Julian Assange's Health Deteriorating as Speculation Over Future Continues

Having spent 2,230 days inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London and with his health worsening, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be forced to leave the building to seek medical attention.

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The latest information about Assange, who was being pressured by the Ecuadorean government to leave, was reported by Bloomberg Wednesday, which cited “two people with knowledge of the matter” the whistleblower's health “has declined recently.”

The Courage Foundation, a group that raises funds for Assange's legal defense, said he is confined to “a small space” and has “no access to sunlight.” The group pointed out that such conditions, especially having resided in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 19, 2012, poses a serious impact “on his physical and mental health.”

The news comes days after Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno announced that Assange must "eventually" leave the embassy, according to RT. “Yes, indeed yes, but his departure should come about through dialogue,” Moreno told a group of reporters.

“For a person to stay confined like that for so long is tantamount to a human rights violation,” the Ecuadorean president noted, stressing that the South American country wants to assure that nothing “poses a danger” to Assange's life.

Assange was granted asylum by former Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa to help him avoid extradition to the United States, where he could face the death penalty for espionage and treason.

He has since criticized his successor, Moreno, for saying he had “inherited a problem,” when referring to Assange’s asylum. “Now giving a humanitarian asylum is a problem,” Correa said stressing Moreno does not know the case against WikiLeaks founder.