Assange's mom says Wikileaks founder suffering

The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Christine Assange, holds up a picture of her son Julian when he was 4-years-old, during a press conference, after meeting with Ecuador's foreign minister in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, July 30, 2012. / AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says her son's health is suffering after more than a month confined to Ecuador's embassy in London.

Christine Assange is in Ecuador to meet with officials about her son's political asylum request. Ecuadorean officials have said they will not announce a decision until after the London Olympic Games end in mid-August.

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The mother told an Ecuadorean TV station Monday that her son, owing to his cramped living conditions and inability to exercise, has extreme psychological stress.

Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, arrives at Great Britain's Supreme Court Feb. 1, 2012, in London.

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The activist who published secret U.S. documents took refuge in the embassy on June 19 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about allegations of sexual misconduct.

Assange says he fears Sweden will extradite him to the United States.

[bill935]

Hope he can't eat or sleep, this condition couldn't happen to a more deserving person except maybe amedahjenidad.

[tcaldie]

This guy was already a psychopath so anymore stress is not going to hurt him. As far as being a hero this guy is a hypocrite!!! He is willing to release other peoples secrets, not just govt., but heaven forbid if someone releases his perverted and sick secrets. He is getting what he deserves and Private Manley will get what any self respecting traitor should get!! Hopefully they both become worm food sooner than later.

[ejpearcy]

This man is an American and world hero! How is it that we are allowing our corrupt governments to persecute him to death?! It is time to tell our supposed leaders that we have had enough of their damnable corruption and that their actions against heroic whistle blowers most especially Mr. Julian Assnage and Private Manley will send them one day to an international tribunal like the Nazis faced in Nuremburg.

Leave them alone!

[jjbologna]

Let them both rot in hell for their dirty deeds. Hero my arse...