{"id":6774,"date":"2015-08-18T12:13:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lavozlit.com\/?p=6774"},"modified":"2015-08-18T12:13:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:13:33","slug":"espanol-ecuador-over-a-hundred-thousand-people-take-to-the-streets-of-quito-against-rafael-correa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/2015\/08\/18\/espanol-ecuador-over-a-hundred-thousand-people-take-to-the-streets-of-quito-against-rafael-correa\/","title":{"rendered":"[Ecuador] Over a hundred thousand people take to the streets of Quito against Rafael Correa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nECUADOR
\nWritten by Daniel Sugasti
\nMonday, 17 August 2015 13:51
\nThe Ecuadorian capital \u00a0witnessed one of the major popular demonstrations in recent years.<\/em>
\nOver a hundred thousand people flooded the streets and squares of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, to protest against the economic and social policy of Rafael Correa\u2019s government. The demos were organized by the so-called “People\u2019s stoppage”, led by the Unitary Collective of Workers, Indigenous and Teachers Organizations.
\nThe day of protests began with road closures in most of the country. However, the epicenter of the fighting took place in Quito. When the crowd of workers and indigenous tried to approach the government headquarters, they were harshly repressed by the police. Two known indigenous leaders, Carlos P\u00e9rez Guartambel and Salvador Quispe, were arrested after which they denounced mistreatment. After the protests, Jorge Herrera, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), said:. “Quito must continue [fighting], we want to overthrow this system of abuse.”
\nThe march on Quito expresses the growing popular dissatisfaction with the austerity and repressive measures taken by Rafael Correa, in the context of a deteriorating economic situation in the country.
\nThe main demands that drove the protests were:<\/p>\n