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Between Backpacks and Fear: Insecurity Stalks Students in Ecuador

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It is angry to admit it, but in Ecuador going to school is increasingly looking like luck. Students no longer only carry notebooks and backpacks; they also leave home with the fear of running into a thief at the bus stop, in the Metrovia or a few meters from the door of the campus. The worst thing is that many criminals no longer even hide: they wear uniforms or clothes similar to that of the students to mix with each other and attack. Ecuador D…
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It is angry to admit it, but in Ecuador going to school is increasingly looking like luck. Students no longer only carry notebooks and backpacks; they also leave home with the fear of running into a thief at the bus stop, in the Metrovia or a few meters from the door of the campus. The worst thing is that many criminals no longer even hide: they wear uniforms or clothes similar to that of the students to mix with each other and attack. Ecuador D…

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website broke the news on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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