Is Noboa’s “War on Gangs” working?
Eight months since Ecuador’s president declared an internal armed conflict and began to heavily militarize the country, what has this strategy been able to achieve?
Daniel Noboa is building an anti-worker economic and political project, says Ecuadorian activist
Natasha Rojas, a leader of the left party Popular Unity, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the protests against the right-wing government of Daniel Noboa.
US troops will return to Ecuador, decades after removal by Correa
Daniel Noboa is carrying to term plans to bring US troops back to Ecuador over a month after he declared an internal armed conflict against drug trafficking groups
Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador. Why the war on the poor will never solve the problem
Ecuadorian researchers Andrés Tapia Arias and Andrés Madrid Tamayo address some of the root causes to the wave of drug trafficking-related violence and why the government’s response is still missing the mark
Ecuador in crisis: five points to understand a country broken by neoliberalism
Some clues to unravel how in a few years Ecuador went from being a peaceful country to becoming a territory governed by organized crime.
Ecuador elects new right-wing president linked to big banana business
In the second round of the anticipated elections in Ecuador, Daniel Noboa defeated progressive candidate Luisa González
Ecuador’s leftist presidential candidate Luisa González denounces attempt on her life, files complaint
González is the winner of the first round of presidential elections in Ecuador. She said that with the complaint, she not only intends to safeguard her life and shed light on the plan aimed at physically eliminating her, but also draw attention to the impunity in the country
Progressive Luisa González and millionaire Daniel Noboa head to run off elections in Ecuador
González of the left-wing Citizens Revolution Movement won the first round with 33.31% of the votes, while Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action Alliance secured 23.66% of the votes
The escalation of violence in Ecuador shines a light on country’s broader crisis
The early elections in the Andean country are taking place in a context of increased violence against political candidates and in society generally
“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
Security and economy are the key issues in Ecuador’s early general elections
All seven presidential candidates advocated strengthening of the security in the country and promised improvements as they stood next to fellow hopeful Fernando Villavicencio’s empty podium, who was assassinated last week
Director of Ecuador’s penitentiary system resigns amid increasing prison crisis
The resignation of Guillermo Rodríguez from the SNAI comes a week after the last prison massacre, which claimed the lives of 31 inmates in the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil city
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