News of riots

Ecuador: a new nerve centre for global drug trade

24-11-2022 13:18 Geography and corruption among the main reasons that one of Latin America's smaller countries has evolved into a hotspot for transnational crime.

ECUADOR

At least 15 dead in Ecuadoran prison riots

04-10-2022 15:36 Tactical units sent to re-establish control following fatal clash between inmates and authorities.

Violence in Prisons

13 inmates killed in fresh fight in Ecuador prison

19-07-2022 16:11 Another bloody Ecuadorian prison fight claims lives, officials confirmed Monday.

Prison Riots

Ecuador's deadly prison riots show no sign of slowing

08-04-2022 16:05 The latest sordid massacre in Ecuador's interminable cycle of prison violence saw 20 inmates killed and some mutilated last Sunday at the El Turi penitentiary.

Human rights

Regional human rights body slams Ecuador over prison deaths

23-08-2021 20:39 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns violence in Ecuadorean prisons that has left 121 inmates dead this year.

Guayaquil

At least 62 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots

23-02-2021 21:52 At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.

UNITED STATES

US lawmakers to vote on impeachment as Republicans break from Trump

13-01-2021 11:19 Cracks emerge in US president's Republican support, with several now backing his removal on the eve of an all-but-certain historic second impeachment.