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June 24, 2022

Indigenous Protesters Attempt to Storm National Assembly in Ecuador
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In Ecuador, Indigenous protesters tried to storm the National Assembly
in the capital Quito on Thursday on the 11th day of demonstrations
against right-wing President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies and
rising fuel prices. At least four protesters have been killed so far,
and nearly 100 injured. The protests have been led by the Confederation
of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, or CONAI. This is the group's
leader, Leonidas Iza.

Leonidas Iza: "The house of culture has been taken by force by the
people. It's the first triumph, brothers and sisters. Second, what the
national government is saying at this moment, it's simply in their
hands. We are not going to lose the north. I have been detained. They
have tried to assassinate me. Yet we are alive, and we have said, 'Here
are the 10 points and period.' And if for that reason the government
falls, it is not our problem, brothers and sisters."



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