*** Vigil now resumed, Friday morning, 22 June ***

Update: Friday morning

A vigil has been maintained at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since Wednesday in solidarity with Julian Assange who took refuge there on Tuesday and is seeking political and protective asylum in Ecuador. The vigil continued until late Thursday evening.

The vigil has now resumed today, Friday 22 June, and will continue throughout the day. Support it if you can.

Report on the vigil from Ben Griffin of Veterans for Peace UK on Thursday evening:

A varied group of supporters has mounted a vigil since 1100hrs on 20 June. Thanks to Roland and Sue for doing the night shift. Today we had a good number of people turn up. We are not continuing through the night, however some of the Ecuadorian group said they might stay very late. When I left with Serena this evening there was still a sizeable group present. Tomorrow I will be heading back and will spend the day there. Belgique and Juan will also be there and hopefully the numbers will build up throughout the day.

The Wikileaks crew have expressed their gratitude and said they didn’t expect a decision today. I and a few others are ready to move at short notice if something happens tonight. The situation is still fluid and we will reassess the situation tomorrow.

The rally planned for the Swedish embassy on 28 June will go ahead as planned.

Address of Embassy:

Flat 3B 3 Hans Crescent
London SW1X 0LS.

Nearest Tube: Knightsbridge

Contact number for vigil (call before arriving to check situation): Mobile 07 866 559 312

More information and opinion about Assange’s request for asylum:

Michael Ratner speaks to Democracy Now
Article on this blog
WikiLeaks Central
Glenn Greenwald article
The Professor’s Blog

For more photos, including plainclothes cops attending the vigil, see IT Friends of Bradley Manning on flickr.