Across Latin America, May Day protests highlight workers’ struggles and solidarity

Ecuador’s Netanyahu and Trump supporters target Ecuadorian–Iranian Cultural Center

Ecuador: Understanding the re-election of right-wing president Daniel Noboa

In its runoff, Ecuador must choose between military force or social change to combat violence

Latin America ends the year with rock ‘n’ roll, salsa, and ballads — listen to how its music captures the spirit of the season

Ecuador grapples with 14-hour blackouts, climate change, and alleged corruption

Ecuador: Two journalists who revealed corruption and drug trafficking forced into exile

Ecuador's conflicts of power: Was there an ‘attempted coup d'état’ or ‘political gender violence'?

‘Gasolinazo': Ecuadorians march against President Daniel Noboa's raised gasoline prices

Ecuador revokes visa of critical Cuban–Ecuadorian journalist

Social Media Slams Idea That Murdered Backpackers in Ecuador ‘Were Asking for It’

"These are all comments from my social media feeds which leave me totally ashamed. How can such backward thinking still exist in this day and age."

Ecuador Government Seizes TV Channel's Equipment, Leaving It Off the Air

The owner of a popular Ecuadorian TV station that went off the air after the seizure of equipment by the police says the action was motivated by the station's reporting.

Ecuadorean Political Leader Who Criticized Government Nepotism on Twitter Gets 15 Days in Prison

A few tweets about an alleged case of nepotism in Ecuador's Government earned Sebastian Cevallos a sentence of 15 days in jail.

Ecuador Cancels Visa for a Franco-Brazilian Journalist Assaulted During Protest

"Hostility to journalists, the media and activists has increased in Ecuador, and attacks on freedom of expression are becoming more frequent."

Ecuador's Sarayaku People Are Preserving Their Identity Through Video

Sarayaku youth in Ecuador are using new technologies to preserve their cultural identity and ancestral legends.

Ecuadorians Take to the Streets to Protest Government

Despite the rain, on March 19 citizens participated in a protest in Loja, Ecuador, which spread over seven blocks, to express their discontent of the current government. Labor code reforms,...

Ecuadorian Authorities Raid Dissident Lawyer's Home

Members of Ecuador’s elite police force raided the home of lawyer Fernando Villavicencio after a court order from the Attorney General ordered authorities to seize personal computers and cell phones.

10 Years After Fatal Police Operation, Ecuadorian Court Reopens the ‘Fybeca Case’

Assailants and a special police group at the fringes of the law clashed in a pharmacy in November 2003, leaving 8 dead, 3 missing and, even today, dozens of questions.

Ecuador Rallies in Defense of Yasuni National Park

Demonstrators demand that Yasuni National Park remain untouched nearly two weeks after President Correa announced the end of the Yasuni-ITT Initiative, which sought to avoid oil drilling in the park.

Amazon Reserve Opens for Oil Drilling, Ecuador's President Blames the World

Correa says that the world "has failed" Ecuador by not contributing to the initiative to protect part of the Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Ecuador Passes Controversial Communications Law

After almost four years of debate, the Ecuadorian National Assembly passed a controversial Law of Communications propelled by President Rafael Correa. While government authorities have celebrated the passage of the law, journalistic organizations and the opposition consider it a "gag" on freedom of expression in the country.