violence

New clashes aggravate prison crisis in Ecuador

Published on: April 18, 2023
11:18

Quito, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) New clashes reported early this morning in the Litoral Penitentiary, the largest in Ecuador, located in the city of Guayaquil, worsened the prison crisis in the Andean country.

Ecuador is suffering from intense violence and insecurity

Published on: April 15, 2023
10:28

Quito, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) "Ecuador is bleeding to death", this has been the most used headline in local media this week in the Andean country in the midst of a wave of violence and insecurity. Shootings, bombings, massacres, dead inmates, prison riots and police murders have kept the lives of Ecuadorians in check in these days.

Cuban President to participate in a meeting against violence

Published on: April 14, 2023
10:13

Santa Clara, Cuba, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced that he will participate today in this city in a women's meeting for non-violence against gender

Emergency measures to be announced after shootout in Honduran prisons

Published on: April 10, 2023
08:35

Tegucigalpa, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro,in a tweet, announced the first emergency measures after the shootings between criminal gangs last Saturday in four prisons in the country.

Sweden and Cuba join arts against violence targeted at children

Published on: April 7, 2023
12:22

Havana, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) The Embassy of Sweden in this capital city and the Cuban scenic laboratory, "Teatro Museo EL ARCA" combine various artistic expressions in the exhibition Work in Progress, which advocates for a world without violence on children.

Haiti faces unprecedented violence, says OCHA

Published on: March 31, 2023
18:13

Port-au-Prince, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) Haitians are currently experiencing unprecedented violence as nearly 80% of the country´s capital is being controlled by armed groups, meanwhile 5.2 million people are in need of assistance, the UN condemned Friday.

Gangs control Large areas of Haiti

Published on: March 28, 2023
09:27

Port-au-Prince, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Over 15 Haitian social organizations asked the Government to decree a state of emergency in areas controlled by gangs and encouraged citizens to create neighborhood defense groups.

Fresh gang violence in Haiti leaves 187 dead in 11 days – UN

Published on: March 21, 2023
17:04

Port-au-Prince, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) New clashes between gangs in Haiti’s capital and beyond have killed at least 187 people in less than two weeks and injured more than 150 others, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said Tuesday.

Colombia mobilizes in support to labor reform

Published on: March 16, 2023
15:34

Bogota, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) Mobilizations in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and Pereira will be conducted on Thursday in support to the labor reform proposed by government.

South Africa warns about violence in planned national strike

Published on: March 16, 2023
10:33

Pretoria, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) South African authorities warned today about messages of fear and intimidation on social media platforms regarding a planned national strike called by a political party for next Monday, March 20.

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