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Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia
In 2023, Bolivia reached the highest level of deforestation in its history, with a primary forest loss of almost 500,000 hectares. Fueling this destruction are out-of-control forest fires, the expansion…
Keep readingWhat Cliver Alcalá’s Sentencing Means for Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns
The outcome of the trial of former Venezuelan military officer Cliver Alcalá in the United States is the first sentence against a high-ranking member of the so-called Cartel of the Suns, setting a precedent for future legal punishments that leaders of this organization may face.
In early April, a judge in the Southern District of New York sentenced Alcalá to 21 years and 6…
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InSight Crime Receives Prestigious Ortega and Gasset Award in Barcelona
InSight Crime reporters traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to collect the prestigious Ortega and Gasset prize for our investigation, The Moskitia: The Honduran Jungle Drowning in…
Keep readingInSight Crime Investigations Drive Data Journalism
This week, data from one of InSight Crime’s flagship products, the 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up, was featured in a data article by The Washington Post.…
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