It was a sweltering January afternoon in the Amazonian town of Puyo when Andrés Tapia realized his daughter’s public school fees were due. Like many Ecuadorians, he reached for his phone to make a mobile transfer.  Carrying cash is too risky these days. Ecuador is in the grip of an ongoing security crisis, with transnational … Continue reading The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts