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Ecuador’s Moreno govt persecutes opponents as coronavirus catastrophe exposes its neoliberal war on public sector

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020By Editor

Sentencing former President Rafael Correa and Jorge Glas to eight years in jail and barring them from public office for an additional 25 years is a desperate move by a repressive administration trapped in a socio-economic crisis of its own making. … Read More >Ecuador’s Moreno govt persecutes opponents as coronavirus catastrophe exposes its neoliberal war on public sector

‘We have to wait for a patient to die so others can use his bed & ventilator’ – doctor in hardest-hit Ecuador city to RT

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Shortages of beds, drugs, ventilators, and protective gear have seen medical staff in Guayaquil, Ecuador fighting a losing battle against Covid-19, a local doctor told RT, calling on the international community to intervene. … Read More >‘We have to wait for a patient to die so others can use his bed & ventilator’ – doctor in hardest-hit Ecuador city to RT

‘Everything is bulls**t’: Ecuador pins 8-year corruption sentence on Correa as dead bodies line the streets amid Covid-19 outbreak

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has been convicted in absentia of bribery and sentenced to eight years in prison while the country languishes in a coronavirus disaster that his successor’s austerity policies exacerbated. … Read More >‘Everything is bulls**t’: Ecuador pins 8-year corruption sentence on Correa as dead bodies line the streets amid Covid-19 outbreak

Bodies of Covid-19 victims pile up in streets of Ecuador as residents beg authorities for help

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020By Editor

As the coronavirus pandemic rips through Ecuador, some cities are struggling to cope with a deluge of fatalities, pushing residents to make harrowing pleas for help as the bodies of loved ones accumulate in the streets. … Read More >Bodies of Covid-19 victims pile up in streets of Ecuador as residents beg authorities for help

‘Throat of fire’ volcano signalling imminent, devastating COLLAPSE

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

Scientists are warning that the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador is showing early signs of impending catastrophic collapse, after satellite data showed substantial internal damage from ongoing magma activity. … Read More >‘Throat of fire’ volcano signalling imminent, devastating COLLAPSE

Latin America says ‘No to neoliberalism’: Ecuador’s ex-foreign minister talks uprisings and Assange

Posted on December 15, 2019December 15, 2019By Editor

The Grayzone premieres its new show Red Lines with Anya Parampil with an interview with the former foreign minister of Ecuador, Guillaume Long. … Read More >Latin America says ‘No to neoliberalism’: Ecuador’s ex-foreign minister talks uprisings and Assange

Ecuador cuts off RT Spanish broadcast without explanation following minister’s complaint about protest coverage

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019By Editor

Ecuador’s public television provider, the National Telecommunications Corporation, has cut off its broadcast of RT Spanish. The move comes weeks after Ecuador’s interior minister complained about RT covering local protests. … Read More >Ecuador cuts off RT Spanish broadcast without explanation following minister’s complaint about protest coverage

Ex-Ecuador leader Correa says Bolivia’s Morales was forced out in ‘coup’ and OAS is ‘an instrument of US domination’

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019By Editor

Former leader of Ecuador Rafael Correa said the resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales was the result of a coup d’etat and that events could have ended in worse violence, if the socialist leader had not resigned. … Read More >Ex-Ecuador leader Correa says Bolivia’s Morales was forced out in ‘coup’ and OAS is ‘an instrument of US domination’

Protests in Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia Have Different Causes But One & Same Root – Brazilian Scholar

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019By Editor

While the protests breaking out in Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia have different causes all of them are to some extent caused by Washington’s longstanding strategy aimed at holding the reins of its “backyard”, explains Brazilian professor Gustavo Guerreiro. … Read More >Protests in Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia Have Different Causes But One & Same Root – Brazilian Scholar

Death Toll from Ecuador Protests Rises, Almost 1,200 Detained

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019By Editor

The number of people who died as a result of anti-government protests in Ecuador has gone up to eight with almost 1,200 having been detained, the ombudsman’s office has announced. … Read More >Death Toll from Ecuador Protests Rises, Almost 1,200 Detained