Tag: Ecuador
Vice candidate to run in Ecuador’s presidential election
Status: 08/13/2023 01:30 a.m After the assassination of the presidential candidate Villavicencio in Ecuador, the previous vice-presidential candidate is to stand in the election on August 20th. The party plans…
Elections: Attack in Ecuador: Villavicencio’s deputy becomes a candidate
Choose Attack in Ecuador: Villavicencio’s deputy becomes a candidate Vice-candidate Andrea González Náder is scheduled to run in the August 20 election. photo © Carlos Noriega/AP The politician was shot…
Murder on the drug battlefield: lead in Ecuador, cocaine in Germany
Murder on the drug battlefield Lead in Ecuador, cocaine in Germany By Roland Peters, Buenos Aires 08/12/2023, 8:02 p.m No other country brings more cocaine to Europe than Ecuador. Drug…
in Latin America, a history of political violence
His death sent shock waves through Ecuadoronce considered one of the safest countries inLatin America. Fernando Villavicencio, slayer of corruption in his country, was shot dead Wednesday August 9 at…
Hundreds say goodbye to murdered politician Villavicencio
Status: 08/12/2023 11:46 a.m Hundreds of people said goodbye to Villavicencio at a funeral service in Ecuador. The presidential candidate was shot dead three days ago. The violence apparently continues:…
Video: Ecuador: Funeral service for assassinated presidential candidate
Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down as he left a campaign rally on Wednesday night, less than two weeks before the elections. Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down as he left a…
Latin America: Ecuador: from peaceful natural paradise to narco-state
Latin America Ecuador: from peaceful natural paradise to narco state Emergency services in front of the hospital where several injured people were admitted after the attack. photo © Juan Diego…
Latin America: Attack in Ecuador: Suspects are taken into custody
Latin America Attack in Ecuador: suspects are in custody Emergency services in front of the hospital where several injured people were admitted after the attack. photo © Juan Diego Montenegro/AP/dpa…
Ecuador: Suspects arrested – Politics
After the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador, the United Nations and human rights organizations have called for a full investigation into the crime. It is important…
Video: Ecuador: Suspects arrested after assassination attempt on presidential candidate
Interior Minister Juan Zapata said at a press conference in Ecuador’s capital Quito on Thursday that the suspects came from abroad and belonged to organized crime. Interior Minister Juan Zapata…