Ecuadorian authorities announced Saturday that they had seized 3.2 tons of cocaine, two tons of which were hidden in containers of bananas destined for Europe. “Investigations led to the seizure of more than two tons of cocaine in a container from Guayaquil destined for Europe,” the police statement said. Containers containing a total of one […]
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Ecuador: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook the country, causing damage but no casualties
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador on Thursday, the Geophysics Institute announced, with no casualties reported, although there was some material damage in the port of Guayaquil, near the epicenter. The quake was “felt on a national scale,” the agency said. It was recorded at 17:30 (local time; today at 01:30 Greek time) and its epicenter […]
Ecuador: Government-indigenous agreement, end of mass mobilizations
After weeks of road blockades, occupation of oil facilities, demonstrations and violent incidents that left six dead, the government and indigenous leaders who led the mass protests reached an agreement on Thursday to end the paralyzing precision wave protest in Ecuador. The deal, which was brokered by the Roman Catholic Church, provides for a 15-cent […]
Protests in Ecuador: The president announced a small reduction in fuel prices
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced on Sunday night (local time; this morning Greek time) a reduction in fuel prices, but significantly less than the one demanded by the thousands of natives who have been protesting in the streets for two weeks. have paralyzed much of economic activity in the Latin American state. “I […]
Ecuador: Demonstrations and episodes on the 11th day of the mobilizations
LAST UPDATE: 10:11 Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Thursday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. life to six people now The incidents, which spread to other parts of the capital, killed three people, according to the Alliance of Human Rights Organizations, which reported three deaths from Monday to Wednesday. Yesterday, a 39-year-old […]
Protests in Ecuador: Indigenous fell dead – oil production has fallen by 21%
A protester, a member of the indigenous tribe of the Amazon, was killed Tuesday in a “clash” with law enforcement forces on the ninth day of mass protests against the Ecuadorian government’s policies, the group’s leading human rights group told AFP. The victim “was hit in the face, apparently by tear gas”, explained the lawyer […]
Protests in Ecuador: Hundreds of indigenous people arrived in the capital
Continuing to defy the state of emergency declared by Conservative President Guillermo Lasso, hundreds of indigenous people entered Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on Sunday, almost a week after mass protests against economic and political government began. The natives entered the city by truck, car, or on foot, despite the state of emergency declared by […]
Demonstrations continue in Ecuador despite the state of emergency
Despite the declaration of a state of emergency in three provinces after the violent incidents during demonstrations, the indigenous community continued on Saturday to protest against the increase in prices of basic goods, especially fuel. In defiance of the government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso, the powerful Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador (CONAIE), the […]
Ecuador: President declares state of emergency in three provinces due to ‘violent incidents’
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso announced on Friday that he had declared a state of emergency in three provinces, including the capital Quito, citing violent incidents during the days of mass protests by indigenous peoples. at fuel prices. “I have pledged to defend our capital and our country. This obliges me to declare a state of […]
Ecuador: Police have arrested the leader of the largest indigenous organization
Ecuadorian police announced today that they have arrested the leader of the country’s largest indigenous organization, Leonidas Isa, who led roadblocks on several highways and was involved in other alleged acts of violence in protest of the government’s economic policies. Indigenous peoples began protesting on Monday in what they said would be an ongoing protest, […]