Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador's fragile security
1 year, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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 a province that borders Peru, while Interior Minister Juan Zapata said none of the law enforcement officers taken hostage in six different prisons had been injured. Ecuador National Police Gen. Pablo Ramírez, the national director of anti-drug investigations, told reporters on Thursday that police found gas cylinders, fuel, fuses and blocks of dynamite among the debris of the crime scenes in Quito, where the first vehicle to explode was a small car and the second was a pickup truck. 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 period in 2022.

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Guayaquil bloodshed: 22 killed in gang battle amid Ecuador’s crackdown on crime
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Guayaquil bloodshed: 22 killed in gang battle amid Ecuador’s crackdown on crime

Firstpost  

The government of President Daniel Noboa, who is running for reelection in an April run-off, has intensified security operations over the past several weeks in the country’ most violent areas as part of a war on drug gangs declared by Noboa. The violence comes as President Daniel Noboa, who is seeking reelection in an April runoff, has ramped up security …

At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison
4 months, 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
4 months, 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 …

Five jailed for 2023 murder of Ecuador presidential candidate
8 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 …

Spiraling criminal violence causes morgue to overflow, foul odors to spread in Ecuadorian city
9 months, 1 week ago

Spiraling criminal violence causes morgue to overflow, foul odors to spread in Ecuadorian city

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spiraling criminal violence in one …

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges

The Independent  

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Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'
11 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 …

Ecuador: Under Fire
1 year, 1 month ago

Ecuador: Under Fire

Al Jazeera  

People & Power investigates the causes of Ecuador’s deepening violence. The dramatic takeover of a public TV station by masked gunmen and prison riots in January 2024 shocked a country already struggling with historically high crime and murder rates. The violence during the last election campaign, including the killing of a presidential candidate, made headlines around the world. Following the …

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence
1 year, 1 month ago

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence

Al Jazeera  

Experts trace the root causes of Ecuador’s spiralling violence, as President Daniel Noboa leads a crackdown on gangs. “Ecuador is a small country in a violent neighbourhood, and it’s become a key part of global narco-trafficking networks,” said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US-based think tank. As Ecuador’s prominence in …

Soldiers raid Ecuador prison as two arrested for prosecutor’s murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soldiers raid Ecuador prison as two arrested for prosecutor’s murder

Al Jazeera  

The government crackdown on gangs face fierce retaliation as violence rages in the country. Ecuador’s security forces have stormed a major prison complex as part of a “war” between the government and powerful criminal gangs as police arrested the suspected killers of a prosecutor. Hundreds of soldiers and police launched an operation on Thursday in a vast penitentiary complex in …

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead
1 year, 2 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 …

Ecuador jails back in control of the government days after inmates held 200 officials as hostages
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador jails back in control of the government days after inmates held 200 officials as hostages

Firstpost  

Ecuador’s security forces reclaimed control of several prisons that had fallen into the hands of gang members on Sunday, after securing the release of more than 200 officials who had been held hostage inside. Following the dangerous drug lord’s prison escape, the government and powerful narco gangs declared an all-out war on one another, sparking the nation’s long-brewing security crisis. …

41 Hostage Prison Workers Are Freed in Ecuador
1 year, 2 months ago

41 Hostage Prison Workers Are Freed in Ecuador

News 18  

More than 40 Ecuador prison officials taken hostage by inmates have been freed, the prisons authority said Saturday, as the country grapples with a brutal campaign of gang terror. The 24 guards and 17 administrative employees “were released,” the SNAI prisons authority said without providing details, while 133 guards and three employees continue to be held hostage. The guards and …

Ecuador prison staff held hostage by inmates all freed
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador prison staff held hostage by inmates all freed

Al Jazeera  

Prison authorities say 158 guards and 20 administrative staffers were held by inmates in at least seven prisons. “Security protocols and the joint work of the police and the national army enabled the release of all the hostages who were being held in various prisons across the country,” SNAI prison authorities said in a statement on the social media platform …

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador
1 year, 2 months ago

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador

Op India  

In Ecuador, several hundred soldiers patrolled the capital Quito, where residents were traumatised as an upsurge in violence shook the entire nation. President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days and a night curfew on 8th January, but the gangs responded by declaring “war” and threatening to kill civilians and security forces. Just over two months after …

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says

News 18  

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in “a state of war” against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in response to government crackdown. The latest crisis began when authorities on Monday reported the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco bosses, Jose Adolfo Macias, known by the …

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign

Al Jazeera  

With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a “state of war” as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. The latest outburst of violence was sparked by the discovery on Sunday of the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco …

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency

India TV News  

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency, sending the military onto the streets and naming 22 gangs as terrorist groups, and said on Wednesday that US aid was expected within days. Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency, sending the military onto the streets and …

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio

The Hindu  

Ecuador's President gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralise" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. After the escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito" — leader of Ecuador's biggest gang Los Choneros — Mr. Noboa on Monday declared a nationwide state …

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities Wednesday, the day after armed men invaded a television station’s live afternoon newscast and the president told the security forces to wipe out the drug gangs terrorizing the country. Humberto Poggi del Salto, 50, a businessman in Guayaquil, urged …

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?
1 year, 2 months ago

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — A group of armed, masked men in Ecuador launched an audacious attack on a television station during a live broadcast and so revealed the country’s spiraling violence in the wake of an apparent recent prison escape. According to authorities, disputes between gangs inside the prisons prompted the death in December of 2020 of a Los Choneros leader, …

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What's behind the spiraling violence?
1 year, 2 months ago

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What's behind the spiraling violence?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of armed, masked …

From prison riots to gunmen storming TV broadcast, why Ecuador is witnessing mass violence
1 year, 2 months ago

From prison riots to gunmen storming TV broadcast, why Ecuador is witnessing mass violence

Firstpost  

Ecuador, situated between Colombia and Peru and long considered to be a peaceful nation, is facing perhaps its biggest security crisis. Storming a TV station On Tuesday, armed men wearing balaclavas burst into the studio of a public television station, TC Televisión network, in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, at about 2pm local time. Source: Reuters https://t.co/IGnYI9FmGf pic.twitter.com/xeGcOjNdHB — Mario Nawfal …

Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence

Al Jazeera  

City streets deserted after gangs take prison staff hostage, set off explosions and briefly seize a TV station live on air. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says his country is “at war” after drug gangs took more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage and briefly captured a TV station during a live broadcast. “We are at war, and we …

Ecuador’s narco gang violence: A timeline of the recent crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador’s narco gang violence: A timeline of the recent crisis

Al Jazeera  

Long seen as stable in a region wracked with drug-related crime, Ecuador is now seeing brazen attacks that have shocked many. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency after at least 10 people were killed in a series of bold attacks in the past several days, as the South American country grapples with record gang-related violence. Before …

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen storm TV station during live broadcast, more than 20 violent incidents reported as country lurches into crisis. At least 10 people have been killed in Ecuador in a series of attacks blamed on armed gangs, as the country plunges into chaos in what the new president has called an “internal armed conflict”. President Daniel Noboa, 36, declared a 60-day …

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break
1 year, 2 months 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 …

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, …

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Councillor’s murder in Ecuador fuels crime concerns ahead of election
1 year, 6 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 …

Latest bridge bombing in Ecuador underscores grip of criminal gangs
1 year, 6 months ago

Latest bridge bombing in Ecuador underscores grip of criminal gangs

Al Jazeera  

Officials have framed the string of explosions as backlash to efforts to regain control of Ecuador’s embattled prisons. Criminal gangs in Ecuador have detonated explosive devices on a bridge, authorities said, causing damage to an inter-city route as the country contends with a wave of violence. Some of the recent explosions — which include four car bombs and the planting …

Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons
1 year, 6 months ago

Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than a day, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of several large correctional facilities in the South American country. The latest explosion with dynamite happened early Friday …

An explosion in Ecuador is seen as gangs asserting power after inmates take hostages and free some
1 year, 6 months ago

An explosion in Ecuador is seen as gangs asserting power after inmates take hostages and free some

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Criminal groups in Ecuador used …

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination
1 year, 7 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 …

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate's assassination
1 year, 7 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador …

Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets
1 year, 7 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 …

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing
1 year, 7 months ago

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Authorities moved the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison Saturday, three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal. President Guillermo Lasso said the relocation of Los Choneros leader Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” was meant “for the safety of citizens and detainees.” The …

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate's killing
1 year, 7 months ago

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate's killing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities moved the leader of …

Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?
1 year, 7 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 …

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock
1 year, 7 months ago

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock

NPR  

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images LIMA, Peru — For years, Ecuador has experienced vicious political infighting, including coups and the persecution and exile of opponents and critical journalists. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Buendia/AFP …

Ecuador beset by crime, economic woes ahead of presidential vote
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

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