Very sad, indeed. Ecuador's decision breaks one of the basic tenants of International Law and one of the main functions of an Embassy - protection from wrongful persecution.
In arresting Assange under false pretenses, what kind of danger does that place Chelsea Manning in?
Does the "timing" of this arrest of Assange, coincide with the US's refusal to grant an entry visa to an ICC Prosecutor, exactly sever days ago (April 4th) investigating Afghan war crimes?
The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, her office said on Thursday, a response to her inquiry into possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
U.S. revokes ICC prosecutor's entry visa over Afghanistan investigation
"Ecuador has illegally terminated Assange political asylum in violation of international law. He was arrested by the British police inside the Ecuadorian embassy minutes ago," the tweet reads.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
WikiLeaks' Assange convicted of breaking bail terms at UK court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was convicted on Thursday by a London court of skipping bail in 2012 after an extradition order to Sweden over an allegation of rape.
Explainer: Assange arrested in London after seven-year refuge in embassy
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after Ecuador withdrew his asylum which had allowed him to take refuge in the country's embassy in London since 2012.
U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Assange with conspiracy
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U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday they had charged Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website, with conspiracy in trying to access a classified U.S. government computer with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in 2010.
Ecuador suspends Assange's citizenship: foreign minister
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Ecuador has suspended Julian Assange's citizenship and accused him and members of his WikiLeaks group of collaborating in attempts to destabilize the Andean nation's government.
U.N. rights expert seeks access to Assange, evidence
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A United Nations human rights expert will ask Britain to let him meet Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to assess his claims that his privacy has been violated.
Lawyer says to push for Sweden to reopen Assange investigation
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A Swedish lawyer representing the alleged victim in a rape investigation involving WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange said on Thursday she would push to have prosecutors reopen the probe, that was dropped in 2017.
Assange arrest a 'dark moment' for press freedom: Snowden
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Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday called the arrest in Britain of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a "dark moment for press freedom" and said it contravened a call by the United Nations to allow him to walk free.
Kremlin hopes Assange rights will not be violated after his arrest
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, answering a question about the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, said Moscow hopes that his rights will not be violated.
April 11, 2019 - US Department of Justice confirms Assange arrested on US extradition request
US Department of Justice confirms Assange arrested on US extradition request
The US Department of Justice confirms that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in relation to a US extradition request, Department Spokeswoman Nicole Navas Oxman told TASS on Thursday.
"I can confirm that Julian Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional extradition request from the United States of America," she said.
British lawyer Jennifer Robinson, who is part of a legal team representing Assange, said earlier on Thursday that the Wikileaks founder had been arrested in relation to a US extradition request. "Assange has been arrested not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to a US extradition request," she wrote on Twitter, adding that "the US warrant was issued in December 2017 and is for conspiracy with Chelsea Manning in early 2010."