Anti-government protests in Ecuador have claimed four lives.

• At least four people have died during protests against President Guillermo Lasso’s administration.
• The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador is leading the protests since June 13.
• At least 120 police personnel have suffered  injuries, according to Ecuador’s National Police.

According to Ecuadorian police, there have been at least four fatalities during the continuing demonstrations against President Guillermo Lasso’s administration. Authorities also said that more than 100 people had been detained and that numerous police officers had been hurt.

The country has now experienced eleven days of protests. Since June 13, the protests have been led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), which is pleading with the government to lower fuel prices, address the unemployment issue, control the prices of farm products, and fight crime, among other things.

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The most recent killing, according to Ecuador’s National Police, occurred on Tuesday in the Amazonian province of Pastaza “as a result of handling an explosive device.”

Police made it clear that they do not use those things to keep the peace during peaceful marches and demonstrations, and even less so. According to the institution, judicial authorities will look into the issue and will offer assistance in order to shed light on all violent instances.

The health ministry of Ecuador said on Tuesday that two fatalities occurred last Sunday as a result of a blockade caused by protestors blocking ambulances.

The fatality was associated with the protests, according to the police report of a person who died on Monday after falling into a gully in Quito’s north.
Since the protests began on June 13, at least 120 police personnel have suffered significant injuries, according to Ecuador’s National Police.

Since the beginning of the protests, multiple requests for an open conversation have been made by the administration of President Lasso. In a video speech shared on Twitter on Monday, Lasso claims he has been paying attention to the “needs of the most disadvantaged” by putting a particular emphasis on calls for debt forgiveness, intercultural education, and healthcare.
They claimed in a statement released by Conaie yesterday that government propaganda against indigenous communities contained “mockery, falsehoods, and racist colonial narrative.”

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