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Notorious Ecuadorian prison sees deadly gang violence again

Ecuadorian government has blamed disputes between drug trafficking gangs over control of prisons for the violence.

Indigenous demonstrators block roads to protest fuel prices in Ecuador

Thousands of demonstrators rally against economic policies of conservative President Guillermo Lasso, days after he raised gasoline prices, with roadblocks set up in some parts of the country.

Ecuador declares emergency over drug violence, orders troops onto streets

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso mobilises police and troops in the streets as the South American country grapples with a surge in drug-related violence.

Ecuador police, military enter riot-hit prison after fresh violence

Ecuadorian authorities report fresh clashes in Guayaquil prison days after the country's deadly riots in the same jail that killed 118 inmates.

Death toll in Ecuador prison clash tops 100, several beheaded

Death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in Guayaquil prison complex reaches 116, with dozens more wounded, says the country's President President Guillermo Lasso.

Gang clash at Ecuador prison kills dozens of inmates

Control of Guayaquil regional prison was regained by police and military after five hours riot that killed nearly 30 inmates, Ecuadorian officials say.

Several dead in two Ecuador prison riots

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the country's prison system after deadly violence killed at least 22 inmates in jails in southern Guayas province and Cotopaxi province, south of capital Quito.

Prison gunfight leaves several dead in Ecuador

Authorities are investigating 37 inmates after the latest outbreak of violence at a prison in Guayaquil – one of the four jails where gang warfare broke out in February in Ecuador's worst-ever prison violence.

Ecuador's Lasso wins presidential runoff as Arauz concedes

Conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso declared himself Ecuador's president-elect as socialist opponent Andres Arauz conceded defeat in Sunday's election with 98 percent of the votes counted.

Lasso leads Ecuador presidential election with 90 percent votes counted

Whoever wins will take over from President Lenin Moreno on May 24 and will immediately face an economic crisis exacerbated by a 7.8 percent contraction in GDP in 2020.

Families claim bodies of inmates killed in Ecuador prison riots

The death toll from prison riots rises to nearly 80, as family members arrive to claim the remains of their loved ones.