Kidnapping of Jorge Glas: US-Backed Oligarchy in Ecuador Locks Up Its Critics
Rania Khalek- "This political persecution has been ongoing against the major leaders of the progressive forces in Ecuador and the US definitely has a hand in it."
Mexico has cut all diplomatic ties with Ecuador after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly raided the Mexican Embassy in Quito and detained former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been granted political asylum by Mexico earlier that day amid intensified political persecution against him.
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