Ecuador’s new rules ban Assange from taking visitors and phone calls

10 May 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has found himself increasingly isolated within the Ecuadorean embassy in the United Kingdom.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been banned from receiving visitors and phone calls under new rules announced by the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has been ensconced since 2012.

Assange has found himself increasingly isolated within the embassy in the United Kingdom. In March, his internet access was blocked after he violated an agreement not to comment publicly on international affairs.

On Twitter, Assange had condemned Britain’s response to the poisoning of Russian former intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury. He also commented on Spain’s dispute with Catalonia.

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