What is happening in Ecuador? | Reuters
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Inside Ecuador's prisons, gangs have taken advantage of the state's weak control to expand their power. Prison violence has become increasingly common, resulting in hundreds of deaths in incidents ...
Ecuador declares state of emergency amid violent clashes
WEBJul 24, 2023 · Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of emergency and night curfews in three coastal provinces, amid a wave of violence over the weekend in the Andean country that left ...
Ecuador in Crisis: What to Know - The New York Times
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Karen Toro/Reuters. Violence erupted across Ecuador this week after a well-known gang leader disappeared from prison. Explosions, looting, gunfire and burning vehicles were reported, and there ...
Hitmen, kidnappers, and robbers roam the streets of Ecuador | AP …
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets. FILE - A soldier monitors vehicle traffic on the National Unity Bridge that connects the town of Duran with the Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 20, 2023. Guayaquil is the epicenter of violence. About a third of this year’s violent deaths took place in what is …
Ecuador declares state of emergency, curfew after druglord …
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after an “extremely dangerous” druglord escaped from maximum-security detention and unrest broke out at several prisons in the violence-plagued country.
Ecuador - BBC News
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Ecuador votes for tougher security amid gang violence. In a referendum, Ecuadoreans voted in favour of allowing the military to patrol the country's streets. Latin America & Caribbean. 18 Apr 2024.
Ecuador declares ‘internal armed conflict’ as gunmen take over …
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country, ordering security forces to “neutralize” several criminal groups accused of spreading extreme ...
Ally of former leftist Ecuador president to face tycoon’s son in …
WEBAug 21, 2023 · A protege of Ecuador’s former leftist president Rafael Correa will face the son of one of the country’s richest men in a runoff presidential vote in October, after first-round voting on Sunday ...
Threats and street justice: How violence is transforming life in Ecuador
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Local homicides jumped from 119 in 2022 to 407 in 2023, turning Duran into the most violent city in Ecuador. “Entrepreneurs had to contract private security and armour their own cars to shield ...
Armed gang storms Ecuador TV studio after state of emergency …
WEBJan 9, 2024 · 02:06 AM (GMT) A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted by a group of armed people who forced staff to lie and sit on the floor, as shots and yelling were heard. The ...
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