Five jailed for 2023 murder of Ecuador presidential candidate
5 months, 1 week ago

Five jailed for 2023 murder of Ecuador presidential candidate

Al Jazeera  

Former journalist Fernando Villavicencio’s family and friends have urged an investigation into who ordered his killing. A court in Ecuador has handed down prison sentences of 12 to 34 years to five people found guilty of conspiring to murder presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. According to the attorney general’s office, Carlos Edwin Angulo Lara, known as ‘El Invisible’, gave the order to murder Villavicencio from his jail cell, while another suspect, Laura Dayanara Castillo, was in charge of logistics. One of the hit men died at the scene of Villavicencio’s murder and seven other suspects – mostly Colombian citizens – were murdered in October while being held in prisons on pre-trial detention. In a separate post on X, Villavicencio’s daughter, Amanda, wrote, “We need to know the whole truth and make sure this is not repeated again.” Outside the court, relatives and supporters chanting slogans held up posters that read “jail for cowardly murderers” and pictures of Villavicencio.

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At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, in the bloodiest prison episode faced by President Daniel Noboa’s government. The latest violence underscores the ongoing challenges faced by the Noboa administration in addressing the country’s severe prison crisis. The mass killing is bound to agitate …

At least 15 dead as inmates clash at notorious Ecuadorian prison
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 15 dead as inmates clash at notorious Ecuadorian prison

CNN  

CNN — At least 15 people have been killed and 14 injured in clashes between inmates at one of Ecuador’s largest and most notorious prisons, local authorities say. The violence broke out early Tuesday in one of the pavilions at Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil, according to national prison agency SNAI. Inmates' relatives embrace outside the Litoral …

Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences
5 months, 1 week ago

Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were sentenced on Friday to 34 years and eight months in prison. Villavicencio, 59, was killed by gunmen on motorcycles last Aug. 9 as he left a school in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, after a campaign rally. According to the prosecutor’s office, one of the …

Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'

Firstpost  

Six adults and a child were abducted on Friday when about 20 attackers broke into a hotel in the southern Ecuadorian beach town of Ayampe, according to local police chief Richard Vaca The assailants "apparently mistook them for adversaries" from a rival drug gang, said Vaca.President Daniel Noboa said one person has been arrested so far in the case and …

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead
11 months ago

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead

Firstpost  

In a brutal intensification of the ongoing “war” between the government and criminal organizations, the prosecutor looking into a spectacular armed assault by gangsters on live television was shot and killed on Wednesday, according to officials. The government last week declared war on powerful drug gangs, who in turn threatened to execute civilians and security forces and carried out a …

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation
11 months, 1 week ago

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation

News 18  

A fake bomb threat rattled the capital of Ecuador on Thursday, sparking the mobilization of an anti-explosives unit to a bustling area, while authorities in a city west of Quito responded to a nightclub arson that killed two people as the South American country staggers under a spike in violence. Police said they were forced to evacuate people from Playón …

Ecuador to charge 13 people arrested for breaking into a TV studio during a broadcast with terrorism
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador to charge 13 people arrested for breaking into a TV studio during a broadcast with terrorism

The Hindu  

Ecuador’s attorney general’s office says 13 people arrested after breaking into a TV studio during a live broadcast will be charged with terrorism. Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered …

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break

The Telegraph  

A notorious trafficking kingpin linked to the escalating drug gang war in Ecuador has broken out of prison, triggering a state of emergency and a wave of violence. Authorities in the once relatively peaceful South American country launched one of the biggest manhunts in its history after José Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as “Fito,” escaped in the port city of …

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president
1 year, 2 months ago

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president

Firstpost  

Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate. …

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?
1 year, 2 months ago

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?

Al Jazeera  

Seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison this month. “All the were Colombian nationals and were charged with the assassination of ex-presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” SNAI said in its press release. “If anything happens, they change their minds.” A tight election Maluk believes the fallout from the seven killings could weigh heavily on …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The contest comes Sunday, and whoever wins the prize — a job that starts on Christmas — will face a difficult, if not impossible, task. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, a Latin American politics professor at Villanova University. “Whoever wins this election is going to have to deal with this … but I …

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison
1 year, 2 months ago

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador’s capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup. The prison system said in a press release that the man killed was being held at a …

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador’s President pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder. Six Colombian inmates killed in a prison in Ecuador were all suspects in the murder of the country’s anticorruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio earlier this year, Ecuadorian authorities have confirmed. They “are of Colombian nationality and were accused of the murder of …

US offers $5m reward for insight into Ecuador election assassination
1 year, 2 months ago

US offers $5m reward for insight into Ecuador election assassination

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Blinken announced the reward as part of an ongoing probe into Fernando Villavicencio’s death. “Multiple assassins attacked Mr Villavicencio, the Movimiento Construye party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, as he left a Quito campaign event on August 9,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken explained in a statement on Thursday. “The United States will continue to …

Councillor’s murder in Ecuador fuels crime concerns ahead of election
1 year, 3 months ago

Councillor’s murder in Ecuador fuels crime concerns ahead of election

Al Jazeera  

The death of Bolivar Vera is the latest in a string of political violence as Ecuador struggles with rising homicide rates. A kidnapped municipal councillor was found dead in Ecuador, prompting renewed concern over political violence in the lead-up to the country’s presidential run-off election. ‘Easy recruits for criminal gangs’ Over the last few years, Ecuador has seen a spike …

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
1 year, 3 months ago

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate. Ecuador’s National Police reported no injuries resulting from the four explosions in Quito, the capital, and in …

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito
1 year, 3 months ago

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito

Al Jazeera  

South American nation is grappling with surge in violence as voters prepare for October presidential run-off. Police in Ecuador have arrested six suspects after a car bombing in a commercial area of the capital, Quito, as the South American nation grapples with a surge in violence that authorities say is linked to drug trafficking. The vehicle exploded due to the …

Human rights commission denounces murder of third politician in Ecuador
1 year, 4 months ago

Human rights commission denounces murder of third politician in Ecuador

Al Jazeera  

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has urged solutions to the political violence unfolding before Ecuador’s elections. In a social media post on Tuesday, the organisation wrote that it “urges the state to diligently investigate and strengthen measures to prevent political violence”. “Mano dura” or “strong hand” anti-crime tactics have found renewed popularity in certain parts of Latin America, including …

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination
1 year, 4 months ago

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate. “A heartfelt hug to the family of colleague Pedro Briones, fallen by the hands of violence.” The killing of Briones, who was a political leader …

Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Belen Diaz was walking home from college one evening when a motorcycle carrying two men made a menacing U-turn. “We are at the hands of drug trafficking, of evil in its entirety.” The country’s National Police tallied 3,568 violent deaths in the first six months of this year, far more than the 2,042 reported during the same …

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail

Al Jazeera  

A week before his murder, slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio had accused Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macias of threatening him and his campaign team Authorities in Ecuador have transferred the leader of a powerful gang accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain to a maximum security prison. About 4,000 soldiers and police officers were involved in the dawn operation …

Cartel politics: The Hindu Editorial on an assassination and Ecuador’s fight against drugs
1 year, 4 months ago

Cartel politics: The Hindu Editorial on an assassination and Ecuador’s fight against drugs

The Hindu  

The assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, just 11 days ahead of voting, shows that even its top politicians are not safe from organised gangs that have, in recent years, turned this South American nation into a hub of narco-trafficking. During the election campaign, he had promised measures to tackle gang violence such as building a maximum-security prison in …

Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country’s sense of vulnerability to crime
1 year, 4 months ago

Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country’s sense of vulnerability to crime

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a crowded political rally Wednesday night deepened the country’s sense of vulnerability to the crime that’s spread across the country in recent years. His shooting death has focused global attention on his country’s wave of violent deaths, which began about three years ago, and the connection between …

Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday. Villavicencio was not a front-runner in the race, but his assassination in broad daylight less than two weeks before …

Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?

Al Jazeera  

A state of emergency has been imposed after assassination of presidential candidate. Fernando Villavicencio is the third electoral candidate to be killed in Ecuador in a matter of weeks. The former investigative journalist campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, accusing government officials of having links to organised crime. Ecuador is struggling with rising gang violence and drug trafficking. Presenter: Adrian Finighan …

Six Colombians arrested over assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio
1 year, 4 months ago

Six Colombians arrested over assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

ABC  

The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, according to a police report. Key points: Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated while campaigning in Quito on Wednesday The police report does not say if the arrested men are alleged members of a criminal group Mr Villavicencio received at least three death threats …

Slain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruption
1 year, 4 months ago

Slain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruption

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The Ecuadorian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally fearlessly took on his country’s criminal networks and the political elite that he accused of corruption at the hands of organized crime. Villavicencio began taking on the powerful at 18, when he founded a small newspaper, Prensa Obrera, which focused on workers’ rights, and went on to …

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated ahead of elections
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated ahead of elections

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando …

Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead after rally
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead after rally

Firstpost  

Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against corruption, was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, an attack that comes amid a wave of startling violence in the South American country Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against corruption, was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the …

Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related violence. Villavicencio had said he was threatened by affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, one of …

Who was Fernando Villavicencio, presidential hopeful shot dead in Ecuador?
1 year, 4 months ago

Who was Fernando Villavicencio, presidential hopeful shot dead in Ecuador?

Al Jazeera  

Killing of Villavicencio, former journalist and union member who pledged to fight corruption, comes days ahead of vote. “Outraged and shocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” the president, who is not seeking re-election, said in a statement posted on social media. Complained of threats Patricio Zuquilanda, Villavicencio’s campaign adviser, said the candidate had received at least three …

How world reacted to Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio’s killing
1 year, 4 months ago

How world reacted to Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio’s killing

Al Jazeera  

The killing of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has sent shockwaves across the South American nation and the world, prompting an outpouring of grief and calls to tackle rising violence. Mexico Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “regret the acts of violence that occurred in Quito” and expressed its “solidarity with the Ecuadorian government and people”. “We condemn any …

Fernando Villavicencio promised to crack down on Ecuador’s ‘narco state.’ It made him powerful enemies
1 year, 4 months ago

Fernando Villavicencio promised to crack down on Ecuador’s ‘narco state.’ It made him powerful enemies

CNN  

CNN — Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner and investigative journalist. A 59-year-old lawmaker in the National Assembly, he had been outspoken about corruption and the violence caused by drug trafficking in the country, telling CNN En Español in May that Ecuador had become a “narco …

What does the assassination of a presidential candidate mean for Ecuador?
1 year, 4 months ago

What does the assassination of a presidential candidate mean for Ecuador?

Al Jazeera  

The slaying of anti-corruption advocate Fernando Villavicencio has underscored the threat of rising crime in Ecuador. As Ecuador reels from the assassination of a high-profile presidential candidate, experts say the event underscores growing violence driven by powerful criminal groups in the South American nation. “Within Ecuador, you’re seeing everyone condemn the assassination,” said Will Freeman, a fellow of Latin America …

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event

The Telegraph  

Late night marches decrying the murder took place in several cities, including Mr Villavicencio’s hometown of Alausi. In a separate incident following his assassination, Mr Villavicencio’s party, Movimiento Construye, reported armed men attacked its Quito offices. It comes as Movimiento Construye party members previously considered suspending their campaigning due to political violence, including the July murder of the mayor of …

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio killed while campaigning
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio killed while campaigning

ABC  

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been fatally shot after deciding not to suspend campaigning amid political violence in Ecuador. Key points: Fernando Villavicencio was shot while campaigning at an event in Quito The attorney-general's office says a suspect in the shooting has died Videos on social media purportedly from the campaign event show people taking cover and screaming as …

Ecuador arrests six Colombians in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador arrests six Colombians in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate

LA Times  

Fernando Villavicencio was killed by a gunman at a political rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, where drug trafficking and violence have surged. The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorean presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already …

Anti-corruption presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated at campaign event
1 year, 4 months ago

Anti-corruption presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated at campaign event

LA Times  

Fernando Villavicencio was killed by a gunman at a political rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, where drug trafficking and violence have surged. Presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated at campaign event An Ecuadorean presidential candidate known for speaking up against corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital amid a wave of startling …

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event

CNN  

Quito, Ecuador CNN — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday, as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country. Alleged gunman dead, six others arrested Villavicencio’s suspected shooter died in police custody following an exchange of fire with security personnel, Ecuador’s Attorney General’s …

Ecuador beset by crime, economic woes ahead of presidential vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador beset by crime, economic woes ahead of presidential vote

Al Jazeera  

People in Ecuador have expressed pessimism ahead of upcoming presidential elections, as the South American nation struggles with economic turmoil and increasing crime and insecurity. But a lack of employment opportunities and rising insecurity – linked in part to increased activity among criminal groups – have pushed a growing number of people to leave Ecuador and seek opportunities elsewhere. “We’re …

How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador’s prisons to the open street
1 year, 4 months ago

How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador’s prisons to the open street

CNN  

CNN — Frantic purchases of ammunition, the daylight assassination of a mayor, and a growing body count inside Ecuador’s prisons signal that the country’s roiling security crisis is going from bad to worse. Security forces have struggled to confront the gangs inside overcrowded prisons, where inmates often take control of branches of the penitentiaries and run criminal networks from behind …

Ecuador assesses toll of prison violence as 17 guards still held
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador assesses toll of prison violence as 17 guards still held

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say they are still determining an official death toll after days of violence across Ecuador’s prisons. Authorities in Ecuador continue to assess the toll of a days-long spate of prison violence, after President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in the country’s detention system in a push to restore calm. Police said on Wednesday that they had recovered …

Over 90 prison guards are being held hostage by inmates across five different prisons in Ecuador
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 90 prison guards are being held hostage by inmates across five different prisons in Ecuador

CNN  

CNN — Ecuador’s government has declared a state of emergency in two provinces after its security crisis escalated over the weekend with the killing of a mayor and uprisings in several penitentiaries across the country. More than 90 prison security agents are currently being held by inmates across five different prisons in Ecuador, according to the country’s penitentiary service SNAI. …

Mayor of Ecuador port city slain in shooting that kills 1 other, wounds 4
1 year, 5 months ago

Mayor of Ecuador port city slain in shooting that kills 1 other, wounds 4

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The mayor of Ecuador’s third largest city was slain Sunday in a shooting that killed one other person and wounded four more, including two suspected attackers, officials said. The victim’s sister, Ana Intriago, wrote on her Twitter account that “this crime cannot go unpunished.. Let’s not let them win.” Manta is about 260 kilometers southwest of Ecuador’s …

Gangs battling for control over port city leaves Ecuador broken
1 year, 5 months ago

Gangs battling for control over port city leaves Ecuador broken

The Hindu  

With slow yet heavy steps, Herlinda walks through the rubble of what used to be her house. The humble two-story building was blown up a year ago in an attack by criminal gangs who fought over the port city of Guayaquil, known as Ecuador’s gateway to the Pacific, located some 400 km south of capital Quito. Rise in violence The …

Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil
1 year, 7 months ago

Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil

Al Jazeera  

Three people have also been wounded in the shooting including a five-year-old girl, police say. At least 10 people have been killed in an armed attack overnight in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port city and economic hub that is under a state of emergency due to rising drug violence, the public prosecutor’s office and police have reported. “We believe that this …

Ten killed as gang bosses’ transfer sparks prison riot in Ecuador
2 years, 1 month ago

Ten killed as gang bosses’ transfer sparks prison riot in Ecuador

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador has experienced eight prison riots which have left about 400 inmates dead since February 2021. Ten inmates have been killed in a riot at a prison in Ecuador’s capital Quito, which authorities said took place as a result of the government’s decision to relocate three crime bosses to a high-security facility. The prison riot and killings are the latest …

UN experts sound alarm as Ecuador sees more deadly prison clashes
2 years, 2 months ago

UN experts sound alarm as Ecuador sees more deadly prison clashes

Al Jazeera  

Recent violence in Ecuador’s prisons is the result of ‘decades of state abandonment’, United Nations panel says. A panel of United Nations experts has raised “grave” concerns about the deadly violence plaguing Ecuador’s prisons, as officials in the South American nation said after more than two dozen people were killed in bloody clashes this week. Hundreds of people have been …

At least 15 killed in latest Ecuador prison riot
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 killed in latest Ecuador prison riot

Al Jazeera  

South American nation’s prison agency says 14 people were taken to hospital and work is under way to identify the dead. At least 15 prisoners have been killed and many wounded in the latest riot to hit Ecuador’s troubled prison system. Monday’s rioting at the Cotopaxi No 1 jail in Latacunga left “15 people dead and 20 injured,” said a …

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