Activists slam state “necropolitics” as Ecuador prison riot kills 68 and other stories
Today we look at the wave of prison massacres in Ecuador, a report on the cover-up of a major 2019 U.S. airstrike on Syria, and more
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
Ecuadorians take the streets against president Lasso’s government
Thousands of Ecuadorians have taken to the streets across the country in rejection of a recent increase in fuel prices, which far exceeds the current prices in the world market. The protests are the largest anti-government protests in the five months of Lasso’s administration
South Korean workers strike for secure employment and public services and other stories
Today we look at the strike for secure work and public services in South Korea, the TPLF’s advances in Ethiopia and airstrikes by the government, and more
Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso in eye of Pandora Papers storm
Information accessed by a member of parliament indicates that Guillermo Lasso’s wife may have served as a front to him help bypass rules on stashing money in tax havens
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
Canadian court upholds compensation order for Indigenous children and other stories
Today we look at a court ruling in Canada to provide compensation for Indigenous children affected by the foster system, the dropping of all charges against 3 leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa, and more
Ecuadorians mobilize against Lasso’s anti-people policies
The primary demands of the trade unions and social organizations include the immediate discontinuation of the neoliberal measure in force since last year, which increases the price of petrol and diesel on a monthly basis, and the cessation of privatization of strategic resources and sectors
Ecuadorian teachers end hunger strike after court ratified progressive education law
The National Union of Educators, announced the end of the hunger strike after the Constitutional Court ratified the constitutionality and validity of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education
Ecuadorians mobilize against Lasso’s economic policies
Trade unions and social organizations demand annulment of presidential decrees that increase the price of petrol and diesel on a monthly basis, among other claims
Ecuadorian teachers’ hunger strike enters fourth week
In the past three weeks, the hunger strike that began in four cities of the country has expanded to eleven provinces of the country. It has also received the support of various students’ unions, social organizations and parents
- Moroccans protest normalization of ties with Israel
- Rights organizations call for renewed probe into possible war crimes in Yemen
- Saudi Arabia extensively lobbied to derail war crimes probe in Yemen, says report
- Pakistani parliament member and Pashtun leader Ali Wazir gets bail but to remain behind bars
- Latin America and the Caribbean is the region where hunger has grown the most in the world, says the UN
