12 C
Ottawa
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?

Date:

Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!
Inside Story

A state of emergency has been imposed after assassination of presidential candidate.

A presidential contender in Ecuador was assassinated in broad daylight.

Fernando Villavicencio is the third electoral candidate to be killed in Ecuador in a matter of weeks. The former investigative journalist campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, accusing government officials of having links to organised crime.

Ecuador is struggling with rising gang violence and drug trafficking.

The president has declared a state of emergency and deployed the army.

But will it be enough? Have criminal groups taken control of politics?

And was the shooting a message for other politicians?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Manuela Picq – Professor of international relations at Amherst College and Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Javier Farje – Journalist and Latin American affairs analyst

Grace Jaramillo – Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia and a friend of the late Villavicencio

know more

Popular

More like this
Related

Chelsea told they are still ‘woefully sh**e’ despite £1bn spend as Liverpool star shines in Bournemouth ‘audition’

A Chelsea fan brings his annual Clearlake update, while Andy Robertson’s performance for Liverpool against Bournemouth is praised. Plus, Arsenal pressure, conspiracies, Godwin’s Law, Man Utd and more… Send your views on the weekend’s football and more to theeditor@football365.com… Annual Clearlake update  It was a strange start to the season with Chelsea actually winning games. Jackson

Canadians win 3 gold medals at short track worlds in Beijing

The Canadian short track speed skating team won three...