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Military deployed and some roads closed during strike in Ecuador

Published on: September 22, 2025
10:11

Quito, Sept 22 (Prensa Latina) With thousands of military personnel deployed across the country and some roads closed, a national strike began in Ecuador in protest of the elimination of the diesel subsidy and other measures taken by Daniel Noboa government.

Ecuadorian prison massacre leaves a dozen dead

Published on: September 22, 2025
10:00

Quito, Sept 22 (Prensa Latina) A new prison massacre in Ecuador, this time at a penitentiary in Machala, in the southern province of El Oro, left at least a dozen inmates and prison officers dead, according to local media reports.

Ecuadorian Court suspends Noboa’s decree on Constituent Assembly

Published on: September 20, 2025
12:26

Quito, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Executive Decree 148 of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa is suspended on Saturday after the Constitutional Court admitted five lawsuits against the provision through which the president sought a popular consultation for a Constituent Assembly.

Ecuador: Government warns of sanctions in response to strike call

Published on: September 19, 2025
08:43

Quito, Sept 19 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian government warned that it will punish those who commit acts of terrorism or blockades, while social organizations are preparing a national strike in protest against the elimination of the diesel subsidy.

Ecuador’s indigenous people ready to resist neoliberal coup

Published on: September 18, 2025
13:33

Quito, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) will decide whether its members will be driving against President Daniel Noboa's decision to end diesel subsidy, thus, ready to resist the new neoliberal coup.

Ecuador: Commotion and alerts in Guayaquil after two explosions

Published on: September 18, 2025
10:59

Quito, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Two car blasts drove to stir and warns in Guayaquil, the most populated city in Ecuador, and considered one of the most unsafe ones due to the activities of organized crime gangs.

Ecuador: Broad rejection for end of diesel subsidy, according to poll

Published on: September 18, 2025
06:46

Quito, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The elimination of the diesel subsidy in Ecuador ordered by President Daniel Noboa significantly hits the majority of citizens, according to a study by the Center for Research and Specialized Studies (Ciess).

Ecuador: At least 10 detainees in protests against diesel price

Published on: September 17, 2025
12:25

Quito, 16 Sep (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Interior Minister, John Reimberg, informed about 10 people who are being detained for their participation in protests against the elimination of diesel subsidies.

Colombian Nationality to former Vice President Glas of Ecuador

Published on: September 16, 2025
13:37

Bogota, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro announced that his nation has granted Colombian nationality to former Vice President Jorge Glas, who has been imprisoned in a maximum-security prison in Guayaquil since April of last year.

Ecuador: Indigenous people demand end of decree on diesel

Published on: September 16, 2025
11:29

Quito, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and its political arm, Pachakutik, demanded that the government repeal the decree that eliminated the diesel subsidy.

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