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Guillaume Long - Foreign Minister, Ecuador

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Zeinab Badawi talks to Guillaume Long, the newly appointed foreign minister of Ecuador. It is four years since Julian Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden over sexual assault claims, which he denies. Mr Assange claims that he could end up being sent to the United States and put on trial for espionage, on the grounds of the publication of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents on his website, WikiLeaks. But how can Ecuador claim to uphold transparency and freedom of expression, when its own government stands accused of systematically violating press freedoms at home? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest:
Guillaume Long

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