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22M Demonstrations: Indigenous Mobilization Reaches Quito

The strategy for entering Quito, Ecuador is a secret of the directors of the political party Indigenous Nationalities Confederation of Ecuador (Conaie for its Spanish acronym). To avoid that the information gets leaked to the government they will keep to themselves the time and...
Posted On 22 Mar 2012
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President Correa forgives two officers involved in the 30S

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa decided to pardon two soldiers convicted of the failed coup of September 30, 2010 (30-S). Yesterday, the President signed the executive orders 1108 and 1109, in granting “forgiveness” to  police Jaime Vinicio Paucar and Luis...
Posted On 21 Mar 2012
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Rafael Correa Causes Controversy in Interview with TVE

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, caused controversy in an interview for Spanish Television (TVE), after putting under suspicion the funding that the NGO Human Rights Watch (HWR) receives and revealing that his brother Fabricio still keeps contracts with the state. Correa...
Posted On 20 Mar 2012
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Human Rights Watch responded President Correa

Several reactions generated the words said by President Rafael Correa in an interview on Spanish television TVE. Several digital media reproduced last night the statements given by José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director for the Human Rights Watch (HRW) to EFE in Washington....
Posted On 20 Mar 2012
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‘Narco-Suitcase’ Case: Who is Jorge Redroban?

The name of this Ecuadorian, Jorge Redroban, first appeared on February 9, when the Ecuadorian Chancellor Ricardo Patiño announced that the Italian police discovered 40 kilos of liquid cocaine in a diplomatic suitcase, later known as the “narco-suitcase.” Redroban is one of the...
Posted On 19 Mar 2012
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Diplomatic Suitcase was Sent to the Commercial Office in Milan

The exit of the diplomatic suitcase (narco-suitcase) from the Foreign Office was registered in a paper written by hand. The one-page document was emitted on February 16 by Centre of Canine Police (CAC for its Spanish acronym) confirmed that the suitcase was indeed in the Foreign...
Posted On 16 Mar 2012
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Ecuador will not attend the Summit of the Americas, says Correa

Ecuadorean president, Rafael Correa, announced Wednesday he will not attend the Summit of the Americas to be held in Colombia on 14 and 15 April to protest the U.S. boycott of Cuba’s participation. “I personally will not attend these summits again, in which Latino...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry: “Correa have not decided yet whether to attend the Summit of the Americas”

The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today which said that President Rafael Correa has not decided yet whether to attend the Summit of the Americas to be held in Cartagena, Colombia. The text reads that the president “did not confirm or rule out its presence...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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MPD Demonstrators Threw “Lime” Against the Foreign Ministry Building

Yesterday, dozens of supporters of the Popular Democratic Movement (MPD) gathered outside of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry (Quito), in rejection of the misuse of the diplomatic bag. Thus, the complainants threw lime to the front door of the Foreign Ministry building as a...
Posted On 14 Mar 2012
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Ecuador Will Try To Sign A Trade Agreement With EU

Next week, the government commission will meet in Brussels with European delegates to reaffirm the intention of signing a trade agreement with the European Union. “This trip is intended to reconfirm the European authorities Ecuador’s interest to end or negotiate a...
Posted On 13 Mar 2012
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