Ecuador declared a state of emergency Saturday in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital Quito, saying it was needed to fight a dramatic rise in drug-linked violence.

President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared a 60-day state of emergency in Quito and six provinces of the country. The ...

The 60-day state of emergency and a nighttime curfew were also imposed in the provinces of Manabí (where Manta is located) and Los Ríos. Read also: Mayor of Ecuador's third-largest city shot ...

The emergency measures, which began on April 12, include curfews and restrictions on movement in some areas. While Ecuador ...

José Adolfo Macías Villamar — known as "Fito" — has led Los Choneros and its "network of assassins and drug and weapon traffickers" since at least 2020, federal prosecutors said.

UK tourists have been warned they must follow a 60-day state of emergency in a South American holiday hotspot. Ecuador has renewed a 60-day state of emergency due to "internal disturbance and ...

Ecuador's new president, Daniel Noboa, declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday, a day after one of the country's most powerful gang leaders, Adolfo "Fita" Macías, vanished from his prison ...

INTERNATIONAL observers raised the alarm over a sudden state of emergency declared in Ecuador ahead of tomorrow’s election ... including one last year lasting 240 days. Police have been accused of ...

The election has been dominated by anger over cartel violence that has transformed Ecuador from one of the safest countries in Latin America to the most deadly. On the eve of the vote, Noboa declared ...

Family members of inmates react during ongoing prisoner transfers, part of a government plan to reduce overcrowding in the country's prisons, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Nov. 1, 2022. [Courtesy ...