Nearly two weeks of Indigenous-led protests against rising fuel prices and living costs have crippled transportation in Ecuador, with roadblocks set up in 19 of the oil-rich country's 24 provinces
Demonstrators stand behind a barricade during clashes with riot police at the El Ejido park, in Quito, on June 24, 2022, in the framework of indigenous-led protests against the government. Ecuador's government and Indigenous protesters accused each other of intransigence as thousands gathered for a 12th day of a fuel price revolt that has claimed six lives and injured dozens. After the most violent day of the campaign so far—with police firing tear gas to disperse thousands storming Congress—the government accused protesters of shunning a peaceful outcome. Image: Cristina Vega RHOR / AFP