Ecuador Supports Wikileaks While Curbing Free Speech

Despite the fact that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has been heavy handed in his dealings with media Since taking office in January, of 2007, Ecuador has ostentatiously demonstrated support for the freedom of the press by using their London embassy to protect Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks. Despite his fugitive status in the UK,…

US Ambassador Booted from Ecuador Over Wikileaks Incident

United States ambassador Heather Hodges was removed by the administration of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on the 4th of April, 2011. A leak revealed by Wikileaks reportedly revealed that a State Department cable implied that Correa appointed a General, Jaime Hurtado, despite having knowledge that Jaime had “used his positions to extort bribes, facilitate human…