At least 79 inmates have been killed in simultaneous fights in four jails in Ecuador, one of the deadliest ... the violence had also engulfed a fourth jail. The deadliest incident happened in ...

Once seen as a beacon of stability in South America, Ecuador has become one of the world's most violent nations and a major drug trafficking hub in recent years. Much of the violence has taken ...

Once seen as a beacon of stability in South America, Ecuador has become one of the world's most violent nations and a major ...

Guayaquil (Ecuador) (AFP) – At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war ...

The violence in Ecuador's prisons has spilled over onto the streets. The Andean country registered a record 47 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023, up from a rate of six per 100,000 in 2018.

A fight between rival gangs in a prison in Ecuador has left at least 13 inmates ... 44 inmates were killed in a confrontation at the same jail in the city of Santo Domingo. The authorities said ...

Once seen as a beacon of stability in South America, Ecuador has become one of the world's most violent nations and a major drug trafficking hub in recent years. Much of the violence has taken ...