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Around 500 people gathered yesterday for a “freedom” meeting in Quito called by political and social groups. Political activist Carlos Vera played the role of moderator on the event. Demonstrators arrived at 10:00 carrying flags and posters with messages alluding to...

Nathalie Cely, current Minister of Coordination of Production, Employment and Competitiveness of Ecuador, is now a candidate for the U.S. Embassy, President Rafael Correa informed in his weekly broadcast. “Dear friends, President #Correa announced today my candidacy for the...

Coronel Cesar Carrion and police officers, Luis Martinez, Jaime Vinicio Paucar and Luis Bahamonde await today the decision of the 3th Criminal Chamber regarding the appealing hearing. Carrion and the officers are accused of trying to murder the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa...

A report that explains the current situation of the free expression in Ecuador, entitled Confrontation, repression in Correa’s Ecuador”, was published yesterday by the Committee to Protect of Journalist (CPJ.) This document outlines some cases in which President...

The call for general elections of 2013 will be on September 22 this year. In these elections president and vice president of the Republic will be elected, as well as national and provincial assembly members, mayors, prefects and other sectional officials. The first round will be...

Edith Helen Mantilla Benitez became the newest member of the Second Criminal Chamberthat will resolve on September 13, the request of nullifying and appealing to the sentence against the directors of El Universo newspaper and its former editor of Opinion, Emilio Palacio. Mantilla...

The computer that judge Juan Paredes used to pass the sentence against El Universo Newspaper and the former editor of the Newspaper Emilio Palacio will show how he did his work. The computer will be thoroughly studied, to find the time and date that the files were modified, the...

Luis Leon Anzoategui , 24, and sixth-year medicine student at the State University, was held this morning for about half an hour for “insulting” President Rafael Correa during his visit to Abel Gilbert Ponton hospital in Guayaquil.After being released, the young man said he...

Luis Anzoátegui León, de 24 años y estudiante del sexto año de medicina en la universidad Estatal, fue retenido esta mañana por alrededor de media hora por insultar al presidente Rafael Correa, durante su visita al hospital Abel Gilbert Pontón ubicado en el suburbio de la ciudad...

Starting today the Government will pay $0,80 for each bottle of adulterated liquor. The Minister of Health, David Chiriboga, informed that this measure will be taken in order to avoid any more deaths since the number of casualties has increased to 48 in the whole country. The...