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Ecuador Voters Crush Right-Wing Push to Allow Return of US Military Bases
“It is, to date, the Noboa government’s biggest electoral defeat.” Ecuadorians celebrate referendum victory -- Image via video screenshot on X By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Ecuador’s voters on Sunday delivered a major blow to right-wing President Daniel Noboa by decisively rejecting the proposed return of foreign military bases to the South American country’s soil—including installations run by the United States . Around two-thirds of voters opposed the measure with most b

The Left Chapter
Nov 172 min read


Authoritarianism, Austerity, Repression, and False Narratives: The Crisis in Ecuador
Police surround and forcibly disperse protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador, September, 2025 -- Martin.vascovinueza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia...

The Left Chapter
Oct 106 min read


How Daniel Noboa Won in Ecuador and What to Expect from His New Term
Public domain image, May 24 By Pilar Troya Fernández On 10 May 2025, the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council proclaimed Daniel Noboa...

The Left Chapter
May 275 min read


Como Daniel Noboa venceu no Equador e o que esperar do seu novo mandato
Daniel Noboa on May 24, 2025 -- public domain image By Pilar Troya Fernández Em 10 de maio de 2025, o Conselho Nacional Eleitoral do...

The Left Chapter
May 255 min read


Cómo ganó Daniel Noboa en Ecuador y qué esperar de su nuevo mandato
Noboa, March 17, 2025 -- public domain image By Pilar Troya Fernández El 10 de mayo de 2025, el Consejo Nacional Electoral Ecuatoriano...

The Left Chapter
May 235 min read


The Banana Road From South America to China
Representational image. By Vijay Prashad In November, Álvaro Noboa, the father of Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa, had a heart attack....
Michael Laxer
Jan 36 min read


Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands now open to US military
The decision is part of a process that seeks the reestablishment of US military bases in Ecuadorian territory. Several voices have...
Michael Laxer
Dec 22, 20243 min read


Activist Ola Bini Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Ecuadorian Court Overturns Acquittal
By Global News Service A court in Ecuador has sentenced Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, Ola Bini, to one year in...
Michael Laxer
Apr 11, 20241 min read


Communist parties of Mexico & Ecuador unite to condemn embassy attack
Screenshot of the assault on the embassy. The Communist parties of Mexico and Ecuador have issued a joint statement denouncing the...
Michael Laxer
Apr 10, 20242 min read


The Communist Party of Cuba expresses its firm solidarity with the authorities and people of Mexico
Ecuadorian police attack the Mexican embassy in Quito -- image via screenshot. The Communist Party of Cuba and its leader, First...
Michael Laxer
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Ecuador Bans Oil Drilling on Section of Indigenous Land
Amazon rainforest in the Park -- Image via By ALAI - Agencia Latinoamericana de Información - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Saurav Sarkar...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20231 min read


Red Review #112 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Cuba, Angola, BRICS, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Greece, Bulgaria, Zambia and elsewhere . Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez...
Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20239 min read


General strikes in France & Britain: Red Review #84 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from France, Britain, Ecuador, India, Venezuela, Vietnam, Russia, Belgium and elsewhere. Communists marching in the British...
Michael Laxer
Feb 6, 20237 min read


Red Review #66 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Greece, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, South Africa, Swaziland, the USA, Ukraine and elsewhere. There are also updates on Sri...
Michael Laxer
Jul 18, 202210 min read


Red Review #64 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from China, Swaziland, the United States, Ecuador, Cyprus, Ukraine and elsewhere. Scene from a concert in Beijing in...
Michael Laxer
Jul 4, 202211 min read


Red Review #18 -- International Left and Labour News
The eighteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Ecuador, Zambia, Venezuela, Peru,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 15, 20219 min read
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