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Ecuador lifts state of emergency amid Indigenous protests

National Assembly President Virgilio Saquicela said a commission would be formed to facilitate dialogue to end the strike.

Indigenous protesters intend to ‘stage coup’ — Ecuador’s president

President Lasso suggests that the protesters are seeking to overthrow him from power as he proposed some concessions.

Indigenous protesters enter Ecuador capital Quito

Hundreds of protesters demanding cheaper fuel defy state of emergency, pressing on with road blockages now in their seventh day.

Ecuador declares force majeure for oil, state of exception over protests

The move followed president’s decision to declare a state of exception in three provinces, in a bid to calm protests called by Indigenous groups rejecting the government’s economic policies.

Ecuador declares state of emergency amid Indigenous protests

President Lasso also announced small increase in a monthly subsidy paid to Ecuador's poorest, as well as a program to ease the debt of those who have loans from state-run banks.

No thaw in protests as Ecuador frees Indigenous leader

Protests will continue until President Lasso solves economic and environmental issues affecting the South American country, Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza says after he is freed from detention.

Dozens of inmates on run after deadly Ecuador prison riot

Latest grisly prison riot in the South American country leaves at least 43 inmates dead while more than 100 others are still at large, officials say.

Heavy rains kill dozens in Ecuador, leave many desperate

Rains, landslides have killed 52 people, left more than 100 injured and are affecting more than 27,000 people.

Landslides kill dozens in Ecuador capital

Rain-weakened hillside gives way in Quito, leaving 24 dead, 48 injured and 12 others missing, officials say.

Gang clash at Ecuador prison kills dozens of inmates

Control of Guayaquil regional prison was regained by police and military after five hours riot that killed nearly 30 inmates, Ecuadorian officials say.

Several dead in two Ecuador prison riots

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the country's prison system after deadly violence killed at least 22 inmates in jails in southern Guayas province and Cotopaxi province, south of capital Quito.

Ecuador indigenous, president strike deal to end protests

Under the agreement announced Ecuador President Lenin Moreno will withdraw the International Monetary Fund-backed package known as Decree 883 that included a sharp rise in fuels while the indigenous peoples will end the protests.