Tag: Ecuador

Ecuador Military Execution of Minors: Human Rights Groups Demand Justice and State Accountability
Lawyers representing the families of four Afro-Ecuadorian children executed by military personnel in Guayaquil vow to take the case to international courts as Ecuador’s government faces mounting criticism over militarization, racism, and impunity. Related: Armed Attack Leaves Five People Killed In Ecuadorian Province Bordering Peru On December 8, 2024, four Afro-Ecuadorian children-Steven Medina (11 years […]
April 29, 2025

The Quechua People – A Living Culture of the Andes
The Quechuas are one of the largest Indigenous groups in South America, living in the Andes Mountains and Amazonian regions of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. Their shared language is Quechua, also known as Runasimi, meaning “language of the people.” The earliest Quechua groups settled in northern Chile around 8000 BC. They were […]
April 29, 2025

New 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Esmeraldas: Authorities Report 32 Injured and Damage to Key Refinery
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Esmeraldas this Saturday, following Friday’s 6.1 magnitude quake that left 32 injured, 179 homes damaged, and impacted educational and oil infrastructure, according to official reports. Related: Ecuador Earthquake Leaves 20 Injured, Exposes Structural Inequality and Resilience Challenges The coastal province of Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador registered a 3.4 magnitude earthquake […]
April 26, 2025

Ecuador Earthquake Leaves 20 Injured, Exposes Structural Inequality and Resilience Challenges
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, injuring 20 and damaging 60 homes, while highlighting the vulnerabilities of marginalized communities and the urgent need for equitable disaster response. Related: International Observer Denounces Irregularities in Ecuador’s Presidential Run Off In the early hours of April 25, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled the province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, […]
April 25, 2025

Electoral Fraud in Ecuador is Linked to Drug Trafficking: Cabello
The presidential runoff’s results are “one of the most colossal scams in world political history,’ the PSUV leader said. On Wednesday, Diosdado Cabello, secretary of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), described the official results of the presidential runoff election in Ecuador as “one of the most colossal scams in world political history.” RELATED: […]
April 24, 2025

Luisa Gonzalez Challenges 1,729 Minutes of the Ecuadorian Presidential Elections
These tally sheets must be reviewed before the proclamation of the results that granted re-election to Daniel Noboa. On Tuesday, Luisa Gonzalez, the former presidential candidate from the Citizen Revolution movement, challenged the validity of 1,729 vote tally sheets before the National Electoral Council (CNE). RELATED: International Observer Denounces Irregularities in Ecuador’s Presidential Run Off […]
April 23, 2025

Magnicide Complaint Is a New Show To Disperse Attention: Ecuador’s Professor Dax Toscano
In the face of the electoral fraud in Ecuador, the so called elected president Daniel Noboa, issued on Saturday a statement entitled “The revenge of bad losers”, in which it warned about an alleged plan of “magnicide” against attributed to “Mexican hitmen” and “defeated political sectors.” RELATED: Post-Election Poll Confirms Gonzalez’s Victory in Ecuadorian Runoff […]
April 19, 2025

Nicaragua Express Support to Ecuador’s Candidate Luisa González After Allegde Electoral Fraud
The Sandinista administration labels Noboa’s government as “illegitimate,” supports correísta candidate Luisa González, and denounces “vote hijacking” by “servile fascism.” Related: Fraud in Ecuador: The Nicaraguan government stands in solidarity with the Ecuadorian people Sandinista Declarations and Support for Luisa González Mark Post-Electoral Controversy. The Nicaraguan government, led by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, issued […]
April 18, 2025

New Oil Spill Affects Ecuadorian Ecosystems
Authorities confirmed the event after citizens posted videos showing how the crude oil was spreading across a road. On Thursday, the state-owned company Petroecuador confirmed that a pipeline rupture caused a new oil spill on a highway in the Amazonian province of Orellana. RELATED: Environmental Disaster Due to Oil Spill Worsens in Ecuador The spill […]
April 18, 2025

Post-Election Poll Confirms Gonzalez’s Victory in Ecuadorian Runoff
‘We’ll soon present a report with all the detailed irregularities,’ former President Correa he said. On Thursday, the Argentine consulting firm TresPuntoZero presented the results of a survey focused on Ecuadorians’ perceptions of the prevailing “sociopolitical climate” following the presidential elections held on April 13. RELATED: Praise for Luisa Gonzalez According to the official results […]