Sources: El Universal
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa repeals the country's ten-year policy permitting possession of small drug quantities in an effort to curb "micro-trafficking". 2023-11-24
Ecuador declares a state of emergency in all prisons after gang clashes that killed 31 prisoners. 2023-07-25
Twelve people are killed after riots break out in a prison in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. 2023-04-14
Four people are killed after a boat sinks in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. 2022-09-26
The Galápagos National Park in Ecuador confirms that a female tortoise discovered by scientists two years ago is a Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise, following recent genetic tests performed at Yale University. Prior to this rediscovery, the species was thought to have been extinct for over a century. 2021-05-26
At least 79 inmates are killed in simultaneous fights in three jails in Ecuador, prompted by a battle for control of the jails after a gang leader was killed in December. 2021-02-23
Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C. are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador. 2018-08-13
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden, says that he will leave his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London "soon". 2014-08-18
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
Authorities in Ecuador evacuate nearby residents as the Tungurahua erupts. 2011-04-26