Ninth day of national strike in Ecuador

QUITO, ECUADOR - JUNE 21: A demonstrator holds a tear gas canister during the protest in the streets, where clashes occurred with police and military forces at the near the House of Ecuadorean Culture in Quito, on June 21, 2022, on the ninth consecutive day of protests against the government. During the Indigenous-led gasoline price protests, which the military labeled as a "major threat," police deployed tear gas to disperse some 500 protestors among thousands who had poured in Quito from across the nation in previous days. Demonstrators clashed with police and military forces became more violent. The entrance of more indigenous delegates, as well as the crowding in the capital's streets, put the possibility of a discussion between the government and indigenous peoples in jeopardy. (Photo by Andres Yepez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)