Ecuador slams UK threats to seize Assange
By Agencies in Sydney, London and Quito, Ecuador | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-20 08:04
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in London on Sunday. Assange used the balcony of the embassy to call on US President Barack Obama to end what he called a witch hunt against WikiLeaks. Olivia Harris / Reuters |
Ecuador cast its dispute with Britain over asylum for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange as a struggle against colonialism on Saturday, drawing growing support from its neighbors in the international diplomatic saga.
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