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Ecuador police find dozens of bodies during jail sweep

July 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police and soldiers who stormed a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil following days of unrest say they have come across dozens of bodies. Officials said 31 inmates had been killed since Saturday, when […]

María Belén Bernal: Ecuadorian authorities find body of missing lawyer

September 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ecuador’s president has said a body found by authorities is that of a young female lawyer who went missing after visiting a police training school. He named the woman as María Belén Bernal, 34, who […]

Ecuador jail violence: Fight at Bellavista kills 13

July 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A fight between rival gangs in a prison in Ecuador has left at least 13 inmates dead and two injured, officials say. The deadly fight broke out just two months after 44 inmates were killed […]

Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68

November 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an Ecuadorean prison where more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say. The riot at the Litoral […]

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London

April 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has […]

Washington Prado Álava: Colombia extradites top drug suspect to US

February 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man accused of smuggling more than 250 tonnes of cocaine over the past decade has been extradited to the US from Colombia. Prosecutors say Washington Prado Álava, an Ecuadorean national, was a drug lord […]

Man arrested over New York gold flakes theft

January 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in Ecuador accused of stealing an 86lb (36kg) bucket of gold flakes worth $1.6m (£1.2m) from a truck in New York. Julio Nivelo, 53, was detained in the west of […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]