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September 29, 2025

Indigenous Rights Organization Accuses Ecuadorian Armed Forces of Killing Community Member
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The largest Indigenous rights organization in Ecuador accused the Armed
Forces of shooting and killing an Indigenous community member, Efraín
Fuerez, in protests over rising fuel prices in the country. Meanwhile,
the Ecuadorian Armed Forces claimed protesters held 17 soldiers hostage.
Amazon Watch issued a statement over the "criminalization and harassment
of the Indigenous movement and social organizations in Ecuador."


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