Ecuador has acknowledged it partly restricted internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is staying at its embassy in London.

The press conference was highly-anticipated, particularly by the Clinton opposition, after former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone tweeted earlier this week:

WikiLeaks released files in July of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers.

Identifying rape victims and those accused of being gay is "legitimizing their surveillance, not combating it," and it puts them at risk of oppression by zealous officials, LGBT activist Scott Long tells AP.

But some private information genuinely is dangerous, courting serious consequences for the people involved.

Nearly 20,000 emails and more than 8,000 attachments from the Democratic National Committee have been released by WikiLeaks. This is part one of their new Hillary Leaks series, the whistleblower organization said in press release.

A SWEDISH court has upheld the arrest warrant for Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.