plans for Julian Assange arrest

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A CONFIDENTIAL document photographed by Britain’s Press Association news agency lays out Scotland Yard’s simple strategy for dealing with Julian Assange should he ever try to leave Ecuador’s embassy in London. “Assange to be arrested under all circumstances,” the handwritten note says. The briefing paper, captured by an eagle-eyed photographer More >

UK delivers letter to Ecuador Embassy, No details reveal

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LONDON—Britain’s Foreign Office says it has delivered a letter to Ecuador’s embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been holed up to avoid extradition to Sweden. The Foreign Office declined to comment Friday on the content of the communication. The letter was delivered on Thursday.

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa granted Assange More >

Ecuador High Court mulls extradition of Belarus blogger

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ECUADOR’S high court is mulling the extradition of a dissident blogger and ex-soldier from Belarus who took refuge there in 2009 fearing the death penalty in his home country, his lawyer has said. Ecuador’s much-criticised record on press freedom has come under renewed scrutiny following its decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian More >

Ecuador called on Britain to retract Assange arrest threat

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ECUADOR has called on Britain to retract a threat to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London, adding that Quito remains open to dialogue. The South American country sets off a diplomatic firestorm last week by granting asylum to the 41-year-old Australian, who is wanted in Sweden for questioning over allegations of More >

Julian Assange witch-hunt claims denied by US

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The United States have denied Julian Assange’s assertion that Washington is orchestrating a “witch-hunt” for him, saying the WikiLeaks founder is making “wild” claims to deflect attention. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says the United States has nothing to do with attempts by Britain to extradite Assange, who is holed up in More >

UK seeks amicable solution with Ecuador over Assange

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BRITAIN is seeking an amicable solution with Ecuador to their diplomatic standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a UK official says. The comments come as the Australian prepared to make his first public statement since the South American country confirmed it would offer him asylum.

Julian Assange, who took shelter in the Ecuadorian More >

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