Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions since stripping Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of political asylum.

Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Julian Assange arrest

Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on Sunday defended his decision to overturn Julian Assange's asylum status, claiming in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a "centre for spying" in Ecuador's London embassy.

Ecuador president defends Julian Assange asylum withdrawal

British police dragged Julian Assange from the Ecuadorean embassy last Thursday after his asylum was revoked, ending his seven-year stay there and opening the way for his extradition to the United States.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a centre for spying, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno told Britain's Guardian newspaper.

Ecuador's president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's father on Sunday called on Australia to bring his son home, saying he was shocked to see his son's condition after his arrest in London last week.

Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home

More than 70 British lawmakers have urged their government to prioritise any extradition bid Sweden might make for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is also wanted in the United States.

British lawmakers urge government to cooperate with Sweden in Assange case

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would receive the same consular support as any other citizen on Friday. British police dragged Australian national Assange out of Ecuador's embassy on Thursday (April 11) after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information.

Assange will receive same consular support as any other citizen: Australian PM Morrison

Founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange has been arrested from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

WION Gravitas: Julian Assange arrested in London

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being held in London's high-security Belmarsh prison which has housed some of Britain's most notorious inmates, a legal source told AFP Friday.

Julian Assange held in London's Belmarsh prison ahead of long legal fight

A collaborator of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Thursday in Ecuador while trying to flee to Japan, the South American country's interior minister said.

Julian Assange aide arrested trying to leave Ecuador: Official

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested in London

Assange took refuge in the embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped. Watch video to know more

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Using cryptography and virtual drop boxes, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks created a revolutionary new model for media to lure massive digitised leaks from whistleblowers, exposing everything from US military secrets to wealthy tax-dodgers' illicit offshore accounts.

WikiLeaks set 21st century model for cyber-leak journalism

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange woke up in a British jail Friday at the start of a likely lengthy extradition battle after a dramatic end to his seven-year stay in Ecuador's London embassy.

Julian Assange held in London jail ahead of long legal fight

Cryptography & virtual drop boxes: How Assange's WikiLeaks changed journalism

A UK court on Thursday found Julian Assange guilty on the charge of breaching his bail conditions after the Wikileaks co-founder was arrested by Scotland Yard officers from his Ecuador Embassy hideout in London as the South American country withdrew the asylum granted to him.

Julian Assange found guilty of breach of bail in UK after arrest, faces extradition to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be "contesting and fighting" a US request for his extradition, his lawyer Jennifer Robinson said on Thursday following his arrest by British police.

Julian Assange to fight US extradition request: Lawyer

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been the subject of a sophisticated spying operation in the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012, the group said.

Julian Assange being spied upon at Ecuador embassy: WikiLeaks

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London after being evicted from the Ecuadorean Embassy, British police said on Thursday. UK police say they were invited into the Ecuadorian embassy after its government withdrew asylum.

British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London

Actress Pamela Anderson is mighty upset over the arrest of her friend, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Assange was arrested outside Ecuador Embassy in London on Thursday.

Pamela Anderson lashes at US, UK as 'Hero' Julian Assange gets arrested

He was taken into custody at a central London police station and will be brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court later.

Julian Assange arrested, UK minister says he 'is no hero'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange "is no hero", British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday following his arrest at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. "What is not acceptable is for someone to escape facing justice and he had tried to do that for a very long time and that is why he is no hero," Hunt said in a statement.

Julian Assange 'is no hero': British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who released reams of secret documents that embarrassed the United States government, was arrested by the British police on Thursday at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he had lived since 2012, after Ecuador withdrew the asylum it had granted him.

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Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Julian Assange arrest

Ecuador president defends Julian Assange asylum withdrawal

Looking for America - Is Julian Assange heading to the United States?

Ecuador's president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy

Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home

British lawmakers urge government to cooperate with Sweden in Assange case

Assange will receive same consular support as any other citizen: Australian PM Morrison

WION Gravitas: Julian Assange arrested in London

Julian Assange held in London's Belmarsh prison ahead of long legal fight

Julian Assange aide arrested trying to leave Ecuador: Official

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested in London

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested in London

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WikiLeaks set 21st century model for cyber-leak journalism

Julian Assange held in London jail ahead of long legal fight

Cryptography & virtual drop boxes: How Assange's WikiLeaks changed journalism

Julian Assange found guilty of breach of bail in UK after arrest, faces extradition to US

Julian Assange to fight US extradition request: Lawyer

Julian Assange being spied upon at Ecuador embassy: WikiLeaks

British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London

Pamela Anderson lashes at US, UK as 'Hero' Julian Assange gets arrested

Julian Assange arrested, UK minister says he 'is no hero'

Julian Assange 'is no hero': British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange is arrested in London