Ecuador’s Rise to Violence: From Peaceful Past to Record Crime
By Cicero & Assisted by ChatGPT Once regarded as a relative haven of stability in South America, Ecuador has slid rapidly into one of the continent’s most violent nations — driven by drug-trafficking, gang warfare and the erosion of state control. The Shift In 2018, Ecuador’s intentional homicide rate hovered Continue Reading
Assange Requests Ecuadorian Asylum
Julian Assange has formally requested asylum in Ecuador in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces an investigation for rape and sexual molestation. Assange, the bombastic founder of Wikileaks, fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Tuesday. He had been under house arrest in England while Continue Reading
