Ecuador has faced a wave of deadly prison riots in recent years, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of inmates. President Daniel Noboa's administration, which has pledged to take a tough stance on ...

A riot at a prison in Ecuador has left four inmates dead and over 3o injured. Corrections officials say the violence erupted Sunday during the reorganization of inmates to a soon-to-open ...

Authorities said at least 27 inmates were found dead by asphyxiation Sunday afternoon at an Ecuadoran prison where an armed riot left four dead and dozens more injured in the morning.

QUITO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least four inmates were killed Sunday in a prison riot in Machala, the capital of Ecuador's southern coastal province of El Oro, the national prison administration agency ...

At least four people were killed and over 30 were injured in violence on Sunday at a prison in Ecuador involving firearms and ...

Police officers stand guard next to a fire department ambulance outside the main prison in Machala, Ecuador on September 22, 2025. [AFP] A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem toured facilities in Manta to evaluate ...

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his convoy was attacked by protesters in a rural town ...

The latest tumult coincided with the Day of Interculturality and Plurinationality, Ecuador’s replacement for Columbus Day.

At least four people were killed and over 30 were injured in violence on Sunday at a prison in Ecuador involving firearms and explosives, authorities said, the latest spasm of prison unrest in the ...