guest_writer 0 2005-04-19T00:00:00Z On April 13, thousands of Ecuadorians protesting in the capital Quito were violently attacked by riot police with tear gas. The protesters, led by unionists and students, blocked roads with burning tyres and shut down the centre of the city, demanding the resignation of President Lucio Gutierrez and the reinstatement of the Supreme Court judges sacked by the president last December. Quito ... Duroyan 42309 false true false false 2005-04-19T00:00:00Z Fertl 7673 6438 0 1 Ecuadorian Protests ecuadorian-protests-by-duroyan-fertl Ecuadorian Protests 2009-09-25T05:29:21Z 12080