Clockwise from top: Guillermo Lasso leading protesters in Quito on 24 June. Protests on Shirys Avenue in Quito on 25 June. Protesters and pro-government demonstrators separated by police in Quito on 10 June.
Date
8 June 2015 – 16 September 2015
Location
Ecuador
Parties
Correa opponents
Creating Opportunities
Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador
Government of Ecuador
Alianza País
Lead figures
Creating Opportunities
Guillermo Lasso
Social Christian Party
Jaime Nebot
Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
Pablo Serrano
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador
Jorge Herrera
Government of Ecuador
Rafael Correa
Number
Hundreds of thousands
400,000 protesters (25 June)[1]
The 2015 Ecuadorian protests were a series of protests against the government of President Rafael Correa. Protests began in the first week of June, triggered by legislation increasing inheritance and capital gains taxes.[2] By August, an alliance of rural farmworkers, Indigenous federations such as CONAIE, student groups, and labor unions had organised protests involving hundreds of thousands of people with a wide range of grievances, including the controversial tax laws; constitutional amendments removing presidential term limits; expanding oil and mining projects; water, education, and labour policies; a proposed free trade agreement with the European Union; and increasing repression of freedom of speech.[3][1][4] On August 15, the government declared a state of exception that allowed the military to crackdown on protests.
Protestors blocked roads and declared a general strike in August. Violence and human rights violations were reported in clashes between militarised police and protestors.[4][5][6]
Protestors stated that Correa wanted to follow "the same path as Venezuela's government," creating a "criminal war of classes," while President Correa stated that the protests were aimed at destabilizing the government, and the proposed measures were for combatting inequality.[7]
^ abMorla, Rebeca (26 June 2015). "Correa Feels the Wrath of Massive Protests in Ecuador". PanAm Post. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^Marty, Belén (11 June 2015). "Ecuadorians Protest Ballooning Price of Socialist Revolution". PanAm Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^Glickhouse, Rachel (25 August 2015). "Explainer: What's Behind Ecuador's 2015 Protests?". Americas Society/Council of the Americas.
^ ab"Protests by 1,000s of Ecuadorians meet with brutal repression". the Guardian. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^"Ecuador: Crackdown on Protesters". Human Rights Watch. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^"After crackdown, protesters to march again against Ecuador's 'extractivism'". Mongabay Environmental News. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^Alvaro, Mercedes (25 June 2015). "Protesters in Ecuador Demonstrate Against Correa's Policies". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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