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Julian Assange: a sense of the reaction in Quito, Ecuador
Today, Quito woke up as cold as usual, but that was not the first thing that Ecuadorians noticed when their alarms went off. At 5 a.m., Ecuadorian time, President Lenín Moreno announced to everyone that the country was to stop…
Assange: the Ecuadorian State acted without guaranteeing due process
Pressenza interviewed Javier Arcentales Illescas, Human Mobility Advisor of the Ombudsman’s Office of Ecuador, an institution that spoke today about the detention of Julian Assange, at the consulate of Ecuador in London. Here is the interview. Q: The Ecuadorian Foreign…
Renewables are a better investment than carbon capture for tackling climate change
A report published by Science Daily states that “Solar panels and wind turbines coupled with energy storage offer a better hope for tackling climate change than trying to capture carbon from fossil fuel power stations, according to new research. New research…
The City Council of A Coruña adheres to the World March for Peace and Nonviolence
El pleno municipal de A Coruña adhiere a la Marcha Mundial por la Paz y la Noviolencia
Ecuador President Threatens to Decide Assange’s Fate Over Scandal
Ecuador’s president is threatening to soon decide on Julian Assange’s refuge after his government falsely accused WikiLeaks of publishing files about a scandal that threatens to bring the president down. By Elizabeth Vos Originally published on Consortium News Ecuadorian President…
Brazil: You Can’t Have Democracy When You Put the Truth in Prison
Brazil’s former president, Lula, will clock a year in prison this week. It is a bittersweet anniversary, not just for Lula, not just for Brazil, but for the idea of democracy. What did Lula do to deserve this time in prison,…
Trump’s Golan gift to Israel condemned by UN, Gulf & European allies
Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s annexation of the Syrian Golan has been met with condemnation by the international community, with the UN and Washington’s Gulf and European allies slamming the move. The US president signed a declaration on Monday…
Algeria: The Long Goodbye
By Rene Wadlow Street demonstrations began in Algiers on 22 February 2019 and quickly spread to other cities in Algeria. The demonstrations, often led by young people, are massive on Fridays, the chief day of rest. The first demands were…
Roger Waters says ‘the coup’ in Venezuela has failed
The attempt by foreign powers to impose regime change in Venezuela has failed, ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters has said, adding that final victory over the “evil empire” was on the horizon. In a short video posted to Twitter, the…
Revealed: Trump-linked US Christian ‘fundamentalists’ pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Europe, boosting the far right
By Mary Fitzgerald and Claire Provost for openDemocracy MEPs call for action as openDemocracy analysis reveals ‘shocking’ flows of cash crossing the Atlantic to push ultra-conservative agendas. US Christian right ‘fundamentalists’ linked to the Trump administration and Steve Bannon are…
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