"Ecuador expelled Spanish journalist Bernat-Lautaro Bidegain, who was covering Indigenous protests, for considering him a threat to national security, according to the government of President Daniel Noboa.
This is not the first time Bidegain has been expelled from a country. In May 2025, Panama denied him entry and deported him in the context of demonstrations against President José Raúl Mulino.
The Spanish journalist traveled to Ecuador to document the demonstrations against the increase in diesel prices, reporting for the digital media outlet Globalat, according to his social media accounts.
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Human rights organizations reported that the journalist was detained on Oct. 5 in a process riddled with irregularities and violations of due process."
