Tag: Ecuador
Ecuador: after the tribute to Fernando Villacencio, the investigation – and its ramifications in Colombia – advances
Ecuador said goodbye, yesterday Friday, to Fernando Villavicencio, presidential candidate assassinated Wednesday evening in Quito. Despite some family disputes between Villavicencio’s wife and her siblings, her supporters were finally able…
Ecuador: confusion around the claim of the assassination of a presidential candidate
In Ecuador, two videos where people claiming to be from the criminal group “Lobos” (The Wolves, in French) were published after the assassination of the presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio. In…
Assassination of the presidential candidate! He lost his life, those moments were viewed second by second, a state of emergency was declared
In the presidential election scheduled for August 20, Fernando Villavicencio, known for his “stance against corruption”, was assassinated. WHEN HE TAKES INTO THE VEHICLE… In a statement made by the…
Presidential candidate in Ecuador shot dead
The 59-year-old politician and journalist Villavicencio was a member of Ecuador’s National Assembly and one of the eight candidates in the country’s presidential election to be held on August 20.…
insecurity at the heart of the electoral campaign
In Ecuador, general elections are scheduled for Sunday, August 20. But with new massacres in prison, the assassination of mayors, police officers, magistrates and candidates, the mobilization of the army…
Prison riot in Ecuador: 18 dead, 11 injured!
The events that started with the fight between the prisoners last Saturday in the Litoral Prison, the largest prison in the country, located in the city of Guayaquil in the…
Ecuador: outbreak of violence a few weeks before the general elections in August
Assassination of a mayor, gang clashes in prisons that leave 6 dead and at least 90 prison guards held hostage. In Ecuador, the weekend was particularly violent. Four weeks before…
Dozens stuck in cable car in Ecuador – for hours
full screen The picture shows the cable car in Quito in 2005. Stock photography. Photo: Dolores Ochoa R/AP/TT 75 people have been rescued after being stuck on one of the…
Dozens stuck in cable car in Ecuador – for hours
After an operation involving emergency services and police, everyone is back on the ground – unharmed, local authorities say. The cause of the stationary cable car was an electrical fault.…
The City Orchestra: Loja, Ecuador
In the streets of Loja in Ecuador, music is everywhere, all the time. The loudspeakers at the entrance to the shops spit hits of salsa, cumbia or bachata. The garbage…