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Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest
World
October 14, 2019
Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest
Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent protests against austerity measures…
Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down
World
October 13, 2019
Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down
A first meeting between Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders will take place on Sunday, the United Nations said, after Lenin…
Ecuador indigenous group rejects talks, seeks to ‘radicalize’ protests
World
October 11, 2019
Ecuador indigenous group rejects talks, seeks to ‘radicalize’ protests
A key Ecuadoran indigenous leader Thursday rejected talks with President Lenin Moreno and issued a call to “radicalize” protests over…
Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage
World
June 13, 2019
Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage
Ecuador’s highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American…
Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’: UN expert
World
May 31, 2019
Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’: UN expert
Julian Assange has been subjected to drawn-out “psychological torture”, a UN rights expert said Friday, accusing the United States, Britain,…
Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange
World
May 13, 2019
Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange
Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him…
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Environment
April 27, 2019
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Ecuador’s Waorani indigenous tribe won their first victory Friday against big oil companies in a ruling that blocks the companies’…
Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest
World
April 16, 2019
Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest
Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions since stripping Wikileaks…
Ecuador’s president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy
World
April 15, 2019
Ecuador’s president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in…
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
World
April 12, 2019
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s seven-year hideout in Ecuador’s London embassy dramatically ended when British police dragged him out and arrested…