Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...
Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election
People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the ...
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What’s at stake for the environment in Ecuador’s upcoming election?
By Maxwell Radwin The last time Ecuador held elections, in 2023, the country’s national assembly had been dissolved and ...
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Ecuador chooses a leader amid murder, blackouts and stagnation
R unning Ecuador seems an unenviable job. In recent years it has become the most violent state in mainland Latin America.
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Ecuador to Become the 127th State Party to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
On 7 February, 2025 Ecuador deposited an instrument of ratification of ICSANT. The country will become the 127 th State party ...
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Ecuador Presidential Candidates Sprint To Campaign Finish
Incumbent President Daniel Noboa and his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez crisscrossed their equator-hugging Andean nation, ...
The deadly children of Ecuador have shocked a violent country. Is a new law the way to fix the crisis?
One legislator is pushing for more severe punishment but others in the country blame not the young killers but a state which ...
Luisa Gonzalez, the Ecuador presidential candidate seeking to raise social spending
Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez says her plans to spend on social welfare and impose harsher penalties for criminals will ...
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Viewpoint: With his reelection bid, Ecuador’s Noboa seeks more time to bring violence under control
Ecuadorians head to the polls on Sunday, Feb. 9, to choose their next president against a backdrop of spiraling violence ...