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John McAfee arrested in Guatemala accused of entering the country illegally

John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally

John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally. John McAfee, 67, crossed the border to seek political asylum, having been on the run in Belize where police are investigating the death of his neighbor. Belize officials said the software pioneer was a “person [...]

Julian Assange granted asylum by Ecuador

Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in country’s London embassy

Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in country’s London embassy while fighting extradition from the UK. It said there were fears Julian Assange’s human rights might be violated. Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino accused the UK of making an “open threat” to enter its embassy to [...]

Julian Assange seeks political asylum at Ecuador’s London embassy

Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador's London embassy

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador’s London embassy, the country’s foreign minister has said. “Ecuador is studying and analyzing the request,” Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters in Quito. On 14 June, Britain’s Supreme Court dismissed Julian Assange’s bid to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes. [...]

Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing a week after his escape from house arrest

Chen Guangcheng is having a check-up at a Beijing hospital after he left US embassy

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. State news agency Xinhua said Chen Guangcheng left “of his own volition”. He is having a check-up at a Beijing hospital. His lawyer said he was “happy” and “free”. The announcement came as [...]

Javier Nunez Florian and Anailin de la Rua, Cuban actors who starred in a film about defectors, seek asylum in US

Javier Nunez Florian and Anailin de la Rua, who defected to the US, emerged from hiding a week after they had gone missing at Miami airport

Cuban actors Javier Nunez Florian and Anailin de la Rua, who defected to the US, emerged from hiding a week after they had gone missing at Miami airport during a stop-over on the way to a film festival in New York. Speaking on a Spanish-language TV channel in Miami, they said they would seek political asylum in the [...]

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