Ecuador

A study published in ‘PLOS One’ that various Ecuadorian scientists participated in warns of the high levels of contamination in the penguins’ ecosystem

Two children were murdered every day in 2023 in Ecuador, which is suffering a wave of violence due to drug trafficking: ‘The state, society, and family, we have all failed them,’ says an expert

The former left-wing statesman criticizes incumbent right-wing President Daniel Noboa for failing to address the country’s security crisis and demands an immediate purge of the security forces, which have been infiltrated by organized crime

The drugs were packaged in bricks labeled with the names of airlines they were destined to be sent to: Iberia, KLM, Qatar, AB and JET2

Only about 20% of the extortion cases are attributable to gangs, while the rest are gang ‘imitators,’ Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez said

Police operations against gangs have been marred by the killing of one of the country’s most important anti-corruption investigators in broad daylight

The army entered the penitentiaries heavily armed Thursday and freed more than 150 people, including guards and administrative personnel, who were being held hostage

A night on patrol with Ecuadorian soldiers shows a glimpse of the war unleashed in the country between the authorities and the gangs

The country’s crime rate has rocketed, but the problems of drug trafficking and gang violence have been brewing since the 1980s

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared that the nation is at war after the two main criminal gangs in the country, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, took control of the prisons and took to the streets to sow chaos

About 20 hooded men with masks, weapons and dynamite took over the TC Television studio in the middle of the newscast. The journalists talk to EL PAÍS about the trauma of the assault

After the declaration of an ‘internal armed conflict’ by President Daniel Noboa, citizens are trying to carry on with their lives as best they can

Washington has strongly condemned the attacks in the Andean country, which have killed at least 10 people in just three days

Daniel Noboa, who has been in office for only 50 days, is facing an unprecedented wave of violence with murders of police and prison officers and assaults on hospitals and police stations

European colonizers came across the West African berry in the 17th century. Now, it is experiencing a revival in kitchens around the world

The violence sweeping the country has intensified after two criminals operating for the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels escaped prison

Gangs are running profitable businesses inside the correctional facilities, and even have the keys to their own units. Recent rioting showed the extent of their power, posing a difficult challenge for the government of Daniel Noboa

The dire security crisis escalated over the weekend following the escape of Fito, the country’s most dangerous criminal

President Daniel Noboa made the decision a day after the most dangerous criminal in the country, José Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, escaped from prison. The measure involves a three-month curfew

Adolfo Macías, alias ‘Fito’, is the leader of Los Choneros gang, which has links with Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, according to authorities

With 40 homicides per 100,000 people and crime rates at a historic high, the country hopes that President Daniel Noboa’s project will bring an end to the violence

In one of Latin America’s chief host countries for migrants and refugees, foreigners must contend with bureaucracy and job insecurity as they dream of being reunited with their relatives

A New York court ruled that a former Spanish military officer illegally surveilled people visiting the activist at the Ecuadorian embassy in London

Official document reveals the presence of 11 criminal groups in 21 of the country’s 24 provinces