Ecuador

'Give Me The Money Or I'll Shoot The Trees'

David Kestenbaum — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:34:00 +0000

Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. But there's a complication: The park sits on top of the equivalent of millions of barrels of oil.

This creates a dilemma.

Ecuador prides itself on being pro-environment. Its constitution gives nature special rights.

WikiLeaks' Assange Expected Speaks From Ecuadoran Embassy

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Julian Assange stepped onto a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London Sunday to demand that the U.S. end its persecution of WikiLeaks. It was his first public appearance since taking refuge inside the embassy in June.

"I ask President Obama to do the right thing," he said. "The United States must renounce its witch hunt against WikiLeaks."

Update @ 9:47 a.m. ET: 'War On Whistleblowers'

For Julian Assange, A Tricky Exit For Asylum

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0000
Transcript
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
This week, Ecuador announced that it would grant Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, political asylum. He's been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy since June facing extradition to Sweden over sexual assault claims that he denies. But somehow he's got to get from London to Ecuador and he can't just buy a ticket, buy a canister of tea in duty-free and fly to Quito. The British government says that Julian Assange will be arrested if he sets a foot out of the embassy door.
So what does he do?

Cut Diplomatic Ties? Hide Him In A Crate? How Might Assange Standoff End?

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:33:00 +0000
Now that Ecuador has said it will give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum as he seeks to avoid being extradited from Great Britain to Sweden by hiding out in Ecuador's London embassy, news outlets are looking at the complicated legal issues involved in cases such as his.
Here are some things we've found fascinating in the coverage:
Can the U.K.

Ecuador To Decide On Assange Asylum Request

Renee Montagne — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:38:00 +0000
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In the latest twist to the WikiLeaks story, its founder Julian Assange has been granted political asylum by the South American nation of Ecuador.