Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador, declared a 60-day state of emergency in Quito and six provinces of the country. The decision was made due to the escalating violence from armed drug gangs.

President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared a 60-day state of emergency in Quito and six provinces of the country. The ...

Murder charges will be filed against at least nine inmates at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, which has seen riots and ...

Ecuador’s capital, Quito, is under a State of Emergency after the escape of notorious gang leader Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” from prison on January 7th. Fito is believed to be responsible ...

(MENAFN) A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Quito, Ecuador's capital, as wildfires continue to wreak havoc across the city, according to Mayor Pabel Munoz. This declaration came ...

At least 10 people have been killed since a 60-day state of emergency began in Ecuador on Monday. The emergency was declared after a notorious gangster vanished from his prison cell. It is unclear ...

A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, ...

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Ecuador registered a record 47 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023, up from a rate of six murders per 100,000 ...

It houses about 10,000 inmates — double its capacity. Ecuador’s prisons have become among the deadliest in Latin America as overcrowding, corruption and weak state control have allowed gangs connected ...

Britons planning to visit Ecuador have been issued an urgent travel warning after the country declared a fresh state of emergency. Dramatic measures have seen several districts and parishes hit ...

In Ecuador, President Daniel Noboa extended the country’s state of emergency in the framework of the “internal armed conflict” he declared in January a few months after assuming power. This time, he ...