In a statement, WikiLeaks on Twitter also noted that Ecuador had threatened "with the refusal to give journalists and human rights organizations the opportunity to meet" with Assange.

In addition, the lawsuit triggered by the installation in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where Assange is staying, devices that block access to the Internet, the statement said.

Earlier it was reported that Julian Assange will file a lawsuit against the government of Ecuador for "violating its fundamental rights and freedoms."