<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7915"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7954"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8102" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">I have been following the events of last week in Ecuador via media,and also reading the emails that were circulated on that. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8486" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">Re: Manuela: I personally believe that doubting about the unfolding of the events and what happened to her AFTER we read her own declarations means that her words are not worth of trust.Videos made with phones and in a hurry during the events may not have the quality of images that some would like (even though in those I saw it was to me rather clear that she was not treated by the police as someone who needed protection from the mob!). Her words though should suffice, or not? Or am I missing something here? <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8167" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8203" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">What I find problematic, however, is continuing this back and forth discussion which is now is beyond the point since very fortunately Manuela is finally free and safe and I am sure she will follow the proper course of action. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8652" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">I think we need to focus instead, on mounting the same pressure campaign for the tens of indigenous protesters who have been arrested during the protest and are still in jail as we speak. We mounted a great solidarity campaign for Manuela. Let's do the same for the others. I am sure that Manuela and Carlos Perez would support that!</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8327" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8328" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">Incidentally I am enclosing a link to a CNN video on Manuela's case. In it you can see that she is not really rescued from a mob, that Carlos appears with a black eye, and can hear the attorney's declarations about the fact. Hope this is enough to dissipates doubts.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8747" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8789" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">Peace,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953">Emma<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8396" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8398" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_7953"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8397" href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/spanish/2015/08/18/cnnee-pkg-lopez-ecuador-journalist.cnn">La detención de Manuela Picq - CNN Video</a></span></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" id="enhancrCard_0" class="link-enhancr-attachment link-enhancr-element richcompose-card" contenteditable="false"><table id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440210009309_8778" class="link-enhancr-element" style="width:450px; 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