The legal battle concerned the mining authorizations Ecuador granted covering approximately two-thirds of the biodiverse-rich Los Cedros Protected Forest.
High Court in Ecuador Rules in Favor of ‘Rights of Nature’
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WATCH: New CN Live! — The Espionage Act & Julian Assange
As we await the High Court decision on Julian Assange, we took a deep dive into the histories of the Espionage & Official Secrets Acts and their impact on the Assange case. Watch the replay here.
Assange’s Judge Is Longtime Friend of Minister Who Oversaw Arrest
Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis report on the personal ties between two men with major roles – one past and the other pending — in the case of the WikiLeaks publisher.
Rewriting History in Northern Ireland
The Boris Johnson government, while censoring files, wants to commission an “official history” of the Troubles, Anne Cadwallader reports.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Obituary for Russiagate
Biden Asks Venezuelan Coup Leader to ‘Democracy Summit’
The U.S. president’s invitation to Juan Guaidó, an unelected opposition figure, comes weeks after Venezuelans reelected President Maduro in a contest U.S. legal observers called fair.
Ruling Imminent on US Appeal on Assange, WikiLeaks Says
The High Court in London is to rule imminently in the U.S. appeal of a decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, according to WikiLeaks.
Craig Murray Is a Free Man
The activist, blogger and former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, who was imprisoned for his journalism, walked free from Saughton Prison in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday.
A Win for Indian Democracy
Narendra Modi’s surrender to the farmers is a win for Indian democracy and for peasants around the world, writes Vijay Prashad.
WATCH: ‘Believing the Propaganda That the Government Follows the Law’
Whistleblower David McBride faces life in prison for revealing war crimes in Afghanistan to the media. Watch his story here.