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Ecuador President Rafael Correa warns Britain over asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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Loading image. Please wait ‘UK doesn't know who it is dealing with’ London : Ecuador President Rafael Correa has warned Britain that any attempt to storm its embassy in London - over asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - would destroy relations between the two countries. …

Ecuador grants political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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Ecuador has granted, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Thursday, a day after the British government threatened to storm the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest the former hacker. Britain has said it is determined to extradite him to Sweden, where he is accused of rape and sexual assault, but…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be granted asylum to Ecuador

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Embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be granted asylum to Ecuador, according to a recent report. An Ecuadorian official who has been described as “familiar with government discussions” told The Guardianthat Ecuador’s government will approve Assange’s request for asylum. It remains unknown, however, if he will be allowed a path to reach Ecuador from the…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is neither pirate nor terrorist: Ex-Spanish judge Garzon

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Loading image. Please wait ‘Assange is neither pirate nor radical’ Quito (Ecuador): Famed former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon says Julian Assange is neither a pirate nor a terrorist. He says he agreed to represent the WikiLeaks founder free of charge because the case affects human rights, democracy and free…

Ecuador’s envoy heads to Quito for Assange talks

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LONDON (AP) — Ecuador's embassy in London said Saturday that ambassador Anna Alban was scheduled to travel to her country's capital for talks on the bizarre request for political asylum made by Wikileaks chief Julian Assange.Assange took refuge inside Ecuador's embassy on Tuesday, and remains camped out in an office,…