Weekly Report - 17 September 2015 (WR-15-37)

Forest fires are raging in eight of Ecuador’s 24 provinces. Quito itself has been engulfed in smoke. A dozen people have been arrested on suspicion of arson near the capital and a US$50,000 reward has been put out for information that could lead to further arrests. The forest fires detracted attention from a march carried out on 16 September by the indigenous organisation, Conaie, and trade union Frente Unitario de Trabajadores (FUT) in Quito, and elsewhere in Ecuador, to protest against the government led by President Rafael Correa.

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