Anxious relatives wait for news of loved ones after deadly unrest at Ecuador prison
A fight among inmates has left more than a dozen people dead and more injured at Ecuador’s largest prison, authorities said ...
Ecuador's largest and most dangerous prison riot leaves at least 17 dead
Authorities say the number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison has risen to 17, a day after the goriest prison episode under the watch of President Daniel Noboa ...
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Murder of 27-year-old female mayor adds to Ecuador's long crime list
Ecuador's youngest mayor and another occupant ... in a move to curb the spiraling violence following jailbreaks and rioting by organized crime groups. In declaring the ”internal armed conflict ...
Ecuador's Indigenous defenders face growing threats, activists say at UN summit
Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number of threats and sometimes deadly attacks amid ...
Fifteen inmates killed in new Ecuador jail massacre
At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest ...
Inside the organized crime wave driving fisherman away from Ecuador
Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus.
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Will Costa Rica Follow the Same Criminal Path as Ecuador?
Increased violence highlights how Costa Rica is feeling the tightening grip of cocaine trafficking. But is the nation on a ...
UN Expert Alarmed Over Allegations Ecuador Ex-VP Jorge Glas Tortured
QUITO (Reuters) - United Nations special rapporteur for torture Alice Edwards said on Thursday she is alarmed over ...