Ecuador Activates Night Curfew in Nine Provinces Through May 18
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Ecuador Activates Night Curfew in Nine Provinces Through May 18
Key Points —The Ecuador curfew began at 23:00 on Sunday, May 3 and will run nightly until May 18 across nine provinces and four cantons, including Quito and Guayaquil. —President Daniel Noboa signed Decree 370 on April 28, citing a national homicide count of 2,509 in the first four months of 2026 — with Guayas […] The post Ecuador Activates Night Curfew in Nine Provinces Through May 18 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuadornews: The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, since his inauguration in November 2023, has decreed on 21 occasions states of emergency and nine curfews, the last one began last night and will extend until 18 May. Justification: reduce the levels of criminal violence and dismantle organized crime groups in Ecuador.
Ecuador began on Sunday night a new period of nightly curfews in almost half of the country, which will continue for 15 days. This, as a measure of the government that seeks to intensify operations against criminal gangs, to which it attributes the unprecedented escalation of violence that the country lives. The measure will be in force between 23:00 and 5:00 p.m., until 18 May in nine of the twenty-four provinces of the country: Guayas, Manabí,…
QUITO.— At least nine of Ecuador's 24 provinces will enter into night curfew from Sunday as part of a government strategy to combat organized crime and reduce rates of violence, amid criticisms by human rights organizations.The measure, which will be in force from May 3 to 18, restricts the right to free transit from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. the following day, a time when most violent events are committed, according to official indicators.
Amidst the scepticism of the people, the Government of Noboa imposed a new night-time curfew that begins on Sunday night 3 May and will extend for 15 days in nine provinces of the country, including Pichincha, whose capital is Quito, and four other cantons, as an extreme strategy to confront violence and weaken organized crime structures. The measure, which restricts the movement of people between 23.00 and 05.00 the morning of the following day…
The Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture reported that educational establishments with night work must complete their activities at 21:30, within the framework of the curfew that will enter into force from 23:00 on Sunday 3 May.
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