Ecuadoreans Tell Presidential Candidates They Want Assange Safe

[Judi Lynn]

Published 17 February 2017



The next elected president of Ecuador may expel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from his asylum at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. A Twitterstorm demanded they don't.

Ecuador was hit by a Twitterstorm on Thursday as people around the world joined a national campaign to pressure the South American country's right-wing presidential candidates to retract their promises to kick famed whistleblower Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

The action, led by WikiLeaks and mostly organized from Ecuador, made #ElMundoConAssange, translated as "the world stands with Assange," a trending hashtag in Ecuador.

"In the end, it was a beautiful thing — so much solidarity," said Felipe Ogaz Oviedo, who launched the campaign in Ecuador, to teleSUR.

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[Zorro]

1. You certainly remain true to your colors