Protests Continue In Ecuador

 

The Guardian: Ecuador at standstill after two weeks of protests over cost of living crisis  

During demonstrations, started by an Indigenous federation, roads were blocked and vehicles torched, and police fired teargas 

Ecuador has been brought to a near standstill after two weeks of tumultuous protests over a spike in fuel and food prices as global inflation inflames discontent over widening inequality across Latin America. 

At least five people have died after demonstrators blocked roads, torched vehicles and hurled stones, while police responded with teargas during several days of clashes. 

Ecuador’s health ministry has said two people died in ambulances delayed by road blockades. Twelve police officers are reported injured. 

Ecuador’s powerful Indigenous federation Conaie began the protests a fortnight ago setting out 10 demands amid the spiralling cost of living. Among them are a freeze on fuel prices, a moratorium on bank debts, subsidies for fertiliser and no mining in Indigenous territories.  

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