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The project for the Organic Law of Public Service that reduces the salary of police officers and military has been approved. The same law that provoked the uprising of last Thursday, the National Assembly confirmed that the authorization was done automatically. The source of the...

Fernando Cordero, president of the National Assembly of Ecuador announced in a videoconference this Monday afternoon (local time) from Geneva, that the reform on the Higher Education Act, which involves the Universities of the country, were approved after the deadline was reached...

In the downtown of the city of Cuenca, hundreds of citizens marched to show their support to President Correa after the events perpetrated by the police. The park Calderon was the meeting point for the members of the “Federación de barrios de la ciudad” who began walking at 2...

Ecuadorian residents in Spain witnessed the police uprising against President Correa, the Ecuadorian community watched the events without being able to sleep due to the six hour difference. When the army was rescuing Correa it was a new dawn in Madrid. Flavio Gamboa, a 51...

Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador, requested backup for the police on Saturday, he claimed last Thursday rebellion was caused by “a few insurgents”. “There will be an investigation and sanctions. Citizenship should support police, 42.000 members are part of this institution and...

During the military operative to rescue President Correa at least five people died, while fighting off the soldiers, informed the Ecuadorian Red Cross (CRE) today. Spokesman of the group, Fernando Gandarillas indicated that the policemen died in the same hospital were the...

The Government presented the first official number of casualties during the rescue operative, so far thirteen people are dead and 224 were seriously wounded. This is the sum of the firefight between the armed forces in the Police Hospital of the capital and the criminal rampage...

Ministry of Interior, Gustavo Jalkh informed that General Patricio Franco is the replacement Freddy Martinez as the Commander General of the Police. On first notice Florencio Ruiz, was the Head of Estate who expressed his condolences on yesterday actions from members of National...

The Guayaquil mayor Jaime Nebot, said advocate and support the democratic system in Ecuador. “No matter how serious the problem can be solved with violence and disrespect for the Constitution and the law is a very serious and unacceptable precedent,” he said in...

President Rafael Correa declared three days of national mourning this Friday, due to deaths in the crossfire between Ecuadorian Armed Forces and the National Police. Interior Minister Gustavo Jalkh, who confirmed the death of two soldiers, a policeman and a college student,...