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August 14, 2015

Ecuador: Indigenous Groups Protest President Correa's 4th Term Bid 
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In Ecuador, indigenous groups organized nationwide strikes and
demonstrations Thursday to protest President Rafael Correa's efforts to
change the constitution so he can seek a fourth term in office. Groups
blocked the Pan-American Highway and other major roads, as labor unions
refused to work. A leader of the protests spoke out.

Julio César Pilalumbo, president of the Cotopaxi Indigenous Movement:
"We will continue to fight indefinitely. We will defend ourselves. This
has been resistance. And today we have come together under the flag of
struggle, the flag of resistance."

 

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