Ecuador
Grenades, Guns, and Dynamite: Ecuador Prison Gangs Keep Killing Each Other
The latest gang massacre brings the death toll in Ecuador's prisons to more than 300 this year.
State of Emergency Declared Over Crime Spike and Cocaine Boom in Ecuador
Assassinations have doubled from January through August 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Warring Gangs Beheaded at Least 6 People in Ecuador's Bloodiest Prison Riot Ever
President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in the prison system after 116 inmates died in one of the worst riots in Latin American history.
Police Just Found Nearly 10 Tons of Cocaine Behind a Fake Wall in Ecuador
Ecuador has become a major transshipment point for cocaine being transported to the U.S. and Europe
Homemade Grenades Are the Latest Twist in a Bloody Prison Gang War
An ongoing prison war in Ecuador has left over 100 dead this year.
Ecuador Has Revoked Julian Assange's Citizenship
The Wikileaks founder's naturalisation letter was full of inconsistencies according to the Ecuadorian authorities.
This New Frog Species Looks Really Stoned, So Scientists Named It After Led Zeppelin
Researchers are concerned that if not properly protected, the Pristimantis ledzeppelin could be on a stairway to heaven.
Ecuador's President Called a Woman a ‘Fatty’ After She Said Her Family Was Hungry
Lenin Moreno is due to leave office shortly, and is not running in presidential elections, the second round of voting for which will take place this weekend.
Gang War Causes Brutal Prison Riots Across Ecuador, Leaving 79 Dead
Following the death of a local gang boss, planned riots broke out in the overpopulated prison system.
COVID Test Forgery Schemes Are Popping Up Around Latin America
Some customers are being duped, but others are in on schemes that print out fake negative test results for COVID-19.
Ecuador's Left to Fight for Presidency in Runoff Vote
Economist Andrés Arauz and Indigenous activist Yaku Pérez are expected to contend in the second round of voting in April.
Ecuador Has a Low Crime Rate But the Conservative Presidential Candidate Wants to Legalize Guns
Division on whether private gun ownership is the solution to bringing down crime rates is dominating the presidential election campaigns a month before voters head to the polls.