CNN reports that Julian Assange’s situation in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London has become “unusually bad,” suggesting Assange could be forced to leave imminently. Without the protection of the Ecuadorian government, Assange is liable to be arrested in the UK on charges related to a bail violation. More seriously, this would also open the way to questioning and a likely extradition request from the United States, where a grand jury investigation has been looking into Assange and WikiLeaks for publishing US secrets since 2010. Last week, the Guardian reported that the UK and Ecuador were engaged in negotiations to attempt to bring the impasse over Assange’s asylum status to an end, without a guarantee that Assange should be protected from the prospect of extradition for his publication activities. Such a settlement would appear to breach principles of international and Ecuadorian domestic law. Read more about the situation here: https://www.iamwikileaks.org/2018/05/25/assanges-protection-from-us-extradition-in-jeopardy/ Follow @CourageFound on Twitter for updates.