Demonstrators are unhappy at the conservative president’s economic policies and want fuel price hikes reversed.
![People march in protest against the economic policies of conservative Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso, days after he raised fuel prices, in Guayaquil [Vicente Gaibor del Pino/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-10-27T004213Z_1062052586_RC2SHQ9PZ6VX_RTRMADP_3_ECUADOR-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Rights advocates urge Ecuador to address root causes of migration as thousands set out on perilous journeys towards US.
![Ecuadorian families arrive to the bank of the Rio Grande River after crossing into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, on July 7 [File: Go Nakamura/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-07-08T094704Z_1978227036_RC23GO9CVKYW_RTRMADP_3_USA-IMMIGRATION-BORDER.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Advocates say court ruling that decriminalises abortion in rape cases is an important step, but struggle continues.
![Pro-choice activists rallied outside Ecuador's Constitutional Court on April 28, ahead of a decision that decriminalised abortion in cases of rape [Vincent Ricci/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Al-Jazeera-2.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Polls open in Ecuador as left-wing economist Andres Arauz and conservative ex-banker Guillermo Lasso vie for presidency.
![Ecuador's next president will have the strenuous task of addressing a deepening economic crisis, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic [Santiago Arcos/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-11T135637Z_541517873_RC2PTM9ZEIG2_RTRMADP_3_ECUADOR-ELECTION.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Final two presidential candidates, Andres Arauz and Guillermo Lasso, begin final stretch of campaigning on Tuesday.
![Women account for 51 percent of Ecuador's eligible voters, who will cast their ballots in a presidential run-off on April 11 [File: Santiago Arcos/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-02-07T135559Z_303637825_RC2PNL9XFGZF_RTRMADP_3_ECUADOR-ELECTION.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Prohibition will apply to future large-scale mining activities in Cuenca and surrounding area, but questions persist.
![Environmentalists in the Andean city of Cuenca had raised concerns that mining projects could affect local water sources [File: Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GettyImages-1183622708.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Software developer Ola Bini, accused of accessing a computer system illegally, is expected back in court this month.
![Swedish software developer Ola Bini sits in court after a local judge ordered him jailed for alleged involvement in hacking government computer systems, in Quito, Ecuador, on May 2, 2019 [Daniel Tapia/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2019-05-02T000000Z_352281287_RC1B81148700_RTRMADP_3_ECUADOR-WIKILEAKS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)