or we begin this hour with breaking news out of london ecuador's foreign minister says wiki leaks founder julian assange onj is seeking political asylum at its embassy in london and a statement released from the embassy of ecuador parts of it read quote as a signatory to the united nations universal dekker declaration of human rights with an obligation to review all applications for asylum we have immediately passed his application on to the relevant department in quito and while the department assesses mr assad as application mr sonner will remain at the embassy under the protection of the ecuadorian government goes on to say that although the government is considering mr assad his application it will not interfere in the judicial process of either the u.k. or so. in now all of this comes just one week after the supreme court of the u.k. rejected a bed by a saunders attorney to reopen extradition into the case joining me now for more on this developing case is jasmine radek national security and human rights director for the government accountability project she's also also the author of

but we begin this hour with breaking news out of london ecuador's foreign minister says wiki leaks founder julian assange is now seeking political asylum at its embassy in london at a press conference today in quito foreign minister ricardo patino so the government is now evaluating the request and looking into the rules of international law as well as ecuador as policy to safeguard human rights and the songes plea he argues that it is a quote regrettable factual statement of abandonment received by the authorities of my country australia which state that they will. defender even my minimum guarantees to any government and delegated to the constitution of a foreign country that applies the death penalty for the crime of espionage and treason and the guarantee is it offers to its nationals ignoring the obligation to protect its citizens who are persecuted politically and it goes on there now all of this comes just one week after the supreme court of the u.k. rejected a bed by guess on his attorney to reopen the extradition case joining me now for the latest on this case is our very own arts

they do so in fact we're hearing right now it all to the ecuadorian embassy in london has just given sanctuary to wiki leaks founder julian laura over to you know so much hasn't been charged yet but is already seeking asylum why do you think he's taking such a step with this story. when i mean it was really the end of the line for today and . he of course went through the entire legal system here in this country and last week he was denying it for him to take his case back to the supreme court here the only step then further on was him for him to take it to the european court of human rights he's evidently not decided not to do that he wanted to as you say no charges yet but wanted for questioning in sweden on allegations of sexual assault and he's always feared evidence that came out that from sweden he'd be extradited on to the u.s. and he points out in regards to us that the death penalty is of course still in force that we also have various reports. this process is going on that the u.s. is in fact already preparing a case against him for espionage he says when he was on the steps of the ecuadorian emba

three wiki leaks released groundbreaking stories has in another twist become the story himself and there are many now heaping that the next big release will be julian assange himself served. london with leaks activist col arc stokely believes ecuador is a song his best option because extradition to the u.s. would be inevitable should he be made to go to sweden. we're not so worried about him going to sweden actually that's that's just small business what we're most worried about is him getting extradited to the united states and it's being orchestrated by the department of justice and most of the mainstream media doesn't seem to know about it because no one is allowed in and this is been going on simultaneously as bradley manning struggle i would say it's a fifty fifty chance either it does or doesn't i pulling for it sounds like this is a very good option so that julian can continue to do the great work he has been doing for journalism ecuador would be a very good choice and i think the likelihood of an extradition from ecuador is a lot less than it would be from sweden or the u k. the man who will decide julian assange his fate ecuadorian president rafael correa is in fact the

the program in just a few minutes for you wiki leaks united as the world's most famous whistleblower julio songe awaits a decision on his asylum claim in london's ecuadorian embassy the diplomatic mission is snowed on by e-mails on les's supporting the wiki leaks. it's been revealed seventeen pakistani soldiers were beheaded in a recent cross border raid from afghanistan as i'm about to blames nato for allowing this latest loss of life to occur as well as the thousands of pakistani deaths since the beginning of the u.s. led afghan war. and now reports on the extreme price the country is paying for its alliance with washington. it's not only u.s. bombs that fly in pakistan but also the stream of demands an accusation from washington there are several things that we're asking the pakistanis to do more and better number one they've got to do more about the safe havens inside their own country even ridiculed the u.s. defense secretary has laughed at pakistan for being in the dark on the bin laden raid the drone. literally in washington's rhetoric now suggests that during the decade of war in afghanistan pakistan had been there myself instrumental a

there's also talk to wiki leaks spokesman christine after he met julian assange at the embassy there in london he said the asylum request was triggered by the absence of other legal options and the danger of a sarge ultimately being extradited to the u.s. legal options here in the u.k. . of course very serious that. the swedish prosecutor has stated that he would be put into prison into isolation arrival to sweden even though he's not been charged with anything only wanted for questioning questioning which he has been asked to get into for a for a year and a half wanted to be questioned. believe the prosecutor to come over here to the embassy to question him but the. issue of course is the looming threat of extradition from sweden to the united states where we know that a secret grand jury has been in operation long term. gathering information in a clear attempt to. julian and possibly although. we have an indication of that an indictment seal development is already in place but that's one front for. let's not discuss further what might be next for june in the sand with tony investigators who

flown home to hold talks on the fate of julian assange on tuesday the wiki leaks editor asked for political asylum in the country's london embassy after his final appeal against extradition to sweden was denied asylum claims that should he be deported to sweden he would then be extradited to the u.s. and charged for his whistleblowing work r.t. surfer it has the story. held under house arrest and oppressed by the government in an effort to silence a pro-democracy message to the public but we're not talking about famous political dissident suchi she's now free and being warmly welcomed by the british government we're talking about a western explain and a freedom of speech the charges of ever being both against julian assange yet he still spent more than five hundred days under house arrest fighting extradition to sweden and possibly the u.s. now he's desperately hoping ecuador in the safe haven he seeks the latest dramatic twist in the case of julian assange has once again called the eyes of the world's media behind the ecuadorian embassy those julian assange takes recchi it away from the hype and his supporters say that

in ecuador is currently in the latin american republic's embassy in london ecuador is currently deciding whether to grant the wiki leaks chief's request it says it has informed the british government about the matter on the supreme court granted his extradition to sweden at the end of may when he's wanted on sexual assault charges he's been under house arrest for over five hundred days during which time he's been making an interview program for r.t. . well next sanchez back here on r.t. with his controversial program and this time the wiki leaks interviews a man who wants to change pakistan from within and bring about a peaceful end to the long running afghan war i'll be back with more news and often are. you know who's she good leverage or a meteor in the kirby was able to build the world's most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and we're going this is why you should care what you're only on dot com. i am truly in a song that's just saying. it is true when he wakes expose the world secrets these jackets b

a decision on the whistleblower was that request for political asylum the wiki leaks editor spent a second night in the london embassy of the latin american state where he came hoping to avoid extradition to sweden that's british police say they are ready to arrest him as soon as he steps out of the front door of the embassy building the story of. held under house arrest and oppressed by the government in an effort to silence a pro-democracy message to the public but we're not talking about famous political dissident song suchi she's now free and being warmly welcomed by the british government we're talking about the western exponents of freedom of speech the charges of of imported games julian assange yet he still spent more than five hundred days under house arrest fighting extradition to sweden and possibly the u.s. now he's desperately hoping ecuador in the safe haven he seeks the latest dramatic twist in the case of julian assange she is once again called the eyes of the world's media behind the ecuadorian embassy those julian assange takes refuge but away from the height and his supporters say that this

you on the program just in a few minutes from now wiki leaks united most famous of lower julian assange joe awaits a decision on his asylum claim in london's i could dorian embassy or the diplomatic mission is snowed under by emails and letters supporting the wiki leaks. now with growth in europe having been stomped out by austerity the union leaders are gathering today in an attempt to condole a new spark but just how is proving rather divisive the weaker nations one euro bonds effectively a piggy back ride on germany's cheap interest rates are. silly as she has the latest from the side. to be frank there's not a lot of optimists here in brussels the leaders are coming here today to meet at a very crucial time there are already five euro zone nations that have needed a bailout cyprus being the latest and there is no disagreement really that they need growth in the euro zone area where the way to go forward is the big issue here there are two points of view one is germany's and the others share the other point of view germany does not want to share debt of neutralize debt in the form of your bonds until all the others agree to surrender th

here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture wiki leaks founder julian assange is now spending his third night in the ecuadorian embassy in london waiting to see if they'll get political asylum from that south american nation so what's happening right now with what happens if he isn't granted asylum in ecuador also as part of their ongoing fast and furious conspiracy theory republicans and i was oversight committee voted yesterday to hold attorney general holder in contempt when will democrats wake up and fight back against republicans in all their political stunts and the department of justice is trying to stop the sexual assault and rape epidemic in our nation's prisons but conservatives aren't having it what the republicans would like about the rip the epidemic of rape and the epidemic of hiv and other diseases it's causing in our prisons. you need to know this week at least founder julian assange is now spending his third night dorian embassy in london out of the reach of british police who are trying to extradite him to sweden in sweden a son has been accused of sexual assault though he has not been formally charged with th

ecuador and songes currently in the latin american republics embassy in london ecuador is currently deciding whether to grant the wiki leaks chief's request it says it has informed the british government about the matter under the supreme court granted his extradition to sweden at the end of may where he is wanted on sexual assault charges sanchez always denied the charges we can explain these hundreds of secret u.s. military cables exposing alleged war crimes in iraq and afghanistan the raaf is if he is extradited to sweden he may then be shipped off to the u.s. well we'll get more details as i promised earlier on the story live from the correspondent as soon as we can. crowds have gathered in cairo's tahrir square backed by the muslim brotherhood who've been calling on supporters to protest against the recent power grab by the ruling military council there's most who claim that kind of that mohamed morsi won the presidential runoff so the generals are not going to step aside as expected let's get the latest now from ortiz poorness news she is in current form of the activists a big point for a million people to come out i

since taking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london where he is awaiting a decision on his request for political asylum and his interview the wiki leaks editor said that even if the plea is unsuccessful the dramatic move has drawn the world's attention to what he calls a conspiracy against him orchestrated by the us. has more from london fully escape avoid things that you're going to hear in the media at the moment relating to stalin just decision what he said day is that this is not about avoiding the sexual assault allegations against him in sweden far from that is that he felt really this is never about sweden it was the fear of what would happen to him once he was in sweden and the involvement of the u.s. . announcement was made by discreet that i would be detained without charge. immediately on extradition issues upon free for you to come to the u.k. for the past eighteen months despite the absolutely normal procedure and the refusal to explain or in any manner whatsoever to preschool. retracts united kingdom while the united states. if you can meet the sense really that always leads to the u.s. eventing that does a grand jury de

for political asylum just a few steps away london authorities are waiting to arrest him in extradite him to sweden it's a tense standoff where the week wiki leaks founder we'll bring you the latest. plus ticking toward increased interest rates american students might be coughing up more money on their student loans in the near future if congress doesn't act fast but could the answer to student debt problems be found outside the u.s. border well explore. there may be as many as thirty thousand drones flying in u.s. twenty twenty which is a huge number basically you know one every town searching for a booming business to invest in just look up drone programs are flying high and so are the profits of the companies making them will take it to california the land of surveillance screens as well as the silver screen. it's thursday june twenty first four pm here in washington d.c. washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching r t well he is the world's most famous whistleblower and he's seeking asylum now at an ecuadorian embassy it's another twist in the case of wiki leaks founder julian assange that has captured international attention and a last

week's top stories wiki leaks founder julian assange has a nervous wait for the ecuadorian government's decision whether to grant him political asylum soundtrack refuge at its london embassy since tuesday to avoid extradition to sweden then transferred. the death penalty. egypt's ruling military roster cram down of the sentiment. of tens of thousands in current protest against the generals. results of last weekend's presidential polls are expected something. of an. already claiming victory. in syria down a turkish military jet on friday by chance two countries trying to defuse the incident search for missing. would retaliate but didn't specify with action might be taken. up next candid perspective on the syrian uprising from a senior aide to the country's president with a political and media advisor to the syrian leader gives us a view from inside assad's regime. thank you. for saying that siobhan political and media advisor to syria's president it's great to have you with us here today with that about i'm happy to be here so it's now official u.n. had of peacekeeping force has confirmed that syria is in a state of a civil war what do you say to that statement wel

coming to you live from moscow this is artsy wiki leaks founder julian assange is ignoring a request from police in london to report for extradition procedures to have him sent to sweden the deadline has passed and the whistleblower remains in ecuador's embassy waiting for the latin american country to decide on his plea for political asylum reporting from london as artie's. this is what's called a surrender notice basically it's a letter that's delivered to the person in question saying that they have to attend the police station when and where they say essentially to hand yourself in we've received a statement from the police which said that this surrender notice was a normal next step in the extradition process if as he has now fails to surrender then he will be liable for arrest but the key thing here is that he was already of course liable for arrest he was in breach of his bail conditions which stated that he was supposed to spend every night at his registered address but in fact he spent the last nine days at the ecuadorian embassy so two points really in a way why would he surrender he can hardly

sandra waits a decision on his asylum claim in london's ecuadorian embassy the diplomatic mission is snowed under by e-mails letters supporting the wiki leaks. so that's still to come but first with growth in europe having been stomped on by a sturdy the unions leaders are intense discussion right now tempted to conclude you spoke but just go is proving divisive that we can nations one euro bones' effectively a piggy back ride on germany's cheap interest rates when. the latest from the summit to be frank there's not a lot of optimists here in brussels a leader is a commie here today to meet at a very crucial time there are already five euro zone nations that have needed a bailout cyprus being the latest and there is no disagreement really that they need growth in the eurozone area however the way to go forward is the big issue here they're essentially two points of view one is germany's and the others share the other point of view germany does not want to share debt of neutralize debt in the form of your bonds until all the others agree to surrender their budgetary controls to the greater oversight from brussels in order to instill more dis

wiki leaks founder julian assange has a nervous wait for the ecuadorian government's decision whether to grant him political asylum after he sought refuge at its london embassy. egypt's ruling military avows to clamp down on the scent with an iron fist tens of thousands in cairo protest against the general's delayed presidential poll results expected this sunday. syria in turkey trying to diffuse tensions after a turkish jet was shot down on friday both countries searching for the missing pilots. you're watching our weekly news would be welcome to the program. ecuador's president is considering whistleblower june a sounders claim for political asylum was not said when a decision will be made but we can expound it has been at the country's embassy in london since tuesday attempting to avoid extradition to sweden there were alleged sex crimes that could always ambassador to the u.k. has been recalled the capital key to to brief the government. is protected inside the embassy though it is police say they're arrested for breaching conditions once he steps outside the world's most famous whistleblower sought asylum from the ecuadorians because they're sym

he is facing arrest british police say the wiki leaks editor has violated his bail by seeking sanctuary at the ecuadorian embassy in london now the world's most famous whistleblower has asked for political asylum in the latin american country to avoid extradition to sweden. at the embassy while our reporter laura smith is right now. in london i talk to both of them just a little bit about. well the hind closed doors and julian assange is taking refuge at the moment you can see some of his supporters have gathered outside here this morning now still a clear indication of exactly what the decision is going to be of course a huge amount of speculation at the moment now a little earlier on investigative journalist government body and from city university had come out of the building and he had spoken to some of the reporters here and said that the atmosphere inside was warm and that there would be a statement later on today so we left speculating at the moment of course the embassy here the evaluating his request it wasn't going to be long before julian assange was going to have to present himself to the british authorities a

that wiki leaks founder julian assange has issued a statement from the ecuadorian embassy in london he's staying there while he waits for a decision on his asylum plea to the latin american country earlier he refused to report to a police station for extradition procedures at his door smith sums up the statement for us. this was a wholly anticipated statement in fact we wondered whether julian assange would make it himself but of course he cannot leave the ecuadorian embassy for fear of being arrested by the british police instead the statement was read by a spokesperson from the jude innocence defense and there was nothing reza least three in it was just really an interesting roundup of the issues that are involved in this case she confirmed he had received a letter from the metropolitan police what we call a surrender notice ordering him to hand himself over to the police eleven thirty this morning he of course ignored that and he said in the statement that he was advised to decline it but not out of any kind of disrespect to the british legal system but because he genuinely believes t

stunning i want to talk to you about some recent news with wiki leaks itself the founder julian assange i know he has been you know in london he acts as a show here on r t he went to the ecuadorian embassy recently i he's asking for asylum and recently some really prominent americans have written a letter to ecuador us president president asking him to in fact grant asylum to us i know you signed the letter also filmmakers oliver stone michael moore noam chomsky's name is on there daniel ellsberg glenn greenwald's i want to put a little bit of that letter up on the screen for people to see you know they're concerned i know you're concerned to have and it says we believe mr assad has good reason to fear extradition to sweden as there is a strong likelihood that once in sweden he would be imprisoned and then likely extradited to the united states as the u.s. legal expert a commentator glenn greenwald recently noted were assigned to be charged in sweden he would be imprisoned under very oppressive conditions where he would be held incommunicado rather than released on bail just briefly kevin because we're almost out of time wh

time since seeking refuge in ecuador's embassy in london where he still awaits a decision on his request for political asylum and his interview the wiki leaks editor said that even if the plea is unsuccessful the dramatic move has drawn the world's attention to what he describes as a conspiracy against him orchestrated by the us or he's sorry for of has more from london. escape avoid things that you're going to hear in the media at the moment relating to just decision what he said day is that this is not about avoiding the station that's the allegations against him in fleet and fall from that is that really this is never about sweden it was the fate of what happened to him once he was in sweden and the involvement of the u.s. . fears that. and the announcement was made by discreetly that i would be detained without charge if i meet with your next edition if you the country's prosecutor to come to u.k. for the part where you can run this point for absolutely no new procedure and refuse to offer to explain it in any manner whatsoever to the court. retract. while the united states and i have prepared it critically so sensory that always leads

drone watching you well the waiting game continues for wiki leaks founder julian assange he's been held up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london for six days waiting to find out whether or not he'll be granted asylum artie's sarah firth is on the ground in london with an update. julian a scientist just spent his six nights in the ecuadorian embassy here in london waiting for the all important decision his bid for silence in the country now he's a man he's described as being let down by his own country australia and having exhausted most of his legal options in the u.k. and not going battle against extradition to sweden where he faces questioning if a sexual assault allegations and of course the fifth has always been that if extradited to sweden it would be very easy to extradite him across to the u.s. a country that still carries the death penalty for some of the crimes that they've accused him of chilean asuncion his supporters have always maintained that the case against him is politically motivated and i campaigned to silence not just asuncion self but also wiki leaks the revolutionary whistle blowing web site that has huge