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Ecuador: Officials Ignore Rainforest Protection Referendum
Human Rights Watch
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August 20, 2025
(New York) – Ecuador’s government should expedite the closure of the approximately 240 oil wells operating in the heart of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 20, 2023, the Ecuadorian people...
Three Police Officers Detained in Ecuador Following Complaint of Attempted Assassination of Indigenous Leader
teleSUR
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August 20, 2025
(FILE) Photo: X/ @LeonidasIzaEc. August 20, 2025 Hour: 1:32 am Three police officers in Ecuador were detained on Monday by residents of the Andean province of Cotopaxi and allegedly judged under Indigenous justice, following accusations of an...
Indigenous Nations of Ecuador and Peru Reject Cross-Border Oil Deal, Urge California to End Amazon Crude Imports
Amazon Watch
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August 19, 2025
Download joint statement in English | Versión en español Quito/Lima – Indigenous nations from Ecuador and Peru have issued a strong rejection of a recently announced agreement between state-owned oil companies Petroperú and Petroecuador to connect...
Video: Ghost Girl Photographed in Ecuador's Capitol Building?
960 WELI - Connecticut
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An Ecuadorian politician recently shared a photo of what he claims is a ghost that resides in the country's equivalent of the Capitol Building. Adrián Castro Piedra, who serves in the Ecuadorean legislature, reportedly revealed the peculiar...
NYC public school student, mom deported to Ecuador, city officials say
CBS - New York
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Gov. Kathy Hochul tells ICE to release Queens family Gov. Kathy Hochul tells ICE to release Queens family 00:32 A 6-year-old New York City public school student and her mother have been deported after they were detained by United States...
Ecuador: Indigenous Movement Denounces Assassination Attempt Against Leonidas Iza
teleSUR
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August 19, 2025
Photo: Ecuador National Assembly August 19, 2025 Hour: 6:38 pm The Indigenous and Peasant Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) has issued a grave denunciation of an alleged assassination attempt against Leonidas Iza, former president of the Confederation...
Government declares Venezuelan cartel a terrorist threat as Ecuador aligns with U.S. stance
The Cuenca Dispatch
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August 19, 2025
Members receive weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Start your subscription today for just $1 for the first month. (Regular subscription options $4.99/month or $42/year/) Click here to subscribe. Ecuador intensifies...
Young South Africans don’t bother with elections: would lowe...
Modern Ghana
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South Africa is due to hold local government elections in 2026. In the last election in 2021, only 15% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 21 registered for the election. In view of this, it's worth considering whether the minimum voting age of 18...
Ecuadorian Government is Persecuting Indigenous Leaders: MICC
teleSUR
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Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza. X/ @Cuenca4Rios August 19, 2025 Hour: 10:09 am On Monday night, the Indigenous and Farmers Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) accused Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa of persecuting Indigenous leaders, including Leonidas...
Boston mayor rejects Trump’s sanctuary city deadline
Washington Examiner
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August 19, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is defying the Trump administration’s demand that sanctuary cities comply with federal immigration enforcement, declaring the city “will not back down” despite threats of funding cuts and lawsuits.On Tuesday, Wu responded...
6-year-old NYC Public Schools student and her mother deported to Ecuador after detainment
WABC ABC 7 - New York
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August 19, 2025
QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- A 6-year-old girl and her mother, who were detained by ICE in Queens, have been deported to Ecuador. The girl was a student at P.S. 89 in Elmhurst, Queens. They were taken by ICE last week after a routine immigration...
Uruguay and Ecuador sign cooperation agreements
MercoPress
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August 19, 2025
Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 19:48 UTC Noboa (L) and Orsi agreed to focus on common interests beyond ideological differences Presidents of Ecuador and Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay on Tuesday signed two bilateral agreements in Montevideo, increasing...
Migrant crimes against children pile up in Boston area as mayor slams Bondi over ‘sanctuary’ warning
Fox News
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August 19, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responds to Bondi's warning over sanctuary city policies. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Numerous migrant suspects have been arrested on charges involving abuse of children in recent years in eastern...
Bolivia: the end of the MAS cycle and a turn to the political center
Latinoamerica21
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August 19, 2025
Last Sunday, Bolivia went to the polls to elect a president, vice president, and 130 legislators, including senators and deputies. The results were surprising: Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) won with 32.1% of the vote, despite...
Young South Africans don’t bother with elections: would lowering the voting age make a difference?
The Conversation
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August 19, 2025
South Africa is due to hold local government elections in 2026. In the last election in 2021, only 15% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 21 registered for the election. In view of this, it’s worth considering whether the minimum voting age of 18...
Morris County choir reawakens Ecuador’s love for liturgical music
The Beacon - New Jersey
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August 19, 2025
Some audience members were moved to tears as the final chorus of “Dios de Amores” (“God of Love”) faded into the air in the Basilica Catolica Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Ecuador’s capital, Quito. The hymn’s rarely heard traditional melody...
Bolivian Election Signals Latin America’s Shift to the Right
KKOH - Nevada
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August 19, 2025
The initial results from Bolivia’s closely watched presidential election on Monday underscored a broader trend unfolding across Latin America: a sharp shift away from the socialist left that once dominated the region, toward right-of-center...
International News Briefs for Monday, August 18, 2025
Havana Times
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August 18, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, August 18, 2025. Trump to Host Zelensky at White House After Alaska Summit with Putin Fails to Secure Peace Deal Aug 18, 2025 President...
Ecuador agrees to Russian banana inspections
Fresh Plaza
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August 18, 2025
Ecuador has agreed to receive Russian specialists for the inspection of banana cultivation enterprises, according to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). The confirmation followed negotiations...
Fiscalía de Ecuador formulará cargos contra presuntos autores intelectuales del asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio
KVIA - Texas
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August 19, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares La Fiscalía General de Ecuador informó este lunes que ha solicitado a un juez que convoque al exministro del Interior, José Serrano; al condenado por delitos de corrupción Daniel Salcedo, quien está en prisión; al...