The United States announces the start of military operations in Ecuador
The Noboa administration claims that these are joint military operations against “drug trafficking and illegal mining.”
Ecuadorian-Iranian Cultural Center attacked in Quito
The attackers, shouting xenophobic insults, beat the occupants of the center, who were praying during Ramadan, with sticks, stones, and tear gas.
Progressive mayor of Guayaquil arrested, opposition denounces “political persecution”
Aquiles Álvarez, mayor of Ecuador’s largest city, was arrested by the police. The prosecutor’s office requested preventive detention. Álvarez’s supporters denounce political persecution amid a scandal in the judiciary.
Noboa promises a new security plan after the most violent year in Ecuador’s history
Two years after declaring an internal armed conflict, the results of Noboa’s government have not been as expected. Faced with this reality, the executive branch promises a new plan to alleviate violence in the country.
Neoliberalism or not? Ecuador heads to the polls on November 16
Ecuadorians will vote on whether to convene a constituent assembly, accept foreign military bases, stop funding political parties, and reduce the number of legislators. The process has been promoted by President Noboa and seeks to bring the country closer to a neoliberal model.
Times of chaos and war
A reflection on the global disorder amid wars, protests, and geopolitical tensions that mark the era.
One dead and nearly 100 arrested amid heavy repression of protests in Ecuador
The government has responded with a heavy hand to protests against the elimination of diesel subsidies.
National strike in Ecuador met with heavy repression
The elimination of the diesel subsidy has sparked multiple protests across the country. President Noboa defends the decision and aims to change the country’s entire legal framework.
Ecuador sees marches for and against Noboa’s government
While the president demanded that the Constitutional Court approve the laws promoted by his political party during a rally in Guayaquil, hundreds of protesters marched against Noboa’s policies in several cities across the country.
Noboa dismisses 5,000 public employees
The decision took thousands of dismissed employees by surprise, as they could not find a valid reason for their abrupt dismissal.
Pinochet’s relatives ordered to return over USD 16 million
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs.
Marlon Vargas is the new president of Ecuador’s Indigenous movement CONAIE
After a close vote, Vargas defeated Leonidas Iza, former presidential candidate and current president of CONAIE, the country’s most powerful grassroots organization.






