Julian Assange supporters jubilant as Ecuador grants asylum

01/25

Caption

Activists from 'Anonymous London' with their trademark "V-Masks" hold up signs in front of the Ecuador embassy which read "I'm Julian".

02/25

Caption

Pro-Julian Assange activists parade past the Ecuador embassy with their placards.

03/25

Caption

A woman at the Ecuador embassy holds a placard composed of the famous Time Magazine front cover from 2010 when Julian Assange was voted Readers' Man of the Year.

04/25

Caption

A pro-Assange activist at the Ecuador embassy makes a symbolic gag out of a sign which reads "I'm Julian".

05/25

Caption

A Wikileaks insider addresses the crowd by megaphone as he tells them that asylum has officially been granted to Julian Assange by the Ecuadorian government in Quito.

06/25

Caption

A foreign journalist reporting from the front of banners carried by Ecuadorian supporters of Julian Assange's asylum bid.

07/25

Caption

Large numbers of police patrol the front of the Ecuadorean embassy as a decision is expected on Julian Assange's claim for political asylum.

08/25

Caption

A group of protesters at the Ecuador embassy with a large banner reading "Free Assange! Free Manning! End the Wars".

09/25

Caption

A supporter of Julian Assange at the Ecuador embassy entertains the crowd with his self-penned songs.

10/25

Caption

A heavier police presence is evident at the Ecuador embassy as a decision on Julian Assange's application for political asylum is awaited.

11/25

Caption

A supporter at the Ecuador embassy holds a placard which reads "Free Assange. No extradition".

12/25

Caption

An activist from 'Anonymous London' with his trademark "V-Masks" holds a megaphone in front of the Ecuador embassy, watched by police.

13/25

Caption

A Wikileaks insider addresses the crowd by megaphone as he tells them that asylum has officially been granted to Julian Assange by the Ecuadorean government in Quito.

14/25

Caption

A heavy police presence at the Ecuadorean embassy.

15/25

Caption

Ecuadorian Community Association activists with their banner and placards outside the Ecuador embassy.

16/25

Caption

An activist from Anonymous London with his trademark "V-Masks" holds up signs in front of the Ecuador embassy which read "I'm Julian".

17/25

Caption

A protester at the Ecuador embassy holds a sign which reads "Some Americans Still Believe In Press Freedom".

18/25

Caption

Police personnel carriers parked outside Harrods, just around the corner from thje Ecuador embassy.

19/25

Caption

A group of protesters at the Ecuador embassy with a large banner reading "Free Assange! Free Manning! End the Wars".

20/25

Caption

A woman at the Ecuador embassy holds a placard composed of the famous Time Magazine front cover from 2010 when Julian Assange was voted Readers' Man of the Year.

21/25

Caption

The Ecuadorean national flag hanging from the corner of their embassy.

22/25

Caption

A Wikileaks insider addresses the crowd by megaphone as he tells them that asylum has officially been granted to Julian Assange by the Ecuadorean government in Quito.

23/25

Caption

The pavement opposite the Ecuador embassy is filled with press and Julian Assange's supporters.

24/25

Caption

The Ecuadorean ambassador's official car outside the embassy.

25/25

Caption

Pro-Julian Assange activists parade past the Ecuador embassy with their placards.

Report current story

A large crowd of supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange descended on the Ecuador embassy to wait for news of a decision by the Ecuadorian government on Assange's application for political asylum, which was subsequently granted.