Indigenous protesters in Ecuador defy state of emergency

Indigenous protesters in Ecuador defy state of emergency - Hello loyal readers FeedGoogle, In the article you are reading this time with the title Indigenous protesters in Ecuador defy state of emergency, We have prepared this article well for you to read and take information in it. hopefully the contents of the post Article World, what we write you can understand. Alright, happy reading.

QUITO, June 19 — Indigenous protesters demanding cheaper fuel in Ecuador defied a state of emergency yesterday, pressing on with road blockages now in their sixth day.A day after President Guillermo Lasso announced the restrictive measures in a bid to end the sometimes violent demonstrations, police said Indigenous people kept up protests in most of the country's 24 provinces, including three where the president declared the state of emergency. One includes the capital, Quito.Oil producer Ecuador has been hit by rising inflation, unemployment and poverty exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.Fuel prices have risen sharply since 2020, almost doubling for diesel from US$1 to US$1.90 per gallon and rising from US$1.75 to US$2.55 for petrol.Demonstrators from the country's Indigenous community — which makes up over a million of Ecuador's 17.7 million inhabitants — la…