Ecuador
latest news & developmentsDivisions threaten Bolivia’s MAS and its legacy of left-wing transformation
This is the first instalment in a series of articles on lessons for the left, and focuses on the case of Bolivia
Welcome to the Fake World Cup
Both Qatar’s authorities and football team have no idea how to play the beautiful game well
2022 Fifa World Cup: What’s the deal in group A?
Senegal and The Netherlands should go through but Qatar will not want to find themselves on the wrong side of history
New giant tortoise species found on Galápagos after DNA study
Researchers compared the genetic material of tortoises living on San Cristóbal with bones and shells collected in 1906 from a cave in the island’s highlands and found them to be…
Latin America marches sideways
Growth has slowed, which will increase poverty and fuel further social unrest, which in turn will push leaders to the political centre
Find pathways beyond mass protests
Protests convulse global politics, but it’s what happens when they die down that can make a real difference
People in Ecuador have woken up to a fragmented and polarised society
The protests and their aftermath have uncovered the social tensions arising from the marginalisation of indigenous populations in the country
IMF wilfully takes austerity road
East Asia 1998, Greece 2008, Argentina 2018. The fund knows the suffering its loans cause, yet it has gone ahead in Ecuador
Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage
The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed door hearing
Assange in UK court over US extradition request
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said on Wednesday that all efforts would now be focused on preventing Assange’s extradition to the US
Assange faces jail for UK bail breach
The Australian whistle-blower, who was arrested on April 11 after Ecuador gave him up, could face a 12-month prison sentence
Swedish Assange accuser urges prosecution to reopen rape case
A spokesman for the Swedish Prosecution Authority said on Thursday they were following the news of Assange’s arrest
Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil over the past three years as they seek to escape the crisis in their country
Ecuador digs deep to fight oil tyranny
On the back foot, the country is taking its titanic war of environmental pollution against US oil company Chevron to the court of public opinion.
Ecuador to investigate bugged embassy where Assange is kept
Ecuador says it would seek the help of the British government to determine who put a hidden microphone in the South American country’s London embassy.