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Venezuelan president condemns violence in Ecuador

Published on: January 10, 2024
12:20

Caracas, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) President Nicolás Maduro strongly condemned the wave of violence unleashed by criminal gangs in Ecuador, where security and peace are being threatened.

China supports government of Ecuador amidst violence

Published on: January 10, 2024
08:51

Beijing, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) China supports the efforts of the government of Ecuador to maintain social stability, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared.

Violence increases in Ecuador

Published on: January 7, 2024
10:11

Quito, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Violence continues to increase today in Ecuador despite the promises of President Daniel Noboa's campaign to stop this situation through the so-called Phoenix Plan.

Ukrainian armed groups will be punished, Lavrov states

Published on: December 31, 2023
10:07

Moscow, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Investigative Committee convicted more than 200 members of Ukrainian armed groups, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Sunday.

Haiti trapped in extreme violence

Published on: December 25, 2023
08:50

Port-au-Prince (Prensa Latina) Haiti ends an extremely violent year with almost 4,000 murders and some 3,000 kidnappings, as armed groups control three quarters of its capital while political forces seem to omit the figures and refuse to reach an agreement.

Ecuador: Kidnappings and extortion scaled up in 2023

Published on: December 23, 2023
09:11

Quito, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) About 124 cases of kidnappings and extortions were reported in Ecuador in this year, 17 of which were solved, while seven others are still pending for solution.

Haitian gangs force kidnap victims to join ranks

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:35

Port-au-Prince, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Gangs operating in Mariani, at the southern entrance of Haiti´s capital, kidnap peaceful citizens to force them to join their ranks, other strategies that sow panic in the Caribbean nation nowadays.

Haitian business people warn about impact of violence

Published on: November 30, 2023
12:08

Port-au-Prince, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Haitian business people have warned about the situation in Artibonite, some 100 kilometers from this capital, where stores might be closed due to gang violence.

BINUH condemns surge of gang violence in Haiti´s Bas Artibonite

Published on: November 28, 2023
16:32

Port-au-Prince, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Over 1,690 people were killed, wounded or kidnapped in Bas Artibonite, some 100 km off north of Haiti´s capital, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) condemned on Tuesday.

Forty-one percent of imported firearms are in Paraguay’s black market

Published on: November 28, 2023
00:15

Asunción, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Forty-one percent of the firearms imported by Paraguay in the last four years are in the hands of criminal gangs, according to a specialized official institution quoted by Última Hora on Monday.

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