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Ecuador: urban guerilla suspects freed
Ten men arrested on “terrorism” and “subversion” charges in Quito were freed after a prison hunger strike. Three women in the group remain behind bars, refusing food.
Tag: Ecuador
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Ecuador: pipeline protests in Guayaquil
Residents and officials in Ecuador’s port Guayaquil are protesting a planned gas pipeline that would run through densely populated areas, charging inadequate safety studies.
The Amazon
Ecuador: indigenous protests as oil blocs sold
Indigenous protesters blocked Quito’s Marriott Hotel, where a major sale of Amazon oil blocs was underway. Riot police and military troops were brought in to clear the blockade.
The Amazon
Argentina freezes Chevron assets in Ecuador case
An Argentine judge embargoed Chevron’s assets in the country, a win for plaintiffs trying to collect a $19 billion judgment against the company in Ecuador for environmental damage.
The Amazon
High court rejects Chevron appeal in Ecuador case
The US Supreme Court declined to Chevron’s bid to block global enforcement of a $19 billion judgment by a court in Ecuador, in a victory for 30,000 rainforest dwellers.
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Assange and Ecuador: no monopoly on hypocrisy
Julian Assange’s supporters accuse the media of hypocrisy in pointing to Ecuador’s sketchy record on press freedom—but come dangerously close to apologizing for repression.
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Will Ecuador deport asylum-seeker to ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’?
Just as Ecuador has granted asylum to Julian Assange, President Rafael Correa’s government moves to rescind the asylum status granted to a whistleblower from Belarus.
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Ecuador indigenous movement on Assange asylum: ‘democracy begins at home’
Indigenous groups in Ecuador responded to the granting of asylum to Julian Assange by protesting that “democracy begins at home,” pointing to President Correa’s own repression.
The Amazon
Inter-American Court rules for Amazon people in Ecuador case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, ruling in Sarayaku v. Ecuador, found in favor of a Kichwa community’s right to consultation prior to industrial projects on their land.
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Andean indigenous movements meet in Colombia
The Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations (CAOI), meeting in Cundinamarca, Colombia, called for construction of a "new paradigm" for a "sustainable civilization."
The Amazon
Ecuador to export via north Peru pipeline
Ecuador will use the pipeline that links Peru’s northern Amazon oil zone to the Pacific coast to transport crude under a deal the comes despite renewed border tensions.
The Amazon
Second Circuit allows Ecuador court’s $18 billion judgment against Chevron
The US appeals court in Manhattan lifted an injunction won by Chevon Corporation to block enforcement of what the US oil company claims is a fraudulent, multibillion-dollar judgment in Ecuador for polluting the Amazon rainforest.