Another Ecuadorian politician shot dead
Pedro Briones is the third lawmaker from the South American country to have been killed in the past month Soldiers stand guard outside Ecuador TV headquarters before a presidential debate…
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US hints at Assange plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues to fight extradition to the United States to face espionage charges Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at…
EU condemns assassination of presidential candidate in Ecuador
The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, Report informs via foreign media. “This tragic act of violence is also an attack…
Ecuador declares state of emergency after assassination of presidential candidate
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency in the country in connection with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, Report informs referring to TASS. The president…
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday, the country’s President confirmed, as a deadly escalation of violence and…
Ecuador declares state of emergency in prisons amid gang war
Ecuador on Tuesday declared a 60-day state of emergency in the country’s prisons, Report informs via DW. The move follows a wave of violence that left 31 inmates dead. The…
Activists come out against political persecution in the West
WikiLeaks publisher and other political prisoners should be free, Re:Union speaker Tara Reade has told RT © RT A newly founded network of human rights activists has held an online…
CIA contractor spied on Latin American leaders – El Pais
The newspaper claims a security firm that allegedly eavesdropped on Julian Assange is now suspected of targeting an ex-president Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa speaks at a press conference on…
Lula calls for mobilization to defend Assange
The Brazilian president voiced concern over an “imminent extradition” of the WikiLeaks co-founder to the US FILE PHOTO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva © AP / Gustavo Moreno…
Assange to make final appeal
The UK wants wants the Wikileaks publisher extradited to the US File photo: Protesters demand the release of Julian Assange in Westminster, London, UK, February 11, 2023 © Dan Kitwood/Getty…