Bolívar Garzón, head of Ecuador's Prison Department ... Garzón said that the riot, the latest in a wave of prison violence in the Andean country, was caused by “a struggle for control ...

Human rights groups have described Ecuador's penitentiary crisis as a “prison genocide” At least one inmate was killed and two others were injured Monday in yet a new prison riot in Ecuador ...

Violence in Ecuador worsened in January after a gang leader escaped from prison amid deadly riots. Two days later, members of ...

Violence in Ecuador worsened in January after a gang leader escaped from prison amid deadly riots. Two days later, members of another drug gang attacked a television channel and interrupted a live ...

Violence in Ecuador intensified in January after a gang leader escaped from prison amid deadly riots. Two days later, members ...

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“They were kids that loved soccer.” Violence in Ecuador worsened in January after a gang leader escaped from prison amid deadly riots. Two days later, members of another drug gang attacked a ...

Violence in Ecuador intensified in January after a gang leader escaped from prison amid deadly riots. Two days later, members of another drug gang attacked a television channel and interrupted a ...

President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for another six years on Friday, despite evidence that he lost a July election ...

Live: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed regret over the United States' decision to withdraw from the global ...