New wave of violence in Ecuador’s prisons leaves 19 inmates dead in four days
According to official data, 442 prisoners have been killed in different massacres in prisons since January 2021
No end in sight for Ecuador’s prison crisis
A riot took place in Ecuador’s Bellavista prison following the latest massacre of 44 inmates on Monday May 9. Human rights organizations have called on the government to address structural problems facing the penitentiary system
Ecuador’s neoliberal government announces state emergency to impose austerity
The declaration of a state of emergency by Guillermo Lasso is more likely about quelling opposition than guaranteeing security for Ecuadorians
State of exception declared following massacre inside prison
Ecuadorian authorities stated that 116 were killed in the massacre in the Litoral penitentiary, making it the worst in the country’s history
Ecuador declares state of emergency in prisons after over a hundred killed in riots
At least 116 inmates were killed in the latest prison riot in Ecuador on September 28 and around 80 were gravely injured. The violent confrontation was the bloodiest massacre in the prison system of the country
Rafael Correa will run for vice-presidency of Ecuador in 2021 general elections
Former president Rafael Correa announced that he will run alongside economist Andrés Arauz in the upcoming general elections in Ecuador, but considerable obstacles to their participation in the upcoming elections remain
Vice-president of Ecuador Otto Sonnenholzner resigns
Sonnenholzner was the third vice president of Lenín Moreno during his four years in office
Not only to stay alive, but to stay human: An interview with Pavel Égüez
Designer Tings Chak spoke at length with Ecuadorian artist Pavel Égüez about revolutionary art, the crisis of capitalism and his series ‘Cuarentena’ which seeks to address the human suffering provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic
Ecuadorians resist government’s attempt to push through neoliberal reforms
Trade unions and movements allege that Moreno is taking advantage of the crisis generated by COVID-19 pandemic to advance with the regressive economic reforms ordered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
University students and professors in Ecuador protest against budget cuts
The neoliberal government of President Lenín Moreno announced a budget cut of around 100 million USD in the public higher education sector in response to the economic crisis aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country
Rafael Correa terms prison sentence an act of political persecution
Rafael Correa was sentenced to eight years in prison on bribery and corruption charges. The former president condemned the verdict and called it a measure to prevent him from running in the 2021 presidential elections
Under COVID-19 stress, healthcare crumbles in neoliberal Ecuador
In the city of Guayaquil in Guayas, dead bodies, most likely victims of the pandemic, are piling up on streets as funeral services fail to collect them on time, forcing families to abandon them.
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