Archiv: Ecuador


21.08.2023 - 08:21 [ BBC ]

Leftist leads Ecuador presidential poll count amid spike in violence

The snap election was called after President Guillermo Lasso – a conservative former banker – dissolved parliament to avoid impeachment.

Sunday‘s voting was peaceful, much to the relief of Ecuadoreans fearful of the political violence that has taken hold of the country.

21.08.2023 - 08:14 [ CNN ]

Ecuador election heads to run-off vote, with González to face surprise second-place Noboa

Days after Villavicencio’s murder, a left-wing local party official, Pedro Briones, was shot dead in Esmeraldas province.

Gunfire interrupted Noboa’s caravan on Thursday as he was traveling in Guayas province, but authorities say the presidential candidate was not the target of the incident.

10.08.2023 - 12:38 [ CNN ]

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event

Opinion polls had put him in the middle of the pack of the eight candidates, far behind the frontrunner Luisa González.

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As he gets into the back seat of the vehicle, at least 12 gunshots can be heard. A policeman quickly closes the door behind Villavicencio and many people are seen taking cover from the gunfire, including his security detail.

CNN has asked authorities for more details.

09.08.2023 - 16:47 [ MercoPress.com ]

Eight Amazon countries sign Belem Declaration

Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela Tuesday signed the Belém Declaration on the opening day of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Summit in the Brazilian State of Pará, Agencia Brasil reported.

25.07.2023 - 13:55 [ Amerika21.de ]

Ecuador: Spionageberichte von UC Global über Rafael Correa sollen an CIA gegangen sein

UC Global wurde ursprünglich von der ecuadorianischen Regierung unter Correa mit der Sicherheit in der Botschaft des Andenstaates in London betraut, in der Julian Assange 2012 Zuflucht suchte. Im Schatten ihres eigentlichen Auftrags belauschte die Firma damals mehrere Gespräche zwischen Assange und seinen Anwälten und Besuchern, kopierten die Daten ihrer elektronischen Geräte und gaben die erlangten Informationen an den US-Auslandsgeheimdienst CIA weiter. Im August 2022 verklagten deshalb Anwältinnen von Assange und zwei Journalisten den CIA, dessen Ex-Chef Mike Pompeo und UC Global.

19.07.2023 - 20:54 [ PlayCrazyGame.com ]

A Spanish security company allegedly spied on Rafael Correa at the request of the CIA | The newspaper El País published documents from a case pending in Madrid

In another part of the article published by the Spanish newspaper it is stated that Morales allegedly spied on Correa’s two daughters through computer viruses installed on his phones in 2014 when he was still in government. The two iPhone 5s delivered by UC Global to Sofia and Anne had “Trojan horses” from the Tradesegur company installed. These Trojans allowed full control over their messages and conversations while the girls studied in France without their parents knowing.

18.07.2023 - 17:50 [ El Pais ]

Spanish company that spied on Assange allegedly informed CIA about meetings held by Latin American leaders

David Morales, owner of the Spanish security company UC Global, S.L., which spied on Julian Assange during the Wikileaks founder’s time at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, also allegedly spied for the CIA on meetings held in 2018 by the former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa (2007-2017), with former presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff and José Mujica – according to a new examination of his MacBook laptop ordered by Spanish Judge Santiago Pedraz, who has been investigating Morales for three years.

12.06.2022 - 06:42 [ BusinessInsider.com ]

Mike Pompeo summoned by court to explain alleged US government plot to assassinate Julian Assange, say Spanish media reports

Spanish National High Court Judge Santiago Pedraz summoned Pompeo and former US counterintelligence official William Evanina as witnesses to explain the alleged assassination plot and whether they received information through the security firm.

Evanina allegedly previously confessed to having access to security camera footage and audio recordings from inside the Ecuadorian Embassy, Assange‘s lawyers claimed in letters seen by Spanish outlet The Objective.

22.09.2021 - 18:48 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador: Indigenous Peoples Demand Amnesty for Social Leaders

On Tuesday, Ecuador‘s Indigenous Peoples Confederation (CONAIE) presented an amnesty bill for freeing 260 social leaders who took part in demonstrations against illegal mining and in the 2019 protests against President Lenin Moreno (2017-2021).

15.09.2021 - 12:30 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Neue Milliardenkredite des IWF für Ecuador

Welche genauen Gegenleistungen der IWF verlangt ist bisher nicht bekannt. Indigene und soziale Organisationen sowie Gewerkschaften rufen zu Protesten auf

09.08.2021 - 23:30 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Nach Putsch in Bolivien: Präsident Arce ruft Militär zu Beginn einer „neuen Ära“ auf

Die Regierung von Ecuador unter Lenín Moreno (2017–2021) soll Tränengas und Munition geliefert haben. Auch von der argentinischen Regierung unter Mauricio Macri (2015–2019) kamen laut aktuellen Ermittlungen Tränengas, Munition wie auch

28.07.2021 - 11:58 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Ecuador: Gericht entzieht Assange Staatsbürgerschaft

Das Justizministerium informierte Assange als Reaktion auf eine Beschwerde des Außenministeriums, dass seine Staatsbürgerschaft ungültig sei. Von Behördenseite wird zur Last gelegt, dass das Einbürgerungsschreiben für Assange Unstimmigkeiten enthalten habe.

11.07.2021 - 15:16 [ teleSUR ]

Bolivia Denounces Macri‘s Participation in 2019 Coup D‘éTat

In a declassified message dated November 13, Lara thanked the then ambassador of Argentina, Normando Álvarez García, for his collaboration and the delivery of 40,000 AT-12/70 cartridges and several types of gas grenades and tear gas.

30.04.2021 - 21:08 [ Global Research ]

Revealed: The UK Government Campaign to Force Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy

A wide-ranging UK government campaign was brought to bear on Ecuador to press it to hand over WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, new information reveals.

28.04.2021 - 13:19 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Ecuador: Agrarunternehmen wegen moderner Sklaverei schuldig gesprochen

Vergangene Woche wurde das historische Urteil am Gerichtshof von Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas verkündet. Der ecuadorianisch-japanische Konzern, der die Faserpflanze Abacá anbaut und weiterverarbeitet, ist aufgrund massiver Menschenrechtsverletzungen zu finanziellen Entschädigungen gegenüber 123 Personen und zu öffentlichen Entschuldigungen verpflichtet worden.

26.04.2021 - 21:31 [ junge Welt ]

Neoliberaler Umbau: Ecuador auf IWF-Kurs

Ecuadors Präsident Lenín Moreno setzt den Umbau des Landes im Sinne des Kapitals auch zum Ende seiner Amtszeit fort. Nachdem am 11. April mit Guillermo Lasso ein Bankier und Multimillionär zum künftigen Staatsoberhaupt gewählt wurde, verabschiedete das Parlament des Andenstaates am Freitag mit 86 Jastimmen bei 41 Ablehnungen und sieben Enthaltungen das »Gesetz zur Verteidigung der Dollarisierung«.

15.04.2021 - 09:07 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Neuer Präsident von Ecuador ohne eigene Mehrheit im Parlament

Indes hat Lasso gegenüber den Medien seine ersten politischen Leitlinien bekannt gegeben. So strebt er einen Freihandelsvertrag mit den USA an, will durch eine Volksbefragung den Beirat für die Bürgerbeteiligung abschaffen, die Auflagen des Iinternationalen Währungsfonds (IWF) weitgehend erfüllen, er will eine Abschaffung der Devisensteuer und eine Reform der Rentenkasse.

11.04.2021 - 19:04 [ teleSUR ]

Live: Ecuador Hits the Polls in Decisive Runoff Election

Candidates Guillermo Lasso, a 65-year-old elite banker, and Andres Arauz, a 36-year-old progressive former Central Bank official, have very different visions of how to lead Ecuador out of the pandemic and the current economic recession, but also on the role of international banking, regional integration, extractivism and more.

08.04.2021 - 08:54 [ France24 ]

Arauz planning to change Ecuador agreements if elected

The world‘s top two cocaine producers are neighboring Colombia and Peru, with much of the output passing through Ecuador on its way to either Europe or the United States.
„We cannot forget that the US is the (main) consumer country of drugs in the region and on the planet,“ Arauz said.

03.04.2021 - 09:10 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador: Lasso Linked to Tens of Millions in Florida Properties

This revelation comes just over a week before the ballot in Ecuador between Lasso – a right-wing banker – and leftist candidate Andres Arauz, a protegé of former President Rafael Correa.

21.03.2021 - 19:50 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador: First Presidential Debate To Take Place Tonight

Union for Hope (UNES) leftist presidential candidate Andres Arauz and right-wing Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso today will hold their first presidential debate of the April 11 runoff.

06.03.2021 - 10:45 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Ecuador: In seinen letzten Amtstagen verlässt Präsident Moreno die Regierungspartei

… Vorausgegangen war der Versuch der Partei, den scheidenden Präsidenten, der derzeit den Vorsitz innehat, auszuschließen. Außerdem lehnten Teile der AP-Parlamentsfraktion dessen Gesetz zur Privatisierung der Zentralbank ab.

25.02.2021 - 09:46 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Warnung vor juristischem Staatsstreich in Ecuador

Die Forderung war bei verschiedenen politischen Akteuren auf Unverständnis gestoßen. Besonders aus dem Lager des Kandidaten Andrés Arauz von der linken Union der Hoffnung (Unes) kam Kritik.

11.02.2021 - 12:00 [ Amerika21.de ]

Ecuadors Linke ist zurück

In der letzten Phase des Wahlkampfes wurde die Verzweiflung von Lenín Morenos neoliberaler Regierung und den rechten Parteien in Ecuador immer spürbarer: Sie taten alles, um den Sieg der Linken unter der Führung von Andrés Arauz zu blockieren.

07.02.2021 - 18:32 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador Main Presidential Candidates Cast Votes: Live Updates

Former president Rafael Correa denounced via Twitter irregularities in Brussels. Eight delegates from Guillermo Lasso‘s right-wing CREO movement observed voting, while representatives from other organizations were not allowed to access the polling station.

02.12.2020 - 09:55 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Droht eine Verschiebung der Wahlen in Ecuador?

Noch immer keine Entscheidung über Zulassung der Präsidentschaftskandidaten der Linken. Arauz: Regierung will Wahlen hinauszuzögern, um weitere Privatisierungen durchzuziehen

26.11.2020 - 03:37 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador: Parliament Convicts Minister for 2019 Repression

Her dismissal needed votes from at least 91 members of the body, but 104 voted to convict her and dismiss her from the top government position.

30.09.2020 - 14:17 [ the Grayzone ]

Exclusive: Spanish judge seeks Sheldon Adelson security chief in Assange spying case

The judge’s interest in Nagel indicates that the Spanish investigation is now probing the suspected role of US intelligence as the guiding hand behind UC Global’s criminal spying operation.

Before he was hired as Adelson’s director of global security, Nagel serving as the top cyber-crime investigator for the US Secret Service – a role which earned him a medal of commendation from the CIA. Together with Lahav, he was likely to have played a central role in coordinating between Sands, UC Global, and US intelligence.

30.09.2020 - 14:08 [ El Pais ]

Three protected witnesses accuse Spanish ex-marine of spying on Julian Assange

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Morales traveled to the US once or twice a month allegedly to hand over the material to “the Americans.” A microphone was installed on the PVC plastic base of a fire extinguisher near the meeting room where Assange met with his lawyers. The cyberactivist had placed a device that created white noise in this room, and activated it when he thought he was being spied on. He placed another device in the women’s bathroom, where he sometimes met with his lawyers.

UC Global S. L. was hired by Ecuador’s Senain secret service to provide security services to the embassy when Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa was in power. But according to the three witnesses, Morales ordered the Australian to be spied on and created remote-operated computer servers that collected the illegally obtained information, which could be accessed from the United States.

30.09.2020 - 14:07 [ Kevin Gosztola / Twitter ]

Witness #1 and Witness #2 are afraid UC Global director David Morales could retaliate against them as result of giving information. They requested protected status on the basis that their families and themselves were at risk. #AssangeTrial

30.09.2020 - 13:50 [ theGuardian.com ]

Assange case: former security firm staff allowed to give anonymous evidence

Anonymity was granted to two former employees of UC Global after a hearing at the Old Bailey in London was told they feared that its director and owner, David Morales, or others connected to him in the US, could seek to harm them.

Judge Vanessa Baraitser said she would permit their identities to remain anonymous out of respect for a Spanish court that had done the same as part of a case in which they are involved.

30.09.2020 - 13:48 [ Craig Murray ]

Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 20

The day concluded with a foretaste of excitement to come, as Judge Baraitser agreed to grant witness anonymity to the two UC Global whistleblowers who are to give evidence on UC Global’s spying on Assange in the Ecuadorean Embassy. In making application, Summers gave notice that among the topics to be discussed was the instruction from UC Global’s American clients to consider poisoning or kidnapping Assange. The hidden firearm with filed-off serial numbers discovered in the home of UC Global’s chief executive David Morales, and his relationship to the Head of Security at the Las Vegas Sands complex, were also briefly mooted.

17.09.2020 - 19:47 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador: Police Crack Down on Workers, Students, Doctors

Hundreds of citizens joined the demonstration to reject budget cuts and layoffs of workers prompted by the policies recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which are being implemented by the right-wing administration to access a US$6.5 billion loan.

13.09.2020 - 13:39 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Politiker kritisieren Ausschluss Correas von den Wahlen in Ecuador

Der ehemalige kolumbianische Präsident (1994-1998) Ernesto Samper schrieb: „Wie in Zeiten von Diktaturen verfolgen die rechtsgerichteten Regierungen von Bolivien und Ecuador ihre politischen Gegner dafür, dass sie sich ihnen im demokratischen Wettstreit stellen.“ Dies sei auch im Fall von Brasilien so geschehen.

08.09.2020 - 13:34 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Neue IWF-Kredite und Kürzungsprogramme in Ecuador

Weitere 6,5 Milliarden US-Dollar Kredit vom IWF. Im Gegenzug forciert die Regierung Moreno ihre Austeritätsmaßnahmen noch weiter

13.08.2020 - 11:30 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Hunderttausende verlieren in Ecuador infolge der Corona-Pandemie ihre Jobs

Um die Staatsfinanzen zu entlasten und den Gläubigern entgegen zu kommen, hatte die Regierung in den letzten Monaten einige Sparmaßnahmen ergriffen und entsprechende Gesetze erlassen.