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June 20, 2014

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Marks 2 Years Confined in Ecuadorean Embassy 
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Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange has marked two years of confinement at
the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Assange has been holed up inside the
embassy since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces
questioning on allegations of sexual assault. Assange has voiced fears
he would ultimately be sent for prosecution in the United States should
he return to Sweden. Speaking via satellite to a news conference in
Ecuador, Assange thanked the Ecuadorean government and his supporters.

Julian Assange: "I am proud of keeping my promises to my sources, never
buckling to pressure to tend to our material and having kept a
publishing organization going in spite of significant pressure over the
last four years, keeping up in the black despite an enormous financial
blockade similar to the financial blockade of Cuba. Similarly, the
Ecuadorean people can be proud that their country has stood up to
intense pressure over myself and, indeed, many slanders from press
associated with the United States and some associated with the United
Kingdom. I am thankful to that resistance and also to the loyalty and
resistance of my staff."

Ecuador says talks with Britain over Assange's fate are again at an
impasse, with Britain refusing to grant Assange safe passage to Quito.

 

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