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<h1 class="reader-title">Ecuadoreans March Against Neoliberal
Gov't, Met With Violence</h1>
Published 16 April 2019</div>
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<p>“Not even one less right” was the sentiment and
chanting that thousands of Ecuadoreans intoned on April
16, during a massive anti-government protest in the
capital, Quito, against President Lenin Moreno’s
neoliberal policies.</p>
<p>The protest was called upon by different sectors of
society, such as workers from Radio Pichincha Universal
- a public radio station that was recently pulled from
the air; current legislators and sympathizers of former
President Rafael Correa's Citizens Revolution party from
all over the country, independent collectives,
disgruntled citizens and dozens of young people wearing
masks from the international group Anonymous, in
protest of Julian Assange’s arrest. </p>
<p>"Today we are here against the misgovernment that
exists, as well as (Lenin’s) betrayal of the government
plan for which he was elected. Ecuador has been sold to
the IMF, taking measures against the Ecuadorean people,"
Provincial coordinator for Loja of the Citizen
Revolution Movement, Marck Iñiguez said during the
march.</p>
<p>The protestors started walking at around 16:00 local
time in the direction of the historic old city, where
the Presidental Palace is located. However, when
entering the city’s colonial narrow streets, they were
violently met by riot police. </p>
<p>An independent media collective, KolectiVoz, reported
on a Twitter live video feed of police repression, who
were using tear gas and batons against demonstrators.
Other social media users published images and videos of
riot police advancing against protestors and closing off
streets. Two collectives denounced that their
collaborator Vladimir Obando was briefly,
arbitrarily detained by National Police while covering
the demonstration.</p>
<p>“The government's orders are ‘shut up and attack those
who demonstrate against us.’ Repression is what we live
now, but we can not be silenced and stopped; we are the
people and together we will recover our homeland,”
left-wing lawmaker Jota Lloret declared during the
rally. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">Las órdenes del Gobierno es
“Callar y atacar a quienes se manifiestes en su
contra” Esos son los nuevos “Aires de libertad”.
La represión es lo que se vive ahora pero no nos
podrán callar y menos detener, somos el pueblo y
juntos recuperamos nuestra patria. <a
href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/16ANiUnDerechoMenos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#16ANiUnDerechoMenos</a>
<a href="https://t.co/zteh7c3VeB">pic.twitter.com/zteh7c3VeB</a></p>
— Jota Lloret (@jotalloretv) <a
href="https://twitter.com/jotalloretv/status/1118317548557221889?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">April
17, 2019</a> </blockquote>
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<p>This latest demonstration comes as Moreno’s
administration has openly aligned with the U.S. backed
right-wing governments from Latin America. In the last
couple of months, oil prices went up, unemployment rates
are at a record high, and just recently the government
signed a US$4.2 billion dollar deal with the IMF,
announcing that a set of austerity measures will be
implemented starting 2019. </p>
<p>"He has sold the country to the oligarchy, the bankers
have their media outlets back, and all natural resources
are sold to the highest bidder. We know that the IMF
loan will bring many consequences," said one of the
protesters while holding a banner that reads: "Out with
Moreno / Out with the traitor.”</p>
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