{"id":17385,"date":"2016-02-04T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=17385"},"modified":"2016-02-04T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T16:32:02","slug":"wikileaks-waiting-for-official-confirmation-after-reports-un-ruled-in-assanges-favor-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=17385","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks &#8216;waiting for official confirmation&#8217; after reports UN ruled in Assange&#8217;s favor (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"article__heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/331240-assange-un-panel-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\">WikiLeaks &#8216;waiting for official confirmation&#8217; after reports UN ruled in Assange&#8217;s favor (VIDEO)<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"article__date\"><object id=\"js-mediaplayer-56b36d59c461882e1f8b45ea\" class=\"jwswf swfPrev-beforeswfanchor0 swfNext-afterswfanchor0\" tabindex=\"0\" data=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/static\/libs\/jwplayer\/jwplayer.flash.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" name=\"js-mediaplayer-56b36d59c461882e1f8b45ea\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/object><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media \">\n<div class=\"media__video\">\n<div class=\"mediaplayer\">\n<div id=\"js-mediaplayer-56b36d59c461882e1f8b45ea_wrapper\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-mediaplayer-56b36d59c461882e1f8b45ea_aspect\">\u00a9\u00a0TF1 \/ AFP<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">WikiLeaks said it is \u201cwaiting for official confirmation\u201d after the Swedish Foreign Ministry and the BBC reported that a UN panel has ruled the arbitrary detention of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is illegal.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"fb-post fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTnews\/posts\/10154042228304411\" data-width=\"500\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v2.3\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df9084fe8%26domain%3Dwww.rt.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.rt.com%252Ff115fd0bd4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=638&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRTnews%2Fposts%2F10154042228304411&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey&amp;width=500\" name=\"f7f1010bc\" width=\"500px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The UN working group has \u201c<em>made the judgment that Assange has been arbitrarily detained in contravention of international commitments,<\/em>&#8221; a spokeswoman for the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Assange earlier said in case of a favorable decision he expects \u201cthe immediate return\u201d of his passport and the termination of further attempts to arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>The UN, however, neither confirmed nor denied to RT that the panel has ruled on Assange\u2019s illegal detention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WikiLeaks &#8216;waiting for official confirmation&#8217; after reports UN ruled in Assange&#8217;s favor (VIDEO) &nbsp; \u00a9\u00a0TF1 \/ AFP WikiLeaks said it is \u201cwaiting for official confirmation\u201d after the Swedish Foreign Ministry and the BBC reported that a UN panel has ruled the arbitrary detention of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is illegal. 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