Posts Tagged ‘ecuador’

Prosecutor Investigating Ecuador TV Studio Attack Is Shot Dead

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Khazarian Cabal Turning Ecuador Upside Down Via Unparalleled Acts Of Terrorism & Fearmongering

READ HERE: Ecuadorian TV crew taken hostage as camera rolls (VIDEO)   Source

Armed Men Storm Ecuador TV Studio During Live Broadcast As Attacks Escalate

The president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” Source

Masked Gunmen Storm TV Channel in Ecuador, Take Hostages

Cameras were rolling Tuesday as masked gunmen stormed the set of an Ecuadorian news program while the show was broadcasting live. Shock footage out of Guayaquil, Ecuador, captured the harrowing moments around 10 gunmen entered the TC Televisión studios during the Despues de el Noticiero program and ordered everyone on the floor. The incident unfolded […]

Ecuador Asks World for ‘Valuable Support’ to Afford Housing Venezuelan Migrants During U.N. Address

Outgoing conservative President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador used his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to ask the world to help his country house Venezuelan migrants. Source

Panama Hat’s Are Not from Panama, But Pre-Hispanic Ecuador

The iconic Panama hat entered public consciousness by gracing the heads of cherished film stars like Gary Cooper and Humphrey Bogart. But did you know that the Panama hat actually originated in Ecuador and is called the toquilla straw hat? Reclaiming its heritage has recently become a hot topic for artisans campaigning to change its […]

Strong Earthquake Kills At Least 14 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just […]

Strange Phenomenon Filmed in Ecuador

Strange Phenomenon Filmed in Ecuador 12/2/2022 0 Comments https://youtu.be/zbews8cyLmo THANKS TO: https://helenastales.weebly.com/blogue/strange-phenomenon-filmed-in-ecuador2408407 Source

World Cup latest: Wales seek first win ahead of Netherlands vs Ecuador and England vs USA

Here is our at-a-glance guide to what is happening at the World Cup on Friday. Source

US Taxpayers Funding ‘Drag Theater’ Shows In Ecuador To Promote ‘Diversity And Inclusion’: State Department

By Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ZH) The U.S. State Department has given $20,600 in taxpayer money to an organization in Ecuador to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion through a series of initiatives that include hosting “12 drag theater performances.” The funds were awarded on Sept. 30 to a non-profit called Centro Cultural Ecuatoriano Norteamericano […]

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]

Ecuador Investigates Deaths Of 4 Galápagos Tortoises They Fear Were Hunted And Eaten

The Ecuadorian government is investigating the deaths of four Galápagos giant tortoises they suspect were hunted and eaten, according to the BBC. An environmental crimes unit is currently interviewing national park agents while postmortems on the reptiles are being conducted. The animal carcasses were discovered on Isabela, the largest of the Gálapagos Islands. The region […]

Ecuador: Government And Indigenous Movements Very Far From Dialogue

On the 10th day of the national strike in Ecuador, the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Leonidas Iza, presented four conditions to the government of Guillermo Lasso before entering negotiations. The most significant condition was the end of police repression and cancellation of the nationwide state of exception. The indigenous […]

Ecuador to Use Military, Mediation to End Prison Violence

A casket is carried by a pickup truck as people gather outside the judicial police station after prisoners were killed and injured at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Nov. 14, 2021. (Santiago Arcos/Reuters) QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Monday announced a plan to pacify prisons including with involvement of the military, […]

State of emergency declared in Ecuador’s prisons after 116 die in riot

Officials said at least five of the dead in the riot at Litoral penitentiary in Guayaquil were beheaded. A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuador’s prison system, after more than 100 people died in a battle among gang members in a coastal prison. The country’s president Guillermo Lasso declared the emergency on Wednesday, […]

Ancient Indigenous Funerary Urns Unearthed in Ecuador [Images]

This week an unassuming Ecuadorian hacienda became a site of archaeological interest. Workers accidentally discovered a mound containing multiple Pre-Hispanic ceramic funerary urns while using heavy machinery to remove soil on private property in the province of Los Ríos. The funerary mound discovered at the hacienda in Antonio Sotomayor, canton Vinces, Los Ríos, Ecuador. ( […]

“International” Shrunken Head From Ecuador Returns Home

A ritualistic shrunken head from Ecuador that was made from the skull of a warrior in the tribal Amazon region found its way to a US museum and it has now been studied and recreated in 3D. The findings of a new study have determined that the shrunken head from Ecuador had served as a […]

Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru eyes runoff

A conservative businessman seemed headed to Ecuador’s presidency, with voters rejecting the leftist movement started by former President Rafael Correa more than a decade ago. And in neighboring Peru it remained unclear which of 18 presidential hopefuls would fill the two spots in a June runoff election. The South American nations held elections Sunday under […]

Ecuador’s Socialists Set To Defeat Neo-liberalism

A young left-wing economist, Andres Aruaz, is favourite to win Ecuador’s presidential election later this month, in what would be the latest victory for progressives in Latin America after elections in Mexico, Argentina and Bolivia in recent years. But with a left victory likely, there are growing concerns that elites in Ecuador and abroad are […]

Ecuador’s Pseudo-Left Candidate Yaku Pérez Echoes Call For Military Takeover

Above photo: Ecuador’s coup-supporting “environmentalist” presidential candidate at a rally in February 2021. Wikimedia Commons. An Ecuadorian presidential candidate from a US-backed party, Yaku Pérez, has requested a military takeover and nullification of election results to prevent the popular socialist Correista movement from returning to power. Ecuador’s third-place presidential candidate, Yaku Pérez Guartambel, has called for […]

Ecuador’s Elections Are Being Undermined By Foreign And Domestic Interference

Ecuador’s Elections Are Being Undermined By Foreign And Domestic Interference Above photo: Screenshot. Ex-Diplomat explains. Before the votes were fully counted in Ecuador’s latest elections, one candidate received a phone call from the US embassy assuring him that he would be in the second round. Fidel Narvaez, a Ecuadorian diplomat, tells Sputnik that this is […]

Ecuador prison riots: Number of inmates dead in rises to 79

The number of inmates who have died in riots at multiple prisons in Ecuador this week increased to 79 on Wednesday, according to authorities who regained control of the facilities in three cities. Ecuadorian Police from the special operations group entered the Turi penitentiary in Cuenca to attempt to control the riot on Tuesday. Hundreds […]

Prison Riots In Ecuador Leave Dozens Dead

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Sixty-two inmates have died in riots at prisons in three cities in Ecuador as a result of fights between rival gangs and an escape attempt, authorities said Tuesday. Prisons Director Edmundo Moncayo said in a news conference that 800 police offices have been helping to regain control of the facilities. Hundreds […]

Ecuador Elections: Arauz And Lasso Advance To Second Round

Above photo: According to the CNE, over 80,97 percent of the electoral roll participated in the elections. Twitter/ @AgenciaTelam. With 100 percent of the ballot records processed, the electoral body reported that the Union for Hope (UNES) Andres Arauz won with 32.72 percent of the votes while Lasso received 19.74 percent. Ecuador’s National Electoral Council […]

Will Andrés Arauz Be The Next President Of Ecuador?

Above photo: While Andrés Arauz came won the largest vote share in the elections held on February 7, the next steps in the process are unclear. Twitter. Uncertainty looms over the electoral process in Ecuador as it has still not been made clear who will face off against front-runner Andrés Arauz in the second round […]

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