Sources: El Universal
Twelve people are killed after riots break out in a prison in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. 2023-04-14
Ecuadorian indigenous groups attack a police station in Puyo, Pastaza, amid ongoing protests in the country. One protestor is shot dead by police. Eighteen police officers are missing, while another six are injured. 2022-06-22
Police in Ecuador arrest an indigenous leader after incidents that occurred during recent protests against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso. 2022-06-14
The Ecuadoran environmental ministry reports that approximately 2 ha of the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve have been contaminated following an oil spill attributed to a ruptured pipeline. 2022-01-31
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile tighten border controls for Venezuelan migrants. Over 7% of Venezuela’s total population has fled the nation in two years. 2018-08-19
Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas is sentenced to six years imprisonment for financial corruption involving the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. The decision will not be enforced until the court confirms the ruling. The court's decision can be appealed. [https:--www.bbc.com-news-world-latin-america-42346881 (BBC News)] [https:--www.eluniverso.com-noticias-2017-12-13-nota-6525058-jorge-glas-sentenciado-como-culpable-6-anos-prision-caso-odebrecht ("El Universo")] es2017-12-13
The Metropolitan Police Service's extradition unit delivers a notice to WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy. 2012-06-28
Ecuador vows to protect the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon basin after international donors contribute $100 million to a protection fund. 2011-12-30
An overcrowded bus plunges into ravine near El Carmen, Ecuador, killing 41. 2010-12-25
At least 38 people, including the driver, are killed in Ecuador when a bus falls down a cliff outside the capital Quito, reportedly after the driver fell asleep. 2010-08-29