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Kidnapping

Posted inInvestigations Ecuador

The Web of Illicit Economies Ensnaring Durán, Ecuador

by Anastasia Austin 26 Sep 202426 Sep 2024
Posted inNews

Security Forces in Venezuela Extort Detainees Amid Political Repression

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 24 Sep 202427 Sep 2024
Posted inNews Kidnapping

Ecuador’s Kidnapping Epidemic, Told by a Survivor

by Anastasia Austin 6 Sep 202419 Sep 2024
Posted inNews Cybercrime

4 Ways AI Is Shaping Organized Crime in Latin America

by Christopher Newton 26 Aug 202427 Aug 2024
Posted inNews Kidnapping

Is Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua Behind Surge in Chile Kidnappings?

by Juliana Manjarrés and Marina Cavalari 18 Jul 202428 Aug 2024
A fisherman walks along the shores of Lake Maracaibo.
Posted inNews Extortion

In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 16 Apr 202415 Jul 2024
Former Venezuelan lieutenant Ronald Ojeda's casket at his funeral in Chile. El ataúd del exteniente venezolano Ronald Ojeda en su funeral en Chile.
Posted inNews Tren de Aragua

High-Profile Chile Murder Shows Tren de Aragua’s Sophistication

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 11 Mar 202412 Apr 2024
Posted inNews Homicides

The Many Violences Afflicting Haitians

by Christopher Newton 25 Oct 202329 Aug 2024
Police stand outside a factory owned by Coca Cola in Guerrero, Mexico.
Posted inNews Mexico

3 Ways Mexican Organized Crime Affects Foreign Investment

by Dario Migliorini 24 Oct 202325 Oct 2023
Prisoners at the door of an overloaded jail cell in Brazil.
Posted inNews

Firearms, Disappearances, Prison Overcrowding: Brazil’s Problems Are Getting Worse

by Chris Dalby 1 Aug 20237 Dec 2023
a Colombian army sergeant and her two children in Arauca on July 3 with members of the ELN after the guerilla group kidnapped them in previous days
Posted inNews Colombia Peace

Kidnappings Surge in Colombia Amid ELN Peace Negotiations

by Henry Shuldiner 18 Jul 202331 Jul 2024
Posted inNews Human Trafficking

From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant’s Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border

by Cindy Espina 30 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

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