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Ola Bini came out of prison

The Provincial Court of Pichincha accepted the habeas corpus filed on behalf of the Swedish computer scientist. The Provincial Court of Pichincha accepted the petition of habeas corpus filed by Ola Bini on Thursday, June 20, and ordered the release of the Swedish computer...
Posted On 21 Jun 2019
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68,000 Migrants Restore Their Lives as Refugees in Ecuador

Ecuadortimes: Today, Thursday, June 20, marks World Refugee Day and the National Government ratifies its efforts to respond to new requests for shelter, as well as to provide humanitarian and legal support to those in need. Around 68,000 people from more than 70 countries have...
Posted On 20 Jun 2019
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Since 2017 the number of refugees in Ecuador has increased

Ecuadornews: The country’s Refugee and Statelessness Commission has accepted 54% of requests from foreigners who came to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, while 30% were denied. In Guayaquil a hostel was enabled. Luis, 50 years old, lived on what the land offered him in the...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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Ecuador extends to May 31, 2019 emergency due to migratory flow of Venezuelans

Ecuadornews: The Government of Ecuador announced on Wednesday May 1 that it has extended until the end of May 2019 the declaration of emergency that applies since last year in several provinces to address the unusual flow of Venezuelan migrants to the country. This was announced...
Posted On 02 May 2019
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A breath to the dream of returning

Ecuadornews: In Gustavo Jalkh’s administration, between 2013 and 2018, four of the five members of the organization had been government officials of the citizen’s revolution. The National Council of the Judicature (CNJ) was born in Ecuador in 1993, although in reality...
Posted On 01 May 2019
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More than 105 thousand visas have been granted to Venezuelan citizens, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador

Ecuadornews: The chancellor of Ecuador, José Valencia, mentioned the figures of IOM and UNHCR, which show that up to the present date, April 2019, during the last 4 years, around 3.5 million Venezuelan citizens have left their country of origin. In the case of Ecuador, he said,...
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
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Ecuador is requiring visa for travelers from 12 nations

Ecuadornews: The so-called “universal citizenship” is a decision that is discussed from the same year of its validity. The country became a scale for dangerous migration. In June 2008, Ecuador surprised the world with the so-called “universal citizenship”....
Posted On 28 Jan 2019
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Electronic visa becomes effective in Ecuador

Ecuadornews: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will put into operation from Monday 28th the electronic visa, which would mean a saving to the State of $ 500,000 per year The electronic visa may be requested by foreign citizens who decide to stay in Ecuadorian territory temporarily...
Posted On 28 Jan 2019
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Venezuelans in Ecuador support the self-proclamation of Juan Guaidó

Ecuadornews: After the self-proclamation of the head of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, as interim president of Venezuela (January 23, 2019), the EL TELÉGRAFO team consulted the opinion of several Venezuelan citizens based in Ecuador about the situation that their nation...
Posted On 25 Jan 2019
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Violence hits Venezuelans twice and, hurt, they flee from it again

Ecuadornews: Fear of racist attacks after a Venezuelan citizen murdered an Ecuadorian in Ibarra led to the return of 250 Venezuelans to their country, in three flights on Wednesday, January 23. From there they fled violence and from here the same. From Guayaquil departed an...
Posted On 24 Jan 2019
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