Ecuador shaken by anti-government protests, mass strikes over inflation
Extreme social inequality exacerbated by spiraling inflation, especially food and gas prices, triggered a social explosion in Ecuador.
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Extreme social inequality exacerbated by spiraling inflation, especially food and gas prices, triggered a social explosion in Ecuador.
By Fernando Gimeno Quito, Jun 26 (EFE).- The exhaustion of two intense and tough weeks of protests shows on their faces, but the spirit of thousands of indigenous people who on Sunday said they are “standing up and fighting” against the Ecuadorian government remains more than strong, spurred by the deaths of demonstrators in recent …
Ninth day of mobilizations everywhere in Ecuadorian territory. The one which registers a massive resistance and against state repression. Next to one of
Quito, Jun 23 (EFE).- The center of this capital was the scene again Thursday of confrontations between Ecuadorian police and protesters unhappy about the soaring cost of living and the economic policies of rightist President Guillermo Lasso. The hot spot on the 11th straight day of demonstrations was Quito’s El Arbolito park. In October 2019, …
Indigenous Ecuadorans have poured into the capital Quito from across the country in recent days to join protests against high fuel prices and the cost of living.