Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder has been living inside the Ecuador embassy in London for over six years.

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder are considering the request.

A vigil will be held outside the embassy on Tuesday on the sixth anniversary of the WikiLeaks founder’s arrival.

Officials announced on Wednesday they were taking the measure in response to Mr Assange's recent activity on social media.

An arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still valid, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled.

Ecuador's foreign minister, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, said on Wednesday the country was seeking mediation to resolve the impasse.

The state's top prosecutor said it would not be proceeding with the criminal investigation over alleged attack seven years ago.

Jamie Roberton Digital Reporter

The former Ukip leader declines to comment on visit to embassy amid speculation that he could have been meeting Wikileaks founder.

Julian Assange has spoken out a year after a United Nations' working group found he was being 'arbitrarily detained'.

Last week the organisation wrote on Twitter: "If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition".