Tag: Ecuador
Trans women led LGBTQ demonstration in Ecuador
One of the main demands from the protesters is that the government should make it easier for LGBTQ people to find work and live in security. “A quarter of a…
At least ten dead in prison riot in Ecuador
At least ten people have died in connection with a prison riot in Ecuador’s capital Quito, the prosecutor’s office in the country says. The violence erupted after the authorities announced…
Ecuador president Guillermo Lasso absent for Qatar opener
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced on Wednesday (November 9th) that he would not attend the opening match of the World Cup in Qatar, where Ecuador will face the Qatari team,…
midterm elections in the United States, inflation at the heart of the Democrats’ campaign
Two weeks before the midterm elections in the United States, the Democrats are reviewing their strategy. The objective: to focus their communication more on inflation and the economy, subjects of…
communication battle in Nicaragua on the fate of political prisoners
On Monday, the families of political prisoners were still denouncing, in a press release spouse, the mistreatment of their relatives in prison in Nicaragua, including food rationing. The following day,…
Bomb attack kills at least five people in Guayaquil
A bomb attack in the city of Guayaquil on Sunday August 14 killed at least five people and injured 17. Several homes and vehicles were destroyed in a town reeling…
Listen to the world at your window
What noises rise from the street to the wide-open windows? In Cairo, Quito, Hanoi, Naples, the voices of street vendors and passers-by stretch out, challenge each other, resound. At the…
At least 13 inmates died in a prison riot at a notorious prison in Ecuador
In the same Bellavista prison, the last confrontation took place in May, when 44 prisoners died in a bloody fight. In the Ecuadorian city of Santo Domingo, at least thirteen…
four Ecuadorian ministers resign after protests
“ The strength of the government has become its Achilles heel “, to analyse the Ecuadorian daily. As prices soar, the Minister of the Economy, Simon Cueva resigned on Tuesday…
mixed reactions following the agreement reached between the natives and the government
After 18 days of demonstrations and blockades throughout Ecuador, the indigenous movement and the government have finally reached an agreement, thanks to the mediation of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference. Among…