Vincent Ricci

Back in the Bay State, working with immigrant communities
Occasional (photo)journalism
Once freelanced around Ecuador

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

It appears students at Northeastern have tried to launch an encampment, and are quickly being confronted by campus police.

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

A clip of police forcibly removing a pro-Palestine encampment at Emerson College overnight, resulting in 108 arrests. "I was pulled by my collar, pinned to a table, thrown to the floor, then dragged into the transport building,” a student was quoted in the Boston Globe.

[WCVB-TV Boston @WCVB]

Students say protesters were "dragged to the ground" by police as officers cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at Emerson College. More details: https://t.co/Ql6jYXJq1s

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

Boston Police had warned Emerson admin and students that the encampment was in violation of city ordinances that ban unlawful camping, likely the same to justify removing homeless encampments around the city during Boston's housing crisis, as pointed out by @DSAWorkingMass

[The Associated Press @AP]

Ecuadorian police break into Mexican embassy in Quito as diplomatic rift between countries deepens https://t.co/oAlAT0zt8a

[Jake Johnston @JakobJohnston]

There has been a whirlwind of news about Haiti over the last three weeks. Playing catch up? @HaitiAidWatch’s latest round-up: https://t.co/DWLjURI3C8

[Tony Frangie Mawad @TonyFrangieM]

Enviar autobuses llenos de migrantes venezolanos a la casa de Kamala Harris, como hace el gobernador de Texas, es deshumanizar al migrante: usarlo como arma, como parafernalia, de la política doméstica. No dista mucho de aquel funcionario chavista que los llamó “armas biológicas”

[Adam Isacson @adam_wola]

We need to know what Florida officials told these protection-seeking Venezuelan migrants.

I doubt it was "who wants to fly to an island (pop 15,000) reachable only by air or sea, with no support services and few jobs."

If state officials lied to them, DOJ needs to get involved.

[Diana Dávila @DianaDvilaNarv1]

🔴 Así fue la salida de #Quito de @LeonidasIzaSal1
La gente se volcó a saludarlo y agradecer. Solo el pueblo conoce las necesidades del pueblo

[Vilmatraca @vilmavargasva]

#ParoNacional2022Ec #MarchaPorLaPaz #Ecuador #Vilmatraca #Caricatura

[Ana Acosta @yakuana]

Hay una nueva persona fallecida. Es un indígena kichwa amazónico de Pastaza.
Hay videos demasiado fuertes y dolorosos.

Sí hay actos violentos de manifestantes, pero no se puede comparar con la brutalidad de la represión Policía.

Nadie debería morir por protestar. Nadie.

[Amazon Labor Union IBT @amazonlabor]

It’s official‼️Amazon Labor Union is the first Amazon union in US HISTORY‼️POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #UnionStrong #ALUfortheWin

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

Updates have been made following resolutions from the interior minister and CONAIE. Demonstrations will continue, most likely in the provinces, tomorrow.
https://t.co/cKWAaIUrRg

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Indigenous lead protest against Ecuador economic policies https://t.co/t4FB4Z0m1j

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

But I'd say what happened at the roadblocks throughout the provinces outweighs the demonstration in Quito.

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

My latest news report with @AJEnglish going over to what led to today's #ParoNacional. The situation was tenser at the provincial roadblocks and credit to my photojournalist buddy @sarabandes012 for bringing us great images from underreported areas.
https://t.co/cKWAaIUrRg

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

Unclear what happens now, but CONAIE remains committed to gradual resistance and organization of their bases. Ecuador is not at October 2019 levels right now. There may be updates in the AJE article later tonight or tomorrow since we published before protests in #Quito.

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

Meanwhile in #Quito today 👀 police fences surround a statue of Queen Isabella a year after protesters nearly toppled it

[Radio Pichincha @radio_pichincha]

🔴 #Atención l Monumento a Isabel La Católica en #Quito amaneció cercado y con resguardo policial. Esto, en el marco del Día de la Interculturalidad y Plurinacionalidad que se celebra este 12 de octubre. Vía: @apifoto.

[Carlos Oporto @carlosoporto]

Muertes violentas en cárceles de Ecuador.

🔹2010: 15
🔹2011: 9
🔹2012: 9
🔹2013: 7
🔹2014: 3
🔹2015: 12
🔹2016: 6
🔹2017: 8
🔹2018: 15
🔹2019: 32
🔹2020: 52
🔹2021: 226

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

“[Migrants] do not cease to deploy new ways of changing their living conditions.”

More Ecuadorians leaving for US amid ‘burst in migration’ https://t.co/hbMcelx8cN

[Vincent Ricci @Vincent__cr]

My latest article for @AJEnglish on the increase of Ecuadorians leaving for the US. According to CBP data last month, Ecuadorians account for the fourth-highest number of encounters at the US-Mexico border.
https://t.co/QatrUEvVIT