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A no-show at Moscow airport gate, Snowden to seek asylum in Ecuador

Global Politics

The hunt is still on for Edward Snowden. The man who released classified NSA documents to the media was expected to depart from Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Monday, but as the media bunched up around his gate, it became increasingly clear he wasn’t coming. Russia’s president says he hasn’t left the airport.

Ecuador grants Assange asylum; diplomatic row with United Kingdom intensifies

Global Politics

Julian Assange starts talk show while under house arrest

Arts, Culture & Media

Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, discusses philosophy of censorship

Global Politics

Audio: rare interview with Wikileaks’ Julian Assange

Environment

Ecuador Leader Thumbs Nose at US, Trying to Help Snowden with Asylum

Global Politics

Ecuador says it’s considering Snowden’s request for asylum. Ecuador’s foreign minister has hinted that his government is inclined to help Snowden. Reporter John Otis is following the story from Bogota, Colombia.

Granting Assange Asylum is ‘Political Theater’ Says Former Ambassador

Conflict & Justice

Ecuador’s decision to grant asylum to Julian Assange and the Latin American backing for that decision is in large part political theater says former US Ambassador John Maisto.

The World

Reaction Mixed on Assange Ecuador Asylum Decision

Conflict & Justice

Some Ecuadorians laud their president for sticking up for Assange’s freedom of speech; others find it to be a naked ploy ahead of next year’s presidential elections.

Julian Assange: Ecuador Grants Wikileaks Founder Asylum

Conflict & Justice

Ecuador grants political asylum to Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, citing concerns for his human rights, as he fights extradition from the UK to Sweden.

The Legal Grounds for an Extradition of Julian Assange to the US

Conflict & Justice

Ohio State University Law Professor John Quigley speaks with Host Marco Werman about the legal grounds for Julian Assange’s fears of eventual extradition to the United States.