Ecuador’s Noboa on the back foot amid protests and diplomatic flops
While thousands of demonstrators came out to oppose Noboa’s government, the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State hosted by Ecuador did not achieve the desired prestige.
Ecuador in the dark: Daniel Noboa increases power cuts to 14 hours a day
The contradictions in the government’s discourse on the electricity crisis reveal the absence (and possibly the will) of a plan to improve Ecuador’s electricity system. A very serious deepening of the economic crisis is foreseen.
Can Ecuador’s left and progressive forces build the necessary unity to confront Noboa’s neoliberal project?
Last week, diverse parties and organizations from the left and center met in Quito to discuss how to build unity in the upcoming 2025 elections
Ecuadorians call for an end to Noboa’s austerity measures
Trade unions and social organizations will take to the streets nationwide to demand that the government reinstate the fuel subsidy.
“For the Lasso government, the economic interests of private mining companies are above the decisions of the Constitutional Court”
Ecuadorian Lawyer Patricia Carrión spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the suspension of a controversial mining decree that activists allege promoted the interests of mining companies
Ecuadorian trade unions and social movements condemn dismissal of workers from government ministry
Over 35 workers, including Juan Fernando Rodríguez Escobar, President of the Ecuadorian Solidarity Workers Confederation, have been dismissed from the Ministry of Government. The illegal dismissals are believed to be linked to the ongoing collective bargaining process for better wages and working conditions
Ecuadorian opposition rejects dissolution of parliament
The majority of Ecuador’s political parties have rejected the dissolution of the National Assembly, arguing that the grounds established in the constitution to dissolve it, do not exist at the moment
Lasso government responsible for the murder of Indigenous activist, alleges CONAIE
The organization denounced that Mendúa was murdered because of his opposition to oil companies in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ecuadorian social movements, left parties reject President Lasso’s “national agreement”
Following Lasso’s call for a “national agreement,” social organizations and progressive political parties rejected dialogue, criticizing Lasso’s neoliberal policies
Daily Round-up | Palestinians stage protests observe strike against Israeli repression & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of a strike in Palestine, the OAS agreeing to send a delegation to Ecuador, a decision by a Canadian court on an Indigenous survivor of abuse, and talks in Ecuador
Daily Round-up | Cuba reports 154 billion dollars loss due to US embargo & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of the impact of the US blockade on Cuba, the hunger strike of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a report on rich countries overstating their contributions to climate change mitigation, and talks in Ecuador
Indigenous organizations and government conclude negotiations in Ecuador
The leaders of the CONAIE, FENOCIN and FEINE celebrated the advances made in the dialogue process, but also expressed their discontent, pointing out that agreements on various crucial demands are still pending
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