Tuto Quiroga Says Bolivia’s Prosecutors Cannot Credibly Investigate Their Own Chief
Tuto Quiroga says Bolivia's prosecutors lack the credibility to investigate their own chief after a US bribery accusation. He wants...
September 29, 2026Topic
state of exception
State of exception extended in Honduras
Honduran National Police extended the state of emergency in the cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, assured the National...
January 3, 2023
Chile’s Boric government gives in to pressure and imposes state of exception in Mapuche conflict zone
Chilean Interior Minister Izkia Siches on Monday imposed a "state of exception" (similar to the state of emergency) in two...
May 17, 2022
Ecuador extends state of emergency for another 30 days
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso extended the state of emergency declared in mid-October for another 30 days in nine provinces.
November 19, 2021
Ecuador’s Lasso faces the toughest protest in his five months in office
Indigenous people, workers and students coincided this Tuesday in a massive protest against the government of Guilermo Lasso in Ecuador's
October 27, 2021
Ecuador decrees State of Exception to combat drug trafficking
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of exception throughout the country in the face of rising..
October 19, 2021
Ecuador decrees state of exception in eight provinces due to COVID-19
The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, declared a state of emergency (estado de excepción) due to public calamity due to...
April 2, 2021
Ecuador’s Emergency Committee recommends “state of exception” by zones
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE-N) recommended on Thursday, April 1, to the president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, to declare...
April 1, 2021