Rohan Chatterjee
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 07:07
The Ecuadorean capital Quito, currently bracing itself for a potential geothermal eruption from the nearby Cotopaxi volcano, has only just started recovering a social eruption on an even bigger scale. Growing discontent among various groups came to a head last Thursday when a ‘national strike’, led by indigenous organizations, descended into violent clashes with security forces, lasting late into Saturday.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:39
In recent weeks Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, has experienced one of the more turbulent periods of his administration as a series of protests against him, led by opposition groups, have rocked the Andean nation.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 06:30
This March the National Civil Police (PNC) recorded 481 homicides as El Salvador continued its steady regression to levels of violence once hoped confined to the country’s ultraviolent past.