Ecuador Decides to Grant Assange Asylum

SHOTLIST: LONDON, AUGUST 16, 2012 (SOURCE: AFPTV) - VAR pro-Assange protesters gathered outside embassy SOUNDBITE 1 Vox pop (man) Protester (English, 11 secs): "We call on the British government immediately to lift all their prosecutions, to stop these proceedings for extradition and to let Julian Assange walk free." - VAR of protest SOUNDBITE 2 Vox pop (man) Protester (English, 13 secs): "We want to say we disagree with British government policy. We disown what the British government is doing and we appeal to all decent minded people in Britain to show support for democracy and truth." - VAR of protest and journalists \\\ -------------------------------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Ecuador decides to grant Assange asylum QUITO, Aug 16, 2012 (AFP) - Ecuador decided Thursday to grant political asylum to Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who sought refuge in the country's embassy in Britain to avert extradition to Sweden. "The Ecuador government, loyal to its tradition to protect those who seek refuge with us at our diplomatic missions, has decided to grant diplomatic asylum to Mr Assange," Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said at a news conference. Patino said his government reached its decision after Britain, Sweden...