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June 22, 2022

Indigenous-Led Protest in Ecuador Condemns Lasso's Economic Policies
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In Ecuador, thousands of Indigenous and social leaders took to the
streets of the capital Quito and around the country for a ninth straight
day Tuesday protesting right-wing President Guillermo Lasso's economic
policies and rising fuel prices. Reuters reports police fired tear gas
and so-called nonlethal projectiles at protesters; at least two people
have died, nearly 100 were injured, and dozens were arrested. President
Lasso has extended a state of emergency to at least six Ecuadorian
provinces. Meanwhile, Indigenous leaders said Tuesday they will not meet
with government officials until security forces are withdrawn from
certain areas of Quito.


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