infobae.com/AFP reported the President of Ecuador found it “unnecessary” to a referendum by the reform on the clauses that limit the possibility of staying in power. The decision is in the hands of the Constitutional Court. The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, referred today to the project of constitutional reform that could enable the indefinite re-election of the President and said that not necessary a referendum about this issue. Correa, in office since 2007, has not yet confirmed if he will go or not for a fourth mandate in 2017, but it is its political formation, the author of the project for indefinite reelection that was sent to Congress a few weeks ago. Unlike what raised several forces opposition with regard to that is an issue that must go through a consultation before being approved, the President said on Friday that, as is an “simple constitutional amendment” and not a reform of the State, was not required.
President Correa Staed “Personally, would like to retire in 2017 and my candidacy would be a last resort. “But we also fully understand the responsibility we have on our shoulders; prevent the past from disaster”, said.
Other amendments raised seek reduced from 35 to 30 years the minimum age to be President, declared as “public service” communication and empower the armed forces to engage in internal security tasks. Read Article
infobae.com EFE reported a total of 115 peasant leaders executed were killed or disappeared between the 3 February 1989, date of the overthrow of the dictator Alfredo Stroessner, and on August 15, 2013, according to the report of the Coordinating Committee of human rights of Paraguay (Codehupy). “” Computation is included in the “report Chokokue” […]
infobae.com reported the Government of Nicolás Maduro informed that controls will be strengthened during the night to prevent the entry of products such as gasoline or food. “Starting from this Monday will be a scheduled closing” “Starting from this Monday will be a scheduled closing of the border with Colombia, between the 10:00 pm and […]
tasnimnews.com reported Iranian first vice-president expressed Tehran’s enthusiasm for the enhancement of bilateral relations with Ecuador in all fields. In a Sunday message to his Ecuadorian counterpart Jorge Glas, Eshaq Jahangiri congratulated the Latin American nation and government on the country’s Independence Day. “I hope we will witness a further enhancement of ties between the […]
Xinhua) — Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced that the Andean country will open an embassy in Palestine, local media Andes Agency reported Tuesday. “Ecuador has decided to open an embassy In Palestine and we already have a diplomatic mission in Ramallah, heart of Palestine, ” the foreign minister wrote in his Twitter account. “Palestine […]
andes.info.ec reported Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa defended the Governement´s intention of reforming the Telecommunication Law so that the profits of these companies, benefit all citizens and not just a handful. He also hinted that the Governement will analyse the company profits. “Why do 4,500 families get 130 million (dollars) of profits based on the use […]
bbc.com reported a group of American rabbis have called on President Barack Obama to negotiate the release of a US Jewish contractor detained in Cuba since 2009. Some 300 rabbis sent a letter saying they were concerned about the health of 65-year-old Alan Gross. Mr Gross has served four years of a 15-year term for […]
bbc.com reported officials did not specify how many people would be affected, but said those “who have been responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses” would not be “welcome” in the US. The Venezuelan opposition has been lobbying for sanctions since thousands of protesters were detained during anti-government protests. At least 43 people were […]
Miamiherald.com/Andres Oppenheimer (Opinion Piece) wrote the more I read about the massive government corruption in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela and other countries where top officials have been accused of stealing fortunes with near total impunity, the more I like a new proposal that is making the rounds in world legal circles — creation of an […]
lahora.com.ec reported the Governments of Ecuador and Peru will hire a study to determine the potential development of an oil-border area in the Amazon, the Ecuadorian Ministry of non-renewable natural resources said yesterday. The announcement was made as part of ‘Binational workshop’ which brings together since yesterday Thursday to energy authorities of the two countries […]
andes.info.ec reported President Correa maintains approval rate of 61% and “would win election”, according to survey. The approval of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is 61%, according to pollster Cedatos, which carried out an investigation in June 2014. According to the opinion poll, made public during an interview in Teleamazonas, Cedatos confirmed that 53% of the […]
elcomercio.com reported the report “judicial independence in the Ecuadorian justice reform”, by Luis Pásara jurist, was presented today, on July 29, 2014, with the endorsement of the Foundation for due process (DPLF, for its acronym in English). The study denounces the interference of the Executive power in judiciary, after the reformation that was promoted with […]
Manuela Picq – upsidedownworld.org reported Ecuador’s constitution is the only one in the world to declare water as a human right. Yet the government of this South American nation may not fully agree with its own constitutional rights. Last month, Ecuador’s government fast-tracked a new water law endorsing further privatization of water and allowing extractive […]
miamiherald.com reported… After years of vowing that he wouldn’t seek office when his term ends in 2017, Correa recently announced that his Alianza País political party would push for a constitutional amendment that would open the gates for the charismatic socialist to keep his job permanently. Stung by recent municipal elections where his party lost […]
Conflict over water rights in Ecuador Manuela Picq/aljazeera.com Indigenous people protest over water rights, as Ecuador’s government continues to ignore their demands. If you are going to pass unpopular legislation, you may as well do it while everyone is watching the World Cup. When Ecuadorians were focused on soccer, the government fast-tracked a new water […]
csmonitor.com reported many Latin American nations have commodities China seeks in bulk like soy and copper. Yet slowing economic growth means few want to leverage against China, which is a major lender and buyer. South American nations have a lot of issues to raise with China: questionable labor and environmental practices of Chinese firms in […]
hrw.org reported..the National Assembly should modify provisions in its constitutional reform proposal to ensure that it respects Ecuador’s international human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 26, 2014, the president of the National Assembly, a member of the government official party, submitted a proposal to the Constitutional Court that would revise 17 […]
examiner.com reported on Monday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina held a joint press conference in Playas de Catazaja, Mexico, to officially announce an agreement to make it easier for those making the illegal journey to the United States from Central America, to cross into Mexico. The Southern Border Program […]
THEHILL.COM REPORTED the government of Ecuador is paying more than $6.4 million for the services of two U.S. public relations firms, a stunning figure in the niche business of foreign government lobbying. The contract, which was revealed in forms released on Thursday by the Justice Department, states that the government of Ecuador is employing the […]
dw.de reported the ruling Alliance country proposes to amend on 17 points the Constitution of Ecuador. The most striking of them: allow indefinite re-election. What it would mean for the country’s democracy approval? Rafael Correa took office in 2007, after a decade marked by a severe economic crisis and the release of seven Presidents. Very […]
buenosairesherald.com reported Quito says financial issues behind Hoy shutdown but director blames clampdown on freedoms The controversy surrounding the closure of a leading Ecuadorean newspaper became a matter of international debate this week after the country’s Communications Secretariat issued a statement in which it questioned the reasons behind the shutdown. The communiqué was forwarded by […]
channelnewsasia.com reported Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Friday begin an ambitious Latin America tour that will take him to Cuba, Argentina and Brazil as he seeks to shore up support for his policies amid a showdown with the West. During a six-day tour, Putin will meet with the father of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel […]
mdzol.com reported Ecuador: Correa management approval reaches 83% The approval of the management of the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, amounts to 83 percent, according to a survey published by the company profiles of Opinion and collected by the Ecuadorian State News Agency, Andes. The survey was conducted during the month of June between 620 […]
mynorthwest.com reported U.S. Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) is speaking out on behalf of a Renton woman who’s been held in a Mexican prison for 10 months. Smith tells KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz that Nestora Salgado, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Renton, was trying to help fight crime in her old hometown in Mexico when she […]
plenenglish.com reported that US writer and researcher Eva Golinger warned today that the attempt of soft coup in Ecuador continues working under the surface, despite of having been under control on September 30, 2010. I believe that September 30 was the beginning of a soft coup in Ecuador that was controlled at that time, but […]
NPR.ORG INTERVIEW WITH ECUADOR’S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.: AMBASSADOR NATHALIE CELY: It’s been difficult. And I’m not going to deny that. It’s been difficult. It’s been also difficult to educate different actors here in the United States about what is the government of President Correa about. KELEMEN: Rafael Correa has been president for seven years […]
UK: Julian Assange, hiding inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for almost two years, may remain there indefinitely, the Ecuadorean ambassador said, adding “it’s a pity” that UK citizens have to cover the growing policing bill. The 67 year old diplomat, Juan Falconi Puig said that Assange was “suffering” in custody but could remain there […]
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bbc.com reported that former left-wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren has been sworn in as president of El Salvador. Mr Sanchez, 69, of the FMLN party, becomes the first former guerrilla to lead the Central American country following his March victory. In his inauguration speech, he promised to fight corruption and violence, and to govern […]
According to elciudadano.gob.ec President Rafael Correa warned today that the regrouping of local and international right wing, as well as the extreme left, with the complicity of some media outlets, to prepare a “soft coup” along the lines of the one going on in Venezuela for more than one hundred days. “Fellow citizens, comrades, some […]
richmondstandard.com reported… When Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin returned from a six-day excursion through Ecuador to tour sites of environmental devastation in September, she told the media she benefited from a broadened perspective and steeled resolve to continue her struggle against big oil, including her city’s biggest taxpayer, Chevron’s Richmond refinery. She also said the trip […]
FROM INTERPOL WEBSITE MAHUAD WITT, JORGE JAMIL Wanted by the judicial authorities of Ecuador for prosecution / to serve a sentence Identity particulars Present family name : MAHUAD WITT Forename : JORGE JAMIL Sex : Male Date of birth : 29/07/1949 (64 years old) Place of birth : LOJA, Ecuador Language spoken : Spanish , […]
wsj.com/Mercedes Alvaro reported Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said Saturday he would ask his legislative block to introduce an amendment to the nation’s Constitution to allow indefinite re-election of all elected officials, including the presidency. “I have decided to request to our block in the Assembly that the Constitution be amended to establish indefinite re-election in […]
abcnews.go.com/ap reported South American governments have rejected an effort by U.S. lawmakers to apply sanctions on Venezuela over human rights concerns. Foreign ministers from the 12-member Union of South American Nations issued a statement Friday saying that the proposed legislation would constitute a violation of Venezuela’s internal affairs and undermine attempts by regional diplomats and […]
Geosecurity 101: Washington and Moscow‘s Military Bases in Latin America By: W. Alejandro Sanchez, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs May 6, 2014 · in Brazil, COHA Daily News, Colombia, El Salvador, Front Page, Honduras, Nicaragua, South America, The Caribbean, Venezuela In spite of ongoing tensions in Ukraine, which have seriously soured […]
thestar.com reported Russia’s push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande. Russia’s push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and […]
bbc.com reported that Ecuador has rejected a petition for a referendum on whether the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon should be opened to further oil exploration. The National Electoral Council said not enough signatures were collected to force a referendum. Activists from the group Yasunidos, who had gathered the signatures, accused the council of […]
theguardian.com reported that Yasuni campaigners claim oil drilling petition results are being manipulated Civil society groups say enough signatures have been gathered to force a referendum but authorities are interfering Kevin Koenig, Ecuador programme director of Amazon Watch, said: “It is extremely troubling to see these kinds of irregularities so soon into the verification process. […]
hngn.com/AP reported that all 20 Defense Department employees in the United State’s Embassy’s military group in Ecuador were ordered to leave the country by month’s end, The Associated Press has learned. The group was ordered to halt operations in Ecuador in a letter dated April 7, said embassy spokesman Jeffrey Weinshenker, the AP reported. The […]
Theguardian.com reported that campaigners fear legislation being introduced for the tournament will be used to suppress anti-government protests. Human rights campaigners have sounded the alarm about proposed Brazilian anti-terrorism legislation that they fear will be used to crack down on legal protests during the World Cup. The government says that it needs the new law […]
presidential-power.com reported…So it is perhaps only slightly surprising that Correa, two weeks ago on Pulso Político on TC Televisón, indicated support for a constitutional amendment that would largely abolish presidential term limits. Currently in Ecuador, the president is allowed to hold office for three consecutive terms. Indeed, Correa already oversaw a constitutional reform to allow […]
defensa.gob.ec reported…Through Executive decrees: 301, 302 and 303, 7 April 2014, the President of the Republic, Rafael Correa, appointed new military command made up of: -Major-General, Luis Aníbal Garzón Narváez, is the new head of the armed forces joint command, who served as Chief of the State greater operational of the joint command of armed […]
Amazonwatch.org press release…Just five days after turning in more than enough signatures to qualify for a national referendum to stop oil drilling plans in a critical part of Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park, Yasunidos, the civil society collective spearheading the grassroots effort is denouncing what appear to be egregious irregularities by the National Election Commission (CNE). […]
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NHREGISTER.COM reported…Ecuadorians protest at Ecuador consulate during President’s visit to Yale Wilmer Barzallo, an Ecuadorean resident, said Correa declined to meet with the community. “There are about 15,000 people in our community here and he won’t listen to us,” Barzallo said. Carmen Segovia said she wanted to participate in the protest because such opposition isn’t […]
globalpost.com reported…On orders from Ecuador’s media regulator, a television news presenter publicly apologized Wednesday for having used the words “fags” and “blacks” in an on-air comment. Alfredo Pinoargote, of the private Ecuavisa channel, was ordered to apologize after a ruling party lawmaker complained to the Superintendence of Information and Communication that his remarks were “discriminatory.” […]
Opinion Piece Rafael Correa President of Ecuador – bostonglobe.com….To understand what is happening politically across Latin America, one needs only to look at the history of the United States. Despite its status as the oldest democracy in the world, the United States took centuries to fulfill the principles of equality and freedom embodied in its […]
blog.panampost.com / Open Letter: Correa and the Reality of Life in Ecuador The Oppressive Emperor Has No Clothes By Juliana Morosco and Arianna Tanca The reality of life in Ecuador is seldom allowed to be shown internationally by the ruling regime. Our aim with this open letter is to provide an insight, from an Ecuadorian […]
The question, “Do you agree that the Ecuadorean government should keep the crude in the ITT, known as block 43, underground indefinitely?” The collection of signatures is being led by Yasunidos, a newly formed alliance of groups seeking to overturn Correa’s abandonment of the Yasuní-ITT Initiative. Some polls suggest that general support for protecting the […]
theguardian.com reported the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, has added three generals to the growing list of people and entities he accuses of plotting against him. Maduro announced on Tuesday that his socialist administration had brought three air force generals before a military tribunal on charges of plotting a coup as anti-government protests continue across the […]
AFP reported that an Ecuadoran lawmaker has been sentenced in absentia to 18 months in prison for slandering President Rafael Correa, with the judge issuing a warrant for his arrest. Opposition member Clever Jimenez was ruled to have defamed Correa by filing charges against the leader in June 2011 for crimes against humanity, stemming from […]
telegrafo.com.ec reported that the complainant, David marble, said that he was detained . The presidential protection service said that activists shouted insults. Marble tells that on 14 March past was in the sector of San Blas gathering signatures for the referendum, when it passed the presidential Caravan and he showed his hand with the thumb […]
bbc.com reported that Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of inciting violence and called him a “murderer”. Mr Jaua was reacting to comments by Mr Kerry, who accused Venezuela of waging a “terror campaign against its own people” in its response to protests. Venezuela has repeatedly accused the […]
Washingtonpost.com reported… In Latin America’s current era of big-personality politics, there may be no other leader who embodies as many apparent contradictions as Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s president. Although he proudly identifies as a leftist, Correa is staunchly opposed to abortion, even in cases of rape, and has called gay marriage a “barbarity.” He relishes confrontation […]
nytimes.com reported…The donations kept pouring in: hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to President Obama and more than a dozen members of Congress, carefully routed through the families of two wealthy brothers in Florida. They had good reason to be generous. The two men, Roberto and William Isaias, are fugitives from Ecuador, which […]
Former left-wing rebel Salvador Sanchez Ceren has won a tight presidential run-off election, El-Salvador’s electoral tribunal has said. But his rival has the right to appeal and officials say a final declaration cannot yet be made. Conservative candidate Norman Quijano had earlier called for a new poll after preliminary results indicated a margin of victory […]
trust.org reported that…When Michelle Bachelet takes office as president of Chile for the second time on Tuesday, the person who places the blue, white and red striped presidential sash round her neck will be Isabel Allende – the first woman in Chilean history to be leader of the senate. One in four lawmakers in Latin […]
blogs.blouinnews.com/ reported that: Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa is reconsidering his decision on running for a new presidential term. This comes a week after his political party, Alianza País, suffered defeats in the country’s municipal elections……It is important to highlight that until that point, article 144 of Ecuador’s 2008 constitution mandates that a head of state […]
laht.com reported that Ecuador’s Correa Might Run for Presidential Reelection in 2017 The Ecuadorean leader said he is considering that possibility due to the progress made last Sunday by the right in local elections, when the opposition won five of the most populated municipalities in the country. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced Friday that he […]
eluniverso.com reportedthat the National Electoral Council (CNE) has no date for proclaiming the official results of last Sunday’s election, since data processing to the effect system detected technical failures. Election officials earlier Monday announced that Wednesday all the official results of the elections would be known and even that would conclude the middle joints of […]
reuters.com reported that Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa on Tuesday said he will ask for his cabinet’s resignation and reshape his political party after the loss of the capital city of the oil-producing Andean nation to the opposition in local elections. Opposition candidates on Sunday won elections to run the local governments of Quito and industrial […]
Agence France-Presse – globalpost.com reported that Leftist Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa acknowledged a “painful” setback in mayoral elections as early results Monday showed the opposition decisively winning races in the capital Quito and other major cities. “I don’t know Mauricio Rodas, but I do know the people behind him, and those people are counting the […]
plenglish.com reported that the setback experienced by President Rafael Correa”s Alianza Pais in the election for mayor in Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil has sounded the alarms in that political organization, although it was the most voted party. It is good to have those shakings, said Correa after admitting that Alianza Pais committed several errors during […]
cADENAGRAMONTE.CU REPORTED…The real candidate in the upcoming elections here is the Citizen Revolution, President Rafael Correa said today, as he defended his right to campaign in local Ecuador elections scheduled for Sunday. Speaking this Thursday at the radio station Sucre de Guayaquil, 500 kilometers southwest of the capital, the president said that in a democracy […]
US support for regime change in Venezuela is a mistake theguardian.com reported that the US push to topple the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro once again pits Washington against South America When is it considered legitimate to try and overthrow a democratically-elected government? In Washington, the answer has always been simple: when the US government […]
Radio Havana reported that the President of Ecuador has issued a warning that the dirty campaign tactics of the Right Wing to create a violent situation. Mr. Correa revealed that false emails and phone calls about the alleged debt of the tax administration. He stated that if the opposition to Alianza Pais is victorious will […]
taipeitimes.com reported that Venezuela’s president said the US had been plotting against him, and called for supporters to march at the site of an opposition rally, with clashes likely. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered the expulsion of three US embassy officials after Washington came to the defense of an opposition hardliner accused by […]
7 February 2014 Fundamedios – Andean Foundation for Media Observation and Study On February 5th, 2014, the cartoonist Xavier Bonilla “Bonil” published a “correction” of his cartoon entitled “Regale la Navidad” (Give a present for Christmas) that on January 31st, was sanctioned by the Superintendence of Information and Communication (SUPERCOM). That entity determined that the […]
Dedicates New U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil, Ecuador United States Dedicates New U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil, Ecuador Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 7, 2014 Share on facebookShare on twitter Share In an important symbol of our commitment and enduring relationship with Ecuador, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, Adam E. Namm, presided […]
Strategic-Culture.com (Nil NIKANDROV) wrote: Rafael Correa is one of those Latin American presidents which ruling circles in the U.S. consider uncontrollable and thus especially dangerous. To get rid of such politicians, Washington makes use of a wide arsenal of means, from interfering in election processes to physical elimination. After the strange death of Hugo Chavez, […]
naharnet.com reported that President Rafael Correa has pulled Ecuador out of a 1947 hemispheric mutual defense treaty on Wednesday on grounds it is outdated, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday. The move was the latest in a shift away from U.S.-led security arrangements in the region by Ecuador and other leftist Latin American allies. The foreign […]
dw.de reported that a Colombian magazine has reported that the military intercepted the communications of government officials negotiating with FARC rebels. Colombia’s Interior Ministry has announced a probe of the reported espionage. Responding to a magazine report on Tuesday, Interior Minister Aurelio Iragorri said it appeared that Colombia’s military had spied on its own government […]
dw.de reported that Mexico’s president has unveiled plans to pacify a volatile drug cartel stronghold with billions of dollars in development money. Anti-cartel militias had formed in Michoacan in the absence of state security forces. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto pledged on Tuesday to invest $3.4 billion (2.5 billion euros) to build roads, schools and […]
Robin Llewellyn writes for IC Magazine: On 10 January Andrés Donoso Fabara, Ecuadorian Secretary of Hydrocarbons, filed a formal complaint against eight indigenous leaders: Humberto Cholango and Bartolo Ushigua, President and Vice-president of CONAIE (Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador); Franco Viteri, President of GONOAE (Governing Body of the First Nations of the Ecuadorian Amazon); […]
theguardian.com reported that more than two decades after the cold war, during which the US backed anti-communist military rulers and pushed free-market policies in Latin America, conservative governments have virtually disappeared from the region. The leftward shift has been under way since the start of the millennium, but in recent years, the political axis of […]
thehill.com reported that NBC 4 New York reported Thursday that the bureau is probing whether the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations committee pressured the Obama administration to keep brothers William and Roberto Isaias from being expelled back home, where they’re wanted for embezzlement. A spokeswoman for Menendez called the allegations “outlandish.” ADVERTISEMENT – […]
Mexican president Enrique Pena-Nieto has denied that his administration allowed self-defence groups grow under his watch, insisting that Mexican security forces remain in control of the drug-infested state of Michoacan. The Mexican president denied that vigilantes had “in no way” been allowed to take control of Michoacan during a layover in Canada ahead of his […]
presstv.ir reported that Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has announced plans to call for the withdrawal of some US military officers from the South American country. Speaking at the Carondelet presidential Palace in the Ecuadorian capital Quito on Wednesday, Correa said his government will ask Washington to withdraw “nearly 50 military personnel” assigned to the US […]
elnuevoherald.com reported that the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, acknowledged on Wednesday the existence of “tensions” with the United States and railed against the manifestations of “neo-colonialism” from that country, at the time defended the Latin American sovereignty on issues such as human rights and freedom of expression. There are “tensions” and also “mutual mistrust” […]
Calgaryherald.com reported that Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has told a government newspaper that he doesn’t plan to seek another re-election when his term ends in 2017. The paper El Telegrafo quotes Correa as saying it’s dangerous when one person becomes indispensable. Correa took office in 2007 and won election again in 2009 after a new […]
Newsweek.com reported…Earlier this month, Newsweek published a story on a tribal dispute in Ecuador. What follows is a letter to the editor from Nathalie Cely, Ecuador’s ambassador in the United States, and a response from the story’s reporter, Bethany Horne. Dear Editor, Your article on conflicts between indigenous groups in Ecuador (“After All the People […]
Washingtonpost.com/AP reported An opposition politician says electronic documents stolen from her email are being used by government media in a smear campaign in what could be the first case of a public figure’s digital privacy being violated for political ends in Ecuador. Martha Roldos, a former presidential candidate, told The Associated Press that she believes […]
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called Latin America today to continue fighting for comprehensive integration, after warning about some mistakes in the processes that the region is currently undergoing. We need to keep fighting for that integration of a new kind, comprehensive integration, said the president in statements to Radio Republica, in the seventh anniversary, today, […]
NAMPA / AFP. reported… Ecuador’s new media regulator, considered a censorship tool by the opposition, has opened proceedings against a press cartoonist whose drawing was considered offensive by President Rafael Correa. Xavier Bonilla, who works for El Universo, one of Ecuador’s main newspapers, which is known for its critical tone against the president, told AFP […]
Freebeacon.com reported…Observers wondering who would assume the mantle of Hugo Chavez as Latin America’s fiery, anti-American strong man did not have to wait long. That man is Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. Correa won a second term last February and promised to continue his “citizens’ revolution.”* However, his record looks different beyond the rhetoric. More than […]
Workers.org reported that in Ecuador, years of organizing, resisting and fighting back led to the election of President Rafael Correa in 2006. Correa is identified with the protest movement. His election was a referendum on neoliberalism, and he won overwhelmingly. After Correa was elected, the U.S. imperialists tried to overthrow him. They turned to the […]
upsidedownworld.org reported in past weeks, the governments of Ecuador and Bolivia moved to shut down or expel major NGOs (non-government organizations) that work on issues of the environment, extractivism, and indigenous rights. In Ecuador, the Ministry of Environment dissolved the Fundación Pachamama (Pachamama Foundation) after accusing it of anti-government activities. Despite the NGO’s own denials, […]
latinatimes.com reported that the home of Ecuadorian journalist and opposition activist Fernando Villavicencio was raided by Ecuadorian police on Friday, Dec. 27, 2014 according to local news outlets. According to the Ecuadorian free-press group Fundamedios, Villavicencio was at home with his family when a group of police broke into his home with machine guns and […]
OPINION PIECE BY GLENN GARVIN FOR MIAMI HERALD: Ecuador, having bargained away virtually all its oil production to China in return for low-interest loans to finance President Rafael Correa’s spendthrift populism, is in dire need of a new export. And the president seems to have found one: tyrannical censorship of his critics. Correa’s increasingly novel […]
Written by Amnesty International There are growing concerns for the safety of Carlos Zorrilla, an environmental activist in Ecuador, and others who have protested against development projects in the northern region of Intag. These concerns come after Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa repeatedly attacked their activities during his weekly addresses to the nation. WANT TO UNDERSTAND […]
laht.com reported that…Michelle Bachelet regains Chile Presidency Bachelet won 62 percent of the vote, the most decisive victory in eight decades of Chilean elections; while Matthei only got 37 percent of the vote and conceded defeat in the worst performance for the right in two decades. Read Article
CSMONITRO.COM REPORTED … USAID expects to close its doors in Ecuador by September 2014 due to an increasingly acrimonious relationship with President Rafael Correa. This comes six months after it was kicked out of Bolivia. In a letter to USAID partners in the country on Thursday, acting Mission Director Christopher Cushing said the decision to […]
Quito, December 2, 2013 – Fundación Pachamama, an Ecuadorian non-profit organization with 16+ years working in defense of the Human Rights of Amazon Indigenous Peoples and Rights of Nature, exercises its democratic right to freedom of speech and considers it necessary to state its position regarding the XI Round and the opinions expressed in the […]
laht.com …. December 2 marked the 10th anniversary of that Monday back in 2002 when Venezuela kicked off the so-called National Civic Stoppage, whose protagonists were all the nationals committed to the democratic system and citizen freedoms established by the National Constitution. Back then, millions of Venezuelans expressed in a radical manner their discontent about […]
miamiherald.com (AP) reported The late President Hugo Chavez’s dream of leveraging Venezuela’s oil wealth to spread revolution across Latin America is crumbling under the weight of an economic crisis that is forcing his hand-picked successor to cut back on generous foreign aid. Signs of the country’s waning influence are becoming more apparent. In early November… […]
wIKIPEDIA.ORG – The beginnings of Alliance PAIS go back to the year 1999, when Ricardo Patiño impelled, together with Alberto Acosta, Patricia Dávila, Ivonne Benítez and others, the creation of Jubilee 2000 Net Guayaquil, an organization of the civil corporation that investigates, denounces and looks for ways to solve the distressing topic of the Ecuadorian […]
(Prensa Latina) President Rafael Correa said today that his government respects private property, but that it is necessary to democratize it. “We do not want to eliminate private property, but it needs to be democratized,” Correa told workers on a banana plantation in the southwest that was seized by the Ecuadorian Treasury because of its […]
Eluniverso.com reported the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry yesterday accused United States of “meddling” once the State Department expressed that his country is “concerned” by the sweeping powers granted to the President Nicolas Maduro to rule by decree for a year. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry expressed its “deep, more categorical and energetic rejection” such statements. […]
INDUSTRYWEEK.COM reported that Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has promised to resign if Chevron (IW 500/2) proves his government interfered in a trial over Amazon pollution that resulted in a record fine against the U.S. oil giant. “Let Chevron prove that the government interfered in the judgment, and I will resign my post,” Correa said Tuesday […]
aljazeera.com reported that Venezuela’s National Assembly has granted President Nicolas Maduro wide-ranging special powers to rule by decree for one year so that he can fix the economy. Tuesday’s vote over the Enabling Law is the latest move by the elected Venezuelan leader, a protégé of the late President Hugo Chavez, to strengthen his hand […]