Last minute of the protests and the national strike in Ecuador, live

14 mins ago Who is Leonidas Iza, the indigenous leader leading the protests? By Germán Padinger Leonidas Iza photographed on June 13. (Photo: CRISTINA VEGA RHOR/AFP via Getty Images) The tension in Ecuador has no truce. After a 2020 pandemic and a 2021 marked by prison violence and criminality, this 2022 finds the country involved in nationwide protests and a state of emergency. And behind this wave of protests, which include clashes and road closures, is Leonidas Iza, the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), who claims for the prices of fuel and farm products, the unemployment and crime, among other demands. On Tuesday, on the ninth day of protests —with a balance of at least four deaths—, Iza rejected the call for dialogue that President Guillermo Lasso had already accepted, arguing that certain conditions must first be met, including the repeal of the state of exception. But who exactly is this indigenous leader who has the government and the country on edge? He knows all the data about him in this note. 19 mins ago Several policemen and soldiers are reported injured in protests Protesters clash with the police around Parque Arbolito in Quito on June 23, 2022, as part of the protests led by indigenous people against the government. (Photo by CRISTINA VEGA RHOR/AFP via Getty Images) The Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense reported that military personnel were attacked by a violent group in Caspigasí, via Calacalí. The attack left 17 soldiers seriously injured, says the statement, and 3 military trucks destroyed. In addition, according to the Ministry of the Interior, 12 wounded policemen were treated in Quito, several of whom have embedded pellets and metal splinters, according to a statement issued on Thursday night. 22 mins ago Mayor of Puyo denounces foreign infiltrators in protests Both public and private property have been the target of vandalism amid the protests that have shaken Ecuador for 12 days. The violent acts that took place in the Amazonian city of Puyo would have been carried out by foreign infiltrators, as denounced by Mayor Oswaldo Zúñiga in Conclusions. There were foreign infiltrators in protests, says the mayor of Puyo It’s been 12 days. The Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office is in charge of the investigations. The event would have occurred in the center of the city of Quito in the context of the demonstrations. Minister Carrillo added that, in total, due to the days of protests, 74 police officers have been injured. Since the beginning of the demonstrations, at least 5 people have died. #ATTENTION | #Pichincha: #FiscalíaEc initiated – ex officio – a preliminary investigation into the death of Henry Ernesto Q., who would have died in the vicinity of El Arbolito park, in the center of #Quito, in the context of the demonstrations. #FiscalíaContraElDelito pic.twitter.com/l3rPuhLLhb – Ecuador Prosecutor (@FiscaliaEcuador) June 24, 2022