Leading up to and after the 2022 midterm elections, officials warned that an increase in politically motivated violence may occur. Threats were received by several Democratic lawmakers and election officials.
Gangs operating inside Ecuador s prisons are taking advantage of state abandonment to expand their power, extorting inmates for access to services and threatening their lives with violence,
QUITO/GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) - Gangs operating inside Ecuador's prisons are taking advantage of state abandonment to expand their power, extorting inmates for access to services and threatening their lives with violence, prisoners' families and human rights groups say.