A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuador after President Rafael Correa accused the opposition and security forces of a coup attempt. Incensed officers shoved President Rafael Correa around and pelted him with tear […]
The Government quantified the losses due to protests in Carchi -which keep the border area with Colombia blocked- by two million dollars a day. During a meeting with the Association of Municipalities of Ecuador (AME) […]
Authorities and social organizations carried out a massive night march on the third day of protests in Carchi. During the mobilization, there were clashes with the Police, who did not hesitate to use tear gas. […]
On the second day of demonstrations by Carchi residents, who demand attention from the Government, Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner described this measure as “disproportionate, unnecessary, abusive.” He explained that they will not yield to blackmail […]
On Tuesday morning, the province of Carchi began a stoppage as a measure of protest due to the lack of Government attention. Inhabitants and merchants claim that authorities have disregarded them and they need their […]
President Lenin Moreno participated in the Climate Action Summit convened by the United Nations Secretary-General in New York, United States. The Ecuadorian president made a call on developed countries to commit and share responsibilities. In […]
Former president of the National Council of Parish Governments of Ecuador, Bolivar Armijos announced that he met with former president Rafael Correa to seal a possible candidacy for the 2021 sectional elections. This meeting would […]
Reacting to the legislative vote on Wednesday where the Ecuadorean government finalized its withdraw from the Constitutional Treaty of Unasur, leaving the bloc, former foreign minister of the nation, Guillaume Long said the move favor […]
Demonstrators who had been in favor of decriminalizing abortion in all cases of rape gathered outside the National Assembly Tuesday after the vote, some trying to tear down metal fences around the building. The Ecuadorian […]
The National Assembly voted “YES” to the legalization of the medicinal use of cannabis during sessions to reform Organic Comprehensive Criminal Code (COIP). During the Tuesday plenary, the production, commercialization, use, and consumption of cannabis […]
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