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Conflicts & War
Death toll rises in second Ecuador prison massacre in three days
Quito, Oct 6 (EFE).- The number of victims of the latest Ecuador prison massacre rose to 13 dead and 22…
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Conflicts & War
Death toll in latest Ecuador prison brawl rises to 16
Quito, Oct 4 (EFE).- The death toll of the Cotopaxi prison riot in the Andean center of Ecuador rose to…
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Crime & Justice
At least 15 dead, 21 injured after new brawl in Ecuador prison
Quito, Oct 3 (EFE).- At least 15 inmates died and another 21 were injured Monday following a new brawl in…
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Crime & Justice
Families of prisoners killed in Ecuador demand justice, reparation 1 year on
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sep 27 (EFE).- Some 20 family members of the inmates killed in Ecuador’s largest prison massacre last year…
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Crime & Justice
Ecuador taking prisoner census after more than 400 prison murders since 2020
Quito, Aug 22 (EFE).- Ecuador on Monday began its first-ever census of its prison population, registering the country’s more than…
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Crime & Justice
At least 13 killed in new Ecuador prison riot
Quito, Jul 18 (EFE).- At least 13 people were killed and another two injured in clashes between inmates of a…
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Crime & Justice
Art project offers fresh hope to jailed Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador
By Fernando Arroyo Leon Quito, Jun 6 (EFE).- An art project at a prison in the Ecuadorian border city of…
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Conflicts & War
Inmate transfers possible cause of latest Ecuador prison massacres
Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, May 10 (EFE).- The Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas prison, in north-central Ecuador, still…
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Crime & Justice
Bachelet calls for Ecuador prison reforms after recent massacre
Geneva, May 10 (EFE).- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday spoke of the need…
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Crime & Justice
Latest Ecuador prison fight leaves at least 43 dead
Quito, May 9 (EFE).- At least 43 people died early Monday in a new eruption of violence inside an Ecuadorian…
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