UN experts alarmed by escalating repression and deteriorating civic space in Ecuador

OHCHR GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed concern about a serious deterioration of fundamental freedoms and civic space and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador, which has been deepened by the State response to the national protests, and...

LDU Quito 3-0 Palmeiras, Copa Libertadores 2025 Semi-Final Leg 1: Dominant First-Half Display Seals Win For Ecuadorians

Football LDU Quito sealed a commanding 3-0 win over Palmeiras in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 2025 semi-final at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito on Thursday, October 23. The hosts used the home momentum and altitude to devastating...

Ecuador: Terror and Violence Threatens Positive Ecosocial Legacy

Ecuador has inspired the world. It was the first country to enshrine the rights of Nature in the constitution as a response to ecological breakdown. It also oriented its constitution toward buen vivir, an understanding of a good life with...

LDU Quito 3-0 Palmeiras, Copa Libertadores 2025 Semi-Final Leg 1: Ecuadorian Side Seal Big Win Against Favourites

The Ecuadorian side played better since kick-off. The Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium, situated over 2,800 metres (9,200 feet) above sea level, offered a valuable home advantage. LDU Quito had already squandered several opportunities when Gabriel...

Ecuador says there is no evidence of crime by survivor of US Caribbean attack

THERE is no evidence that the survivor of a US attack on a submersible vessel in the Caribbean was involved in transporting drugs, authorities in Ecuador said on Monday. The survivor of the US attack, identified as Andres Fernando Tufino, was...

Poisoned chocolate, chemical-laced jam: Ecuador president claims 'assassination attempt' made against him

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Thursday revealed that an unknown person tried to poison him with a chocolate and a jam laced with chemicals at a public event. A complaint has been filed by the military body responsible for Daniel Noboa's...

Liga de Quito golea a Palmeiras y acaricia final de Copa Libertadores

Con una exhibición de intensidad y variantes ofensivas en el primer tiempo, Liga de Quito arrolló el jueves 3-0 a Palmeiras en el partido de ida de las semifinales de la Copa Libertadores. El conjunto ecuatoriano se impuso con los goles de Gabriel...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that the survivor of a U.S. strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime in the South...

Noboa dice que el paro en Ecuador se politizó y que los ataques a su caravana “no fueron solo palos y piedras”

Por Fernando del Rincón y Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, defendió su gestión frente al reciente paro nacional convocado por la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE) y aseguró a CNN...

Ecuador Frees Survivor of U.S. Attack on Alleged Drug ‘Submarine’

Andres Tufiño. X/ @MarioBeteta October 21, 2025 Hour: 2:24 pm On Monday, Ecuadorian authorities announced that Andres Tufiño Chila, the Ecuadorian who survived the U.S. attack on a “submarine” allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, was...

Women warriors protect the Amazon forest but fear government plans to increase mining and oil drilling

By Brandi Morin Deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon, where the Bobonaza River winds through ancient forests in Pastaza province, Sacha Gayas spreads out a hand-drawn map across her wooden kitchen table. Her fingers, stained with the rich earth...

LDU Quito Vs Palmeiras Highlights, Copa Libertadores Semi-Final Leg 1: Villamil Brace Powers LDU To 3-0 Win

Gabriel Villamil of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria, center, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Brazil's Palmeiras during a Copa Libertadores semifinal first leg soccer match in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP...

Go Fund Yourself Episode 12 Goes from the Skies of Ecuador to the Streets of Augmented Reality

What happens when you mix visionary founders, a dash of drama, and a panel of world-class business titans? You get another exhilarating episode of Go Fund Yourself, the hit entrepreneurial reality show where innovation meets entertainment, and...

Guayaquil mayor blames Ecuador’s president as drug violence spirals

Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez says those who live in his crime-wracked city in Ecuador are living through a 'collective psychosis' - Copyright AFP Photo MARCOS PIN Car bombings, massacres, extortion, and a security force outgunned by drug gangs:...

Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’

Ecuador has released a man who survived a US strike on a suspected drug-trafficking submarine, the attorney general’s office said Monday, after finding no evidence that he had committed a crime. The United States has deployed warships to the...

Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on alleged drug-trafficking submarine

Ecuador has released a man who survived a US strike on a suspected drug-trafficking submarine, after finding no evidence that he had committed a crime, the attorney general’s office has said. The United States has deployed warships to the...

Ecuador Says There's 'No Evidence' Man Wounded in U.S. Strike In The Caribbean Committed A Crime

An Ecuadorean citizen who survived a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking submersible was released from custody with no charges filed against him. An Ecuadorean official told the Associated Press that the man, Andrés Fernando Tufiño, was in...

Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on 'drug sub' in Caribbean

Vanessa Buschschlüter ShareSave A screengrab of the video shared by US President Donald Trump showing the submarine in open waters before it was struck Ecuador has released the survivor of a US strike on a submarine alleged to have been smuggling...

Ecuador releases survivor of U.S. strike on alleged "narco sub"

Ecuador has released a man who survived a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking submersible vessel, the attorney general's office said Monday, adding that the authorities had found no evidence that he had committed a crime. A government...

Ecuador dice que no tiene pruebas para detener al sobreviviente del ataque de EE.UU. a un presunto buque con drogas

Por Ana María Cañizares y Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español La Fiscalía General de Ecuador informó este lunes que el ciudadano que sobrevivió la semana pasada a un ataque militar de Estados Unidos en el Caribe quedó en libertad, ya que las...