Archiv: Ecuador


25.07.2026 - 23:20 [ Drop Site News ]

Prosecutor Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes and Claims of Torture Was Murdered in Ecuador

(July 23, 2026)

QUITO, Ecuador—Alexandra Bravo, the prosecutor assigned to investigate U.S. strikes on three Ecuadorian boats and the 36 survivors’ subsequent accounts of torture and kidnapping, was shot dead in the coastal city of Manta last month. According to police, on June 14 a hitman aboard a black motorcycle opened fire on Bravo as she and her sister were leaving a cafĂ© at about 11 a.m. Bravo’s sister, who jumped to protect her, was also killed in the attack.

Upon arriving at the crime scene, officers say they found five 9mm shell casings and Bravo’s injured driver, but no sign of the police detail that had been assigned to protect her.

25.07.2026 - 23:15 [ Drop Site News ]

Rare Survivors of Pacific Boat Strikes Allege U.S. Forces Kidnapped and Tortured Them

(April 21, 2026)

Under right-wing president Daniel Noboa, Ecuador has become a critical U.S. proxy in the region; described as a “North American colony” by political analyst and former advisor to Ecuador’s Secretary of International Relations Daniel Granja.

The military regime, which rules by martial law, has stonewalled all inquiries into the whereabouts of the fishermen. “They slammed the door in our face,” Angelica Mero told Drop Site News.

The United Nations Committee on Forced Disappearances, which was already investigating Noboa’s armed forces prior to this incident, has issued a letter demanding answers on La Fiorella. Opposition lawmaker Mónica Palacios echoed those calls, announcing she will bring this case directly to the U.N.

Now, 36 survivors of two Pacific attacks fitting a similar profile alleged that they were abducted and tortured by American forces and taken by boat all the way to El Salvador before being returned to Ecuador. Drop Site spoke to multiple survivors and attorneys from both boats.

04.03.2026 - 09:59 [ Politico.com ]

US launches military operations in Ecuador

After the operation to capture Maduro, Trump did not rule out using military force against targets in other countries in the name of combatting drug trafficking. The expectation, however, had been that Trump would conduct strikes in Mexico and Colombia, both of which have a more significant role in the drug trade.

08.11.2025 - 00:46 [ Colombia Reports ]

Colombia releases US drone strike survivor, claiming no evidence links him to drug trafficking

If the former suspect was involved in criminal activity, as claimed by the US Government, the prosecutors received no evidence of this.

„He has no criminal record, nor is his name linked to any criminal network. It is most likely that he was hired to transport the cargo to a specific location, but that he was not the mastermind behind the drug trafficking operation. This is what is known as the outsourcing of criminal activity.“ Prosecution source

Obando’s release from detention and hospital comes weeks after the Ecuadorean prosecution released the second surviving victim of the attempted extrajudicial killing without charges because there was “no report of a crime that has been brought to the attention of this institution.”

19.10.2025 - 11:16 [ ABC News ]

Trump says 2 survivors of US strike on submarine being sent to Ecuador, Colombia in move that avoids legal fight

In a legal defense provided to Congress, Trump told lawmakers that the U.S. is in an „armed conflict“ with the cartels and that drug smugglers are „unarmed combatants.“

Some legal experts have said such an argument is unlikely to hold up in court. However, it was unclear who would challenge Trump’s rationale in defense of the drug cartels, with few lawmakers speaking out against it and Trump continuing to expand military operations in the region in recent weeks.

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 GonzĂĄlez 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 GonzĂĄlez.

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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 Parå, Agencia Brasil reported.

25.07.2023 - 13:55 [ Amerika21.de ]

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

UC Global wurde ursprĂŒnglich 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 GesprĂ€che zwischen Assange und seinen AnwĂ€lten und Besuchern, kopierten die Daten ihrer elektronischen GerĂ€te und gaben die erlangten Informationen an den US-Auslandsgeheimdienst CIA weiter. Im August 2022 verklagten deshalb AnwĂ€ltinnen 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 PaĂ­s 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 FernĂĄndez de Kirchner, Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff and JosĂ© 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.

02.10.2021 - 17:47 [ teleSUR ]

US Lawyer Sentenced for Contempt in Ecuador Chevron Case

Steven Donziger, a disbarred American lawyer who has been battling Chevron Corporation over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest for over two decades, has been sentenced to six months in prison on contempt charges.

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 fĂŒr 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: PrĂ€sident Arce ruft MilitĂ€r zu Beginn einer „neuen Ära“ auf

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

28.07.2021 - 11:58 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Ecuador: Gericht entzieht Assange StaatsbĂŒrgerschaft

Das Justizministerium informierte Assange als Reaktion auf eine Beschwerde des Außenministeriums, dass seine StaatsbĂŒrgerschaft ungĂŒltig sei. Von Behördenseite wird zur Last gelegt, dass das EinbĂŒrgerungsschreiben fĂŒr Assange Unstimmigkeiten enthalten habe.

11.07.2021 - 15:16 [ teleSUR ]

Bolivia Denounces Macri‘s Participation in 2019 Coup D‘Ă©Tat

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 TsĂĄchilas verkĂŒndet. Der ecuadorianisch-japanische Konzern, der die Faserpflanze AbacĂĄ anbaut und weiterverarbeitet, ist aufgrund massiver Menschenrechtsverletzungen zu finanziellen EntschĂ€digungen gegenĂŒber 123 Personen und zu öffentlichen Entschuldigungen verpflichtet worden.

26.04.2021 - 21:31 [ junge Welt ]

Neoliberaler Umbau: Ecuador auf IWF-Kurs

Ecuadors PrĂ€sident LenĂ­n 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 MultimillionĂ€r zum kĂŒnftigen Staatsoberhaupt gewĂ€hlt 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 PrÀsident von Ecuador ohne eigene Mehrheit im Parlament

Indes hat Lasso gegenĂŒber den Medien seine ersten politischen Leitlinien bekannt gegeben. So strebt er einen Freihandelsvertrag mit den USA an, will durch eine Volksbefragung den Beirat fĂŒr die BĂŒrgerbeteiligung abschaffen, die Auflagen des Iinternationalen WĂ€hrungsfonds (IWF) weitgehend erfĂŒllen, 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 protegĂ© 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 verlÀsst PrÀsident Moreno die Regierungspartei

… Vorausgegangen war der Versuch der Partei, den scheidenden PrĂ€sidenten, 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 UnverstĂ€ndnis gestoßen. Besonders aus dem Lager des Kandidaten AndrĂ©s Arauz von der linken Union der Hoffnung (Unes) kam Kritik.