“We are not here to negotiate behind the people’s backs.” The president of the National Indigenous of Ecuador (CONAIE), Jaime Vargas, said as a community they reject the brutalities by the security forces in the […]
Indigenous organizations say that their mobilization will seize Ecuador’s capital. Ecuador’s indigenous and union organizations kept protests going on Saturday and promised not to let-up in their push to overturn President Lenin Moreno’s austerity measures. […]
Indigenous and workers organizations will continue with a massive strike Oct. 9. Freight, bus and taxi union leaders of Ecuador announced Friday that they were ending their part in a now two-day national strike. However, […]
Correa stressed that a similar measure has not been taken by a government in Ecuador since 2005, during the administration of Lucio Gutierrez. Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa referred to the complicated situation that the […]
350 citizens have been arrested for participating in demonstrations. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday ratified that he will not back down on the elimination of fuel subsidies, the flexibilization of labor rules and other […]
“We echo what the people want—early elections,” Rivadeneira said. Assemblymember and leader of the left-leaning Citizens’ Revolution, Gabriela Rivadeneira, announced her party wants early elections in order to “move past the political crisis” that the […]
Media outlet Pichincha Universal said that the electricity of its headquarters had been cut intentionally. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno declared a state of exception as massive nationwide protests broke out against the elimination of fuel […]
The government has so far maintained that there would be no change or reverse in the measured announced. Ecuador woke up this Thursday with a total stoppage of activities as a result of a nationwide […]
This comes as Ecuador’s President announced that executive order 883 “liberates the price of diesel and extra gasoline.” Ecuador’s transport drivers took to the streets Thursday to start an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the […]
Social movements, trade unions, and political organizations are getting ready to demonstrate against the economic adjustment. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno announced Tuesday the elimination of gasoline subsidies, labor reforms, tax changes and other economic measures […]
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