Ecuador cuts Julian Assange’s internet access after ‘interference’

Wikileaks founder breached 2017 agreement not to meddle in other countries’s affairs, says embassy

Ecuador has cut Julian Assange’s internet connection over social media comments
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Ecuador has announced that it has cut off Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s internet access, claiming he had breached a 2017 agreement not to interfere with the matters of other nations.

“The government of Ecuador has suspended all systems that allow Julian Assange to communicate outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London,” it said in a statement.

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