Riots in numerous correctional facilities began last Sunday following the escape of one of Ecuador's most dangerous criminals, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, Adolfo Macias, also known as Fito.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Monday decreed a state of emergency after riots erupted in at least six prisons nationwide, with inmates taking guards hostage and starting fires by burning ...

Reports from Ecuador mention a gunfight and the detonation of at least one explosive device during the riots. The Oct. 3 brawl between inmates at Cotopaxi Number 1 prison left 16 dead and 43 wounded.

That “mano dura” approach has shown limited results. The homicide rate in 2024 dropped nearly 20 percent — but figures remain ...

HAVANA, February 26. /TASS/. Ecuador's police and armed forces have detained more than 10,000 people suspected of taking part in armed riots triggered by prison riots in early January, the press ...

TASS/. The Russian embassy has not received any information about Russians being injured during the riots in Ecuador, Russian Ambassador to Ecuador Vladimir Sprinchan said on the Rossiya-24 TV ...

The president of violence-hit Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, claimed his razor-thin lead Monday in first-round voting as a win, ...

Ecuador’s presidential candidates come from a wide ideological spectrum, but when it comes to organized crime, they will depend on presenting themselves as hardliners. Ecuador’s war on gangs has been ...