On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico released security camera video Tuesday of the moments when Ecuadorian authorities forced their way into Mexico’s embassy, pushed a Mexican diplomat to the ground and carried out Ecuador’s former vice president who had been holed up there. The action Friday night greatly escalated tensions between the two countries, which had already been tussling since ex-Vice President Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive, took refuge at Mexico’s embassy in December. Ecuadorian...
Mexico City, April 9, 2024— Guatemalan authorities must drop all legal proceedings against journalist Jorge Tizol and hold accountable those responsible for his unwarranted detention, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. According to news reports, on April 6, police arrested Tizol, who reports for the La Jefa radio station, various local TV stations, and from his Canal
Ecuadorian police forcibly enter the embassy in Quito to detain former
Security forces stormed the Mexican embassy arresting former Ecuadoran vice president Jorge Glas who was taking refuge there. Mexican President Lopez Obrador called the raid "a flagrant violation of international law."
Ecuadorian police forced their way inside embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president who was seeking asylum in MexicoMexico is demanding that the United Nations expel Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top UN court over a police raid last week on the Mexican embassy in Quito.Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador have soared since late last week when Ecuadorian authorities forced their way into the diplomatic mission to arrest Ecuador’s former vice-president Jorge Glas...
Mexico Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Ecuador After Police Raid On Quito Embassy Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is severing diplomatic relations with Ecuador following a police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador's capital, where they arrested former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought political asylum in the embassy after being indicted on corruption charges. AMLO announced Friday night that Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy to arrest Glas....
FILE - Central American migrants ride atop a freight train during their journey toward the US-Mexico border, in Ixtepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico, April 23, 2019. Oaxaca is a key route
Ecuadorian police forced their way into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum there.
Two people were also arrested during the course of the operation in Dublin yesterday
Mexico has asked the top court of the United Nations to suspend Ecuador's membership until the South American country issues a public apology for its raid on Mexico's embassy in Quito, court filings released by the International Court of Justice showed on Thursday. The case filed by Mexico accuses Ecuador
Mexico announced it was cutting diplomatic ties to Ecuador after police forced their way into the embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas who has been residing there since December.