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💬 @sajidjavid: "I can confirm Julian Assange is now in police custody and rightly facing justice in the UK" bit.ly/2IwmtCy

Here's what we know so far:
➡️ Ecuador withdrew Assange's asylum status
➡️ He was arrested on a warrant for failing to surrender to the court
➡️ He's been taken into custody in central London
➡️ Will be presented before Westminster Magistrates' Court asap
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📱 Footage has now emerged of Julian Assange being physically removed from the Ecuadorian embassy bit.ly/2UxhARd

💬 @Jeremy_Hunt: "Julian Assange is no hero and no one is above the law" bit.ly/2VBj8G9

💬 Sir Alan Duncan: "It is absolutely right that Assange will face justice in the proper way in the UK" bit.ly/2VBj8G9

Julian Assange supporters reported an increase in police activity at the embassy in the days leading up to his arrest bit.ly/2VBCnPP

💬 @WikiLeaks says British police were invited into the embassy: "Julian Assange did not 'walk out of the embassy'"
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Ecuador removed Julian Assange's asylum status "after his repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols" bit.ly/2IrsIHU

Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno has given a statement on Julian Assange. You can read it in full here: bit.ly/2IrsIHU

"The patience of Ecuador has reached its limit on the behaviour of Mr Assange"

The WikiLeaks founder is accused of still being linked to the organisation, blocking security cameras, mistreating guards and more bit.ly/2v0hiTu

Assange was led "screaming" from the Ecuadorian embassy where he was arrested just after 10am in a "planned operation" bit.ly/2UcaIUi

💬 Edward Snowden (@Snowden): "Assange's critics may cheer, but this is a dark moment for press freedom" bit.ly/2D7X2Eb

A reminder that Julian Assange has spent nearly SEVEN years at the Ecuadorian embassy. He was escaping extradition to Sweden over sexual misconduct allegations bit.ly/2D7X2Eb

💬 @Jeremy_Hunt: "It's not so much that Julian Assange was being held hostage in the Ecuadorian embassy, it was actually Julian Assange holding the Ecuadorian embassy hostage"
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A member of Julian Assange's legal team says his arrest is "not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to a US extradition request" bit.ly/2P6ezkL

A spokesperson for Vladimir Putin says Russia wants Julian Assange's rights to be observed following his arrest bit.ly/2P3df24

A witness has said "there were at least six men dragging Julian Assange out" of the embassy bit.ly/2KsA28I

💬 Witness: "He looked dazed. He hasn't seen daylight for over six years so to bring him out into bright sunshine was really cruel" #JulianAssange bit.ly/2KsA28I

🚓 Met Police: "Julian Assange has today been further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities... This is an extradition warrant" bit.ly/2P37520

Sir Alan Duncan has confirmed that "in all circumstances", the UK does NOT extradite people to countries where they face the death penalty. This will apply to Assange bit.ly/2Z0lC37

The Home Office has confirmed that Julian Assange is accused of computer related offences in the US bit.ly/2v7H0Wx

The Swedish woman who accused Assange of rape in 2010 is hoping to have the case reopened: "No rape victim should have to wait nine years to see justice be served" bit.ly/2Z4NIKl

Assange has been photographed arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court bit.ly/2GfGjR4

As Assange waited for his lawyers to arrive at Westminster Magistrates' Court, he reportedly read a Gore Vidal book bit.ly/2GfGjR4

Julian Assange has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he failed to surrender to custody bit.ly/2G5MyFP

For those of you concerned about Julian Assange's #EmbassyCat, there are reports that the feline moved out of the Ecuadorian embassy around November last year bit.ly/2P1Rksd

Known for his impressive tie collection, #EmbassyCat hit headlines late last year as Julian Assange was told he needed to take better care of his furry friend bit.ly/2P1Rksd

Back to Westminster Magistrates' Court and Julian Assange has been found guilty of breaching his bail bit.ly/2UNbUBP

Assange will now be held in custody until his sentencing at Southwark Crown Court. He could receive as much as a year in prison bit.ly/2Iejq2C

"Mr Assange's behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests. He hasn't come close to establishing 'reasonable excuse,'" says the judge bit.ly/2Iejq2C