QUITO, ECUADOR – Paralysing protests in Ecuador continued on Tuesday over a series of labour and tax reforms and President Lenin Moreno’s decision to scrap decades-old fuel subsidies. Thousands of indigenous people who had been marching towards the capital, Quito, descended on the city on Tuesday. Protesters were reportedly able to briefly cross security linesContinueContinue reading “Ecuador unrest: Protests erupt for 6th day over fuel subsidy cuts (Al Jazeera)”
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Live News Spot. Protests in Ecuador over hike in fuel prices (TRT World)
This was a live TV spot. I spoke with Turkish television station TRT World about the national strike and protests that began October 3. Thousands of people across the country partook in these protests, angry over a series of labor and tax reforms, and the cutting of gas and diesel subsidies that saw the priceContinueContinue reading “Live News Spot. Protests in Ecuador over hike in fuel prices (TRT World)”
In Ecuador, one woman has given shelter to over 8,500 Venezuelans (Al Jazeera)
JUNCAL, ECUADOR – The sun had already set when a group of 10 Venezuelans trickled into Carmen Carcelen’s home in northern Ecuador late last month. They joined about 100 others who were already there. Two volunteers immediately invited the new houseguests to put down their tattered suitcases and backpacks, and offered each person a bowl of soup.ContinueContinue reading “In Ecuador, one woman has given shelter to over 8,500 Venezuelans (Al Jazeera)”
Life on the Amazon oil frontier: From exploration to ecotourism (Mongabay)
LLANCHAMA, ECUADOR – A long passenger boat floats abandoned outside Andres Machoa’s house, along the Tiputini River in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest. The community bought the boat more than five years ago when the state-owned oil company, Petroamazonas, moved into the area and promised everyone stable jobs, including as water taxi conductors to transport their staffContinueContinue reading “Life on the Amazon oil frontier: From exploration to ecotourism (Mongabay)”
Heart of Ecuador’s Yasuni, home to uncontacted tribes, opens for oil drilling (Mongabay)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park sits in a unique position on the equator, between the Andes mountain range and the Amazon rainforest, which has allowed a rich and distinct biodiversity to flourish. The region is surrounded by towering ceibo and mahogany trees, emblematic of the area, as well as hundreds of endemic birds,ContinueContinue reading “Heart of Ecuador’s Yasuni, home to uncontacted tribes, opens for oil drilling (Mongabay)”
Ecuador: Colombia refugees stage weeks-long protest against UNHCR (Al Jazeera)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Gina Pena said she was leaving a humanitarian aid office in Ecuador’s capital Quito one day when she saw the man who had threatened her life back in Colombia. “If I open my mouth, he’ll cut my family up. That’s what he told me,” Pena recalled, adding she no longer feels safeContinueContinue reading “Ecuador: Colombia refugees stage weeks-long protest against UNHCR (Al Jazeera)”
Indigenous Waorani win landmark legal case against Ecuador gov’t (Al Jazeera)
QUITO, ECUADOR – The indigenous Waorani community in Ecuador won a landmark lawsuit on Friday against three government bodies for conducting a faulty consultation process with the community before putting their territory up for sale in an international oil auction. The ruling immediately suspends any possibility of selling the community’s land for oil exploration. ItContinueContinue reading “Indigenous Waorani win landmark legal case against Ecuador gov’t (Al Jazeera)”
How Drones and GPS Are Helping Indigenous People in Ecuador Save the Amazon (The Pacific Standard)
SINANGOE, ECUADOR — The day begins with everyone drinking a big cup of Yoko. A man called Viejo (“old man,” in Spanish) carves the bark off a special vine found only in the Amazon highlands and mixes it with water. The resulting brew has a gritty texture and a bitter, earthy taste and gives theContinueContinue reading “How Drones and GPS Are Helping Indigenous People in Ecuador Save the Amazon (The Pacific Standard)”
Indigenous Waorani sue Ecuadorian government over land rights (Al Jazeera)
PUYO, ECUADOR – More than 200 indigenous Waorani people and their supporters marched to the court in the Amazon city of Puyo on Thursday to begin their high-stakes hearing against the Ecuadorian government. After long protesting oil extraction in its territory, the community are suing three government bodies – the Ministry of Energy and Non-renewableContinueContinue reading “Indigenous Waorani sue Ecuadorian government over land rights (Al Jazeera)”
“Feminism and Photojournalism in Latin America” (Exhibition: Antwerp, Belgium)
ANTWERP, BELGIUM – I had the privilege of participating in this photo exhibition in Belgium – “Feminism and Photojournalism in Latin America” – with other talented women photographers from all over Central and South America. The exhibition ran from March-June, 2019 in a space called Mundana in Antwerp, Belgium. It was curated by Javier Perugachi.ContinueContinue reading ““Feminism and Photojournalism in Latin America” (Exhibition: Antwerp, Belgium)”
Kimberley Michelle Brown 