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Ecuador’s Rafael Correa sentenced to 8 years in prison on bribery and corruption charges
Following the verdict, Correa has been barred from electoral politics for 25 years. The former president condemned the decision and termed it a bid to prevent him and his allies from contesting the presidential elections next year
Ecuadorian Court issues preventative detention order for Rafael Correa
Correa’s defense lawyer rejected court’s decision and said that he would appeal the order on Monday, August 12
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
