Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned that the United Kingdom’s threat to raid his country’s embassy in London to arrest Australian citizen Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, still persists today.»
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Cuba Stands by Ecuador and Rejects British Threats
Cuba strongly rejects the threats by the government of Great Britain to revoke the inviolability of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and raid its diplomatic mission.»
Julian Assange Granted Asylum in Ecuador
The government of Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The decision comes two months after Assange took refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning for alleged sexual misconduct.»