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Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy

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Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela sharply rebuked Ecuador on Saturday, hours after the seizure of Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas, with Nicaragua joining Mexico in severing diplomatic ties with Quito. The 54-year-old politician is wanted on corruption charges and has been holed up inside the Mexican embassy since seeking political asylum in December. Mexican authorities granted that request on Friday. Following his arrest, Glas could be seen on video circulating on social media […]

Mexican embassy raided in Ecuador: Former vice president Jorge Glas arrested

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Mexico has cut diplomatic ties with Ecuador. That’s after police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito. They arrested Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been evading detention in the Mexican embassy since December. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodo-Yan has more. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AlJazeeraEnglish #ecuador #mexico #Mexicanembassy

Media targeted by Ecuador gang #ecuador #news #breakingnews #ajlisteningpost #aljazeeraenglish

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In Ecuador, masked gang members broke into the studio of the state broadcaster and began firing at staff and taking hostages. . Tariq Nafi reports on the country’s gang violence crisis and why the media has become a target. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ajlisteningpost Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #news #breakingnews #ecuador #aljazeeraenglish #ajlisteningpost

Ecuador assassination: Suspect transferred to maximum security prison

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More than 4,000 police and soldiers have raided a prison in Ecuador. They detained a convicted drug dealer and murderer suspected of ordering the killing of a presidential candidate. Other candidates are demanding stronger measures as Ecuador prepares for a snap election. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Quito, Ecuador. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ecuador #FernandoVillavicencio #elections #assassination #crime

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail

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Authorities in Ecuador have transferred the leader of a powerful gang accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain to a maximum security prison. About 4,000 soldiers and police officers were involved in the dawn operation to relocate Adolfo Macias, also known by his alias, “Fito”, on Saturday. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ecuador #FernandoVillavicencio #elections #assassination #crime

Impeachment trial to begin against Ecuador’s president

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Impeachment proceedings against Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso are due to start on Tuesday. It will be the opposition’s second attempt to remove him from office. But Lasso could dissolve Congress before he is sacked. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Quito, Ecuador. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeraenglish #News #Ecuador #President #Lasso #GuillermoLasso #Impeachment

Many children in Ecuador suffer from chronic malnutrition

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Aid agencies have warned that chronic malnutrition among children in Ecuador is spiralling out of control. Almost half of all children under the age of two do not get enough to eat. Among Indigenous communities, the issue is even more prevalent. Al Jazeera’s @AlessandroRampietti reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ecuador #foodcrisis

Ecuador increases death toll in prison riots to 79

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0 Police in Ecuador say riots have again broken out between gangs in a prison in the city of Guayaquil. This week has seen the worst prison violence in the country’s history, with at least 79 people killed. Police have released a video showing special units entering some prisons during the riots. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ecuador #EcuadorPrisonRiots #PrisonRiots

At least 75 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured

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0 Riots have broken out at three separate prisons in Ecuador, leaving at least 75 inmates dead. Officials blamed the riots at detention facilities in the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca and Latacunga on disputes between rival gangs. Hundreds of police are trying to regain control of the prisons , which are home to 70 percent of the country’s inmate population. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ecuador #EcuadorPrisonRiots #PrisonRiots