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“We appeal to you to drop the charges against EL Universo, its three directors and journalist Emilio Palacio, and to immediately end the state of intimidation to the press” wrote Gavin O’Reilly, president of the World Association of Newspapers and News...

The book  called “El Gran Hermano” (“Big Brother”) written by Ecuadorian journalists Christian Zurita and Juan Carlos Calderon, was banned in the 37th  International Book Fair of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Ambassador of Ecuador in Argentina, Wellington...

According former ambassador of Ecuador in Washington, Luis Gallegos, the situation between the United States and Ecuador will be neither the first nor the last to occur in the history of diplomatic relations and that despite the controversy relations with U.S. have not been...

Xavier Zavala, one of the candidates for the charge of General Attorney of Ecuador, gave the media a statement indicating their voluntary withdrawal from the contest. “Given the events that occurred and on the contest to the Attorney General released by the national press, I will...

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Ecuador invited the Organization of American States (OAS) to participate in the observation of the next referendum to be held on May 7th where, among other things, it will be decided a new reform for the justice system. According to a statement...

After declaring “unwelcome person” to Heather Hodges (former U.S. ambassador in Quito) and furtherly expelled her from Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said on Sunday on Telerama (Ecuadorian TV channel) that relationships with Washington are still “good”,...

This morning, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa spoke behind closed doors at the Palacio de Carondelet with his Paraguayan counterpart, Fernando Lugo, to discuss issues about the bilateral and regional integration status within the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). The...

Galo Chiriboga, President Rafael Correa’s attorney, former energy minister and current ambassador scheme Ecuador in Spain, leads the list of best rated for appointment as attorney general. Chiriboga reached 85 points; he topped the list followed by the current prosecutor of...

A diplomatic cable by Wikileaks N° 245,644, issued on January 26th/ 2010, revealed the time when the Chinese Embassy told their concern to the U.S. representative in Quito, Heather Hodges about the different “verbal assaults” that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa,...

The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ruled yesterday via newsletter, from its headquarters in Washington, and reported that three recent cases show that Ecuador departs from the Inter-American standards of...