“In the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, the US is making a concerted effort to suffocate the revolution once and for all.”
Iain Bruce
“On Monday, thousands turned out in Quito and other cities, again with face masks and a careful distance between each protester. In fact, it was the police who did not respect social distancing, as they charged protesters in the historic centre of Quito, using tear gas and truncheons.”
Iain Bruce: For lessons in protest during the pandemic, look to Latin America
“The scale of the calamity in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, and the surrounding province of Guayas, began to emerge throughout that last week of March. Videos started circulating of bodies left out in the streets as families complained they couldn’t get anyone to collect them.”