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Ecuador: how this 'island of peace' in Latin America has become a hotbed of violence run by criminal gangs and drug cartels

After the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito on August 9, former president Rafael Correa posted a message on his social media feed: “Ecuador has become a failed state.” It was a stark message as the country prepares to go to the polls on Sunday August 20.

The Conversation

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

The unprecedented violence affecting Ecuador has claimed the life of another political leader, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate

The Independent UK

Chelsea sign Caicedo from Brighton for British record fee

Chelsea have broken the British transfer record for the second time in a year after announcing the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton & Hove Albion on an eight-year contract

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What next for Ecuador after Fernando Villavicencio assassination?

“If someone messes with the people, he is messing with my family.”

The Week

Moises Caicedo set for medical as Chelsea close in on spectacular £170m double deal

Romeo Lavia set to join Ecuadorian at Stamford Bridge with Liverpool furious at losing out on both midfield targets

Evening Standard

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

Ecuador used to be one of Latin America's most peaceful nations

The Independent UK

‘I’m not afraid’: Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate who fought the cartels

Killing of Fernando Villavicencio ahead of elections comes as country struggles with surge in drug-related violence

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

Ecuador's government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison

The Independent UK

Pope condemns 'unjustifiable' assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate

Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate

The Independent UK

How Ecuador reached the shocking point of a political assassination

Ecuador is in a state of emergency after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate. Here's how the country got to this point.

WEKU

Cartel politics: On an assassination and Ecuador’s fight against drugs

If Ecuador’s politicians and state institutions continue to let criminal gangs have their way, it is only a matter of time before the country becomes a failed state

The Hindu

The Guardian view on murder in Ecuador: a tide of violence reaches new heights

Editorial: The killing of a presidential candidate has highlighted soaring homicide levels, as the cocaine trade booms in Latin America

The Guardian - UK

In Ecuador, a presidential candidate was assassinated. The tragedy is that no one was surprised

Our country is locked in a spiral of killing and violence. We can end this narco nightmare, but the omens are not good, warns academic Jorge Núñez

The Guardian - UK

Moises Caicedo record £110m fee is agreed for Liverpool switch – Jurgen Klopp

The Reds have had a British transfer record offer accepted for Brighton’s 21-year-old Ecuador international.

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Liverpool agree British transfer record £110m fee for Moises Caicedo – reports

Brighton have held firm in their valuation of the Ecuadorian all summer long.

WEKU

Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate

Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.

The Independent UK

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

The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a crowded political rally has deepened the country’s sense of vulnerability to its rising crime

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

Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption

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AP-Week in Pictures: Aug. 3 - Aug. 10, 2023

From fiery protests in Haiti, to wildfires in Hawaii, to an assassination in Ecuador, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The Guardian - US

Ecuador’s descent into violence reaches new low with candidate’s assassination

Shock and horror after Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned on tough-on-crime platform, killed in burst of gunfire in Quito

The Guardian - US

Fernando Villavicencio: slain Ecuador candidate was fearless whistleblower

Villavicencio, who was assassinated as he left a campaign event, didn’t have a long career as a politician but had an extensive track record of investigative journalism

The Independent UK

Slain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruption

The Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was fatally shot at a political rally was unafraid to take on criminal networks and a political elite he accused of corruption

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1426: RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, Day 3 of no-trust debate in LS

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Maharashtra, Delhi, the Supreme Court, Manipur and Ecuador.

The Independent UK

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated ahead of elections

Former journalist and anti-corruption figure is killed 10 days before elections

Evening Standard

Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated after campaign rally

An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital.

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