Mother of Julian #Assange Campaigns for Son’s Asylum Request in #Ecuador

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Mother of Julian Assange Campaigns for Son’s Asylum Request in Ecuador: he mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has traveled to Ecuador in a bid to campaign for his asylum request. Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London as he fights extradition to Sweden and ultimately, he says, seeks to avoid being handed over to the United States. Speaking on Monday in Quito, Assange’s mother, Christine Assange, said her son deserves international protection.

Christine Assange: "We know that WikiLeaks and Julian are doing something good for the world, and we have millions of supporters among the peoples of the world. And this is more than an issue now of just WikiLeaks or just Julian. This is now an issue of justice and the future of press freedom. So, regardless of what we may feel personally, we’re fighters like you are in Latin America, and we don’t give in to bullies. This is one of the reasons that Julian chose Ecuador."