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Women take part in a demonstration outside police headquarters against gender based violence, in Quito, Ecuador
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“Not one woman less!”: Ecuadorian Women March Against Gender-Based Violence

Scheerpost 14 Sep 2023
A year ago, on September 11, 2022, María Belén Bernal, a 34-year-old lawyer from Quito, went to the Quito Police Training High School to visit her husband, Lieutenant Germán Fernando Cáceres, and disappeared from there ... On May 26, 2023, he was sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison, which he is serving in a prison in Quito.
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Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to 'Total Peace' in Medellín, Colombia

InSight Crime 13 Sep 2023
At the school, the guerrillas invited the children to a meeting in a house in the neighborhood ... In early 2019, he put an end to peace talks with Colombia's main remaining guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army, in Quito, Ecuador, following an attack on a Colombian police training school that killed 22 police cadets.
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Ecuador: Protege of former leftist president to face tycoon’s son in runoff election

The Irish Times 21 Aug 2023
Dolores Ochoa/AP Dan Collyns in Quito ... Flanked by dozens of police and army special forces, Mr Villavicencio’s, Mr Zurita, cast his ballot at a polling station at a school in northern Quito, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet ... voting at a polling station in Quito on Sunday.
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Ecuador elections set to go to second round in vote dominated by security concerns

The Observer 21 Aug 2023
Flanked by dozens of police and army special forces, Villavicencio’s replacement, Christian Zurita, cast his ballot at a polling station at a school in northern Quito, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet ... Christian Zurita speaks in Quito after voting.
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Ecuador to hold runoff election between leftist and millennial businessman

The Keene Sentinel 21 Aug 2023
QUITO, Ecuador ... 9, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was fatally shot in the head by a hit man while leaving a campaign rally in northern Quito ... Several people voting at a military high school in northern Quito said they were supporting Zurita in Villavicencio’s absence.
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Ecuador heads to the polls amid high security after candidate’s murder

The Observer 20 Aug 2023
Villavicencio, a former journalist and lawmaker, was shot dead leaving a campaign event in Quito on 9 August ... Flanked by dozens of police and army special forces, Villavicencio’s replacement, Christian Zurita, cast his ballot at a polling station in the Republica de Bolivia school in northern Quito, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet.
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Ecuadoreans head to the polls in election marred by candidate’s killing

Al Jazeera 20 Aug 2023
Tens of thousands of security forces have been deployed across the country to secure the vote, which begins at 7am (12.00 GMT) and closes at 5pm (22.00 GMT) ... A soldier stands guard next to ballot boxes and voting materials at a school that is used as a polling station in Quito, Ecuador on August 19, 2023 [Henry Romero/Reuters] ... Two key referendums ... .
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Family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate accuse state of ‘murder by willful omission’

CNN 19 Aug 2023
The Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to CNN that they received a complaint from the family on Friday ... Villavicencio was shot dead as he was leaving a campaign rally at a school north of the capital Quito on August 9, just 10 days before the first round of the presidential election was set to take place.
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After Ecuadorian presidential candidate’s assassination, rivals trying to stay alive

Stars and Stripes 18 Aug 2023
"I'm going to secure the car," he said ... A new reality ... Days later, Villavicencio was stepping into his car after a rally at a high school in northern Quito when a gunman shot him in the head ... At a closing rally in Quito, complete with fireworks and confetti and dancers, González promised to bring back the Ecuador of Correa's days ... .
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Ecuadorian Journalist to Take Assassinated Candidate’s Place on Presidential Ticket

Time 14 Aug 2023
Zurita, 53, is an investigative reporter from Quito who, like Villavicencio, has written extensively on domestic corruption ... The debate, now among the seven other presidential candidates, is scheduled for 7 p.m ... 20 ... Villavicencio was gunned down as he left a campaign event at a school in north-central Quito amid spiraling political violence ... 15. .
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Ecuador journalist to follow slain Villavicencio on ticket

The Lawton Constitution 14 Aug 2023
Zurita, 53, is an investigative reporter from Quito who, like Villavicencio, has written extensively on domestic corruption ... The debate, now among the seven other presidential candidates, is scheduled for 7 p.m ... 20 ... Villavicencio was gunned down as he left a campaign event at a school in north-central Quito amid spiraling political violence ... 15 ... .
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Running mate of slain Ecuador presidential candidate to contest election

La Prensa Latina 13 Aug 2023
Quito, Aug 12 (EFE).- The running mate of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio will step in to contest the election in his place, their center-right Construye political party said Saturday ... Villavicencio was shot and killed in Quito on Wednesday after a political rally at a school ... EFE. fgg/mc Tags ....
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Ecuador: Vehicle carrying coffin of assassinated presidential candidate leaves Quito Vertical Cemetery

Ruptly 12 Aug 2023
... out of the Quito Vertical Cemetery on Friday after a farewell ceremony ... The prominent politician and anti-corruption advocate was shot and killed on Wednesday, shortly after addressing young supporters at a high school in Quito.
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Ecuador: Coffin of assassinated presidential candidate arrives at cemetery church in Quito

Ruptly 12 Aug 2023
... brought by military personnel to a cemetery church in Quito, on Friday ... The well-known statesman and anti-corruption advocate was fatally shot on Wednesday, right after speaking to a group of young backers at a Quito high school.
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Ecuador: 'We would have transformed the country' - Supporters say farewell at candidate Villavicencio's funeral

Ruptly 12 Aug 2023
Supporters of the assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio gathered at the leader's funeral in Quito on Saturday ... The well-known statesman and anti-corruption advocate was fatally shot on Wednesday, right after speaking to a group of young backers at a Quito high school ... .

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