2021, the year with the most deaths of Ecuadorians on the U.S.-Mexico border
Ecuador closes a tragic year in relation to migration. ¿What are the most used and dangerous crossing points for Ecuadorians traveling to the U.S.?
Police entered the Penitentiary 7 hours after the violence began; massacres have left more than 300 people dead
This is the fourth massacre so far in 2021. Guillermo Lasso has called on the Church and activist Nelsa Curbelo to open a dialogue inside the prisons. A desperate inmate narrated this hell and was the only source of information until the morning after the authorities reacted.
New wave of migration to the U.S. leaves thousands of Ecuadorians deported
2021 was an unprecedented year for Ecuadorian migration to the United States. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a mission to learn about this problem.
Human trafficking mafias have «generated» billions in 2021
The Vice Minister of Human Mobility reveals the numbers and human dramas of Ecuadorians on their irregular route to Mexico and the United States.
Meet the Assemblymen who oppose the protection of sharks and exotic animals
A ban on the export of shark fins and the use of longlines as fishing gear is at stake in the plenary session of the Assembly. Big interests exert pressure.
7 out of 10 Ecuadorians who have passed through Mexico have been detained
More than 62,000 Ecuadorians have been detained by the US Border Patrol in 2021. This represents an increase in migrant smuggling, whose networks include tourism agencies in Ecuador and Mexico and migration agents, according to a Mexican source.
The story behind the largest cocaine seizure in Ecuador
Police are still investigating to which organization the 9.6 tons of cocaine found in a warehouse in Guayaquil belonged, but have advanced that its destination was Mexico or the United States.
Ecuador: Anatomy of organized crime and its actors
Ecuador is the country with the highest Crime Index in South America, second only to Colombia. This report portrays in its crude dimension the impact of criminal markets and actors in Ecuadorian society and the capacity of institutions to deal with it