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Quito, Feb 26 (EFE).- Ecuadorian police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of indigenous protesters on Friday who were demanding a recount of votes of the Feb. 7 election at a rally at the headquarters of the National Electoral Council (CNE). Eyewitnesses told EFE that the protesters, who hours before had participated in a peaceful march from El Arbolito park, tried to tear down security fences put in place to block the route to the headquarters, which provoked the reaction from the police.(Camera: JESUS MRCANO)SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Novo Progresso, Aug 20 (EFE) .- About a hundred indigenous people from the Amazon returned Thursday to block an important highway in Brazil, this time "indefinitely," until the government responds to the deforestation, fires and the advance of the coronavirus pandemic that's devastating their territories.Just one day after allowing the flow of traffic on the federal highway BR-163, which crosses the country from north to south, members of the Kayapó ethnic group established a new blockade near the municipality of Novo Progresso, in the northern state of Pará. (Camera: ERNESTO CARICO)FOOTAGE SHOWS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AT THE ROAD BLOCKADE IN NOVO PROGRESSO, BRAZIL.
Thousands of Australians gather for an "Invasion Day" rally in downtown Sydney in solidarity with indigenous people, calling for Australia Day to be abolished or celebrated on a different date. IMAGES
Indigenous people march in Guatemala City, calling to defend democracy, just hours before the inauguration of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo. The 65-year-old lawmaker, ex-diplomat and sociologist Arevalo has been facing a constant barrage of attempts to impede him from taking office. IMAGES
Indigenous peoples from Amazon countries and members of social movements take part in the March of the Peoples of the Earth for the Amazon in Belem, as the northern Brazilian city hosts a two-day meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) to chart an ambitious roadmap to save the Amazon rainforest. IMAGES
The four Indigenous children who who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest, arrive at the military hospital in Bogota. IMAGES
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