Julian Assange’s doctors have said that his health is at risk due to his six-year confinement in the embassy. Ecuador has banned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from taking visitors and phones, it has been claimed.
The whistleblower website tweeted that Mr Assange was being refused most forms of contact with the outside world by the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
He has been living at the embassy since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sex crimes, which he always denied.
But Mr Assange is facing increasing isolation inside the embassy, with officials announcing in March that he was having his internet access curtailed.
The Ecuadorian government said they were taking the measure in response to Mr Assange’s recent activity on social media, in which he criticised the UK’s handling of the Skripal poisoning in Salisbury.
As part of an agreement between Mr Assange and Ecuador, he is not permitted to send messages that could interfere with the nation’s relations with other countries.
Mr Assange also believes he will be extradited to the United States for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks if he leaves the building.