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Ecuador prosecutor investigating TV station attack assassinated, two arrested

Learn about the assassination of a prosecutor in Ecuador investigating organized crime and the broader context of increasing violence and drug flow in the ...

Top News · Jan 18, 2024

Two Arrested In Killing Of Ecuadoran Prosecutor Probing TV Attack

Two men were arrested in the murder of the Ecuadoran prosecutor charged with investigating last week's dramatic, live-broadcast assault by gangsters on a TV studio, authorities said Thursday.

International Business Times · Jan 18, 2024

Prosecutor investigating organized crime in Ecuador assassinated, sparking fear

Read about the alarming assassination of a prosecutor investigating organized crime in Ecuador, which highlights the ongoing internal armed conflict and ca...

Top News · Jan 18, 2024

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Union Cabinet approves memoranda on health products with Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Ecuador

“The Union Cabinet on January 18 approved separate memorandum with the Netherlands, Dominican Republic and Ecuador on cooperation in the field of medical products regulation,” an official statement said.

The Hindu · Jan 18, 2024

Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV station shot and killed

Police arrest two after César Suárez killed in brazen daylight attack in Guayaquil amid dramatic recent surge in violence

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2024

Ecuador descends into chaos as violence and cartels infiltrate

Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger discusses the concerning developments in Ecuador, including gang violence and chaos, and how it relates to the situation ...

Top News · Jan 18, 2024

Armed gunmen attack TV station, violence escalates in Ecuador

Discover the recent surge of violence in Ecuador, a country known for peace. Armed gunmen take over a TV station, escalating an internal armed conflict. St...

Top News · Jan 18, 2024

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Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city

César Suárez was also in charge of the Metastasis case involving an Ecuadorian drug lord who allegedly received favorable treatment from judges, prosecutors, police officers and high officials.

WEKU · Jan 18, 2024

Prosecutor Probing Gang-related Ecuador TV Studio Attack Is Killed

The prosecutor investigating a dramatic armed assault by gangsters last week on an Ecuadoran television station during a live broadcast was shot dead Wednesday, the attorney general said.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2024

Crisis in Ecuador: Prosecutor Investigating Takeover of TV Station by Armed Group is Murdered

César Suárez also investigated drug-trafficking cases. He was shot while in a car in Guayaquil

Latin Times · Jan 17, 2024

Ecuador's president seeks global support against domestic terrorism

Ecuador's president seeks international support to tackle domestic terrorism, emphasizing its global nature. Over 1,700 people detained and 150 suspects ac...

State of emergency: inside the 19 January Guardian Weekly

How drugs upended Ecuador. Plus: Europe’s eco-warrior monarchs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

‘Every day someone dies’: life and death in Ecuador’s most murderous city

Across a river from the port city of Guayaquil, Durán has become a strategic hub for drug shipments and a battleground for gangs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Rumors, Disinformation Fuel Panic Amid Ecuador Narco War

A crowd of students runs panicked through the campus of a university in Ecuador while others block a classroom door in fear of an armed intrusion.

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2024

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International Business Times · Jan 16, 2024

Fighting 'Spidermen' Narcos In Violence-torn Ecuador's Biggest Port

The Guayas Estuary, with its 28 ports, is the heart of the violence-torn country's economy.

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2024

Crisis in Ecuador: Security Forces Regain Control of Prisons After a Week of Chaos

Nearly 180 officials were being held hostage inside the prisons following a security crisis catalyzed by the escape of a powerful drug lord

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2024

National Hat Day: The Panama Hat is Actually Ecuadorian and Advocates Are Pushing to Update the Name

They asked retailers to rename the Panama hat to the Ecuador hat.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024

Ecuador is copying El Salvador’s war on gangs – but it will only add to the spiral of violence

Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost, asks Buenos Aires-based journalist Jordana Timerman

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Latin Times · Jan 14, 2024

Hostages Safe, Ecuador Now Faces Reclaiming Prison Control

Ecuador's security forces worked Sunday to regain control of prisons that had fallen into the hands of gang members

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024

Scores of hostages released from gang-controlled prisons, Ecuador government claims

Presidency makes announcement nearly a week after wave of violence hit South American country

International Business Times · Jan 14, 2024

All Remaining Hostages Seized In Ecuador Prison Riots Freed

All remaining 136 prison guards and administrative workers who were seized as hostages during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024

‘We are at war’: Ecuador’s president vows to crack down on gangs behind week of violence

After criminals storm TV station and take prison guards hostage, Daniel Noboa pledges to stop his country becoming a narco-state

International Business Times · Jan 13, 2024

After Curfew, On The Hunt For Ecuador's Gang Member

"What are you doing here? Don't you know it's the curfew?"

Latin Times · Jan 13, 2024

Archeologists Find Lost Cities in the Amazon Dating Back 2,000 Years and Housing 10,000 Farmers

Recent mapping technology showed that a series of mounds and buried roads found in Ecuador were part of a network of settlements that lasted about 1,000 years

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024

In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis

Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into distant markets from Asia to Australia to Africa

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