Tag: crime

• Terrorist Group Steps Into Venezuela as Lawlessness Grows

  April 26, 2021

  With Venezuela in shambles, criminals and insurgents run large stretches of the nation’s territory. We traveled through one of the regions under their control. GUARERO, Venezuela — They bring drinking… more ›

• The Arms Merchant in the Sights of Russia’s Elite Assassination Squad

  April 24, 2021

  Russian spies have twice tried to poison Emilian Gebrev. Now, revelations in the Czech Republic show they also destroyed shipments of his military supplies. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/world/europe/arms-merchant-russia-assassination-squad.html more ›

• Trial of 12 men accused of planning far-right terror attacks opens in Stuttgart

  April 13, 2021

  The trial of 12 men accused of planning a series of far-right terror attacks on asylum seekers, Muslims, Jews and politicians in an attempt to overthrow German democracy has opened… more ›

• ‘An atmosphere of terror’: the bloody rise of Mexico’s top cartel

  April 2, 2021

  It was mid-spring when residents of the wasteland behind Guadalajara’s international airport noticed a dog roaming their community with a strange object in its mouth: a human forearm. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/jalisco-cartel-mexico-rise-guadalajara more ›

• Diary of a Myanmar medic: ‘I learned to treat gunshot wounds on YouTube’

  March 26, 2021

  A doctor who provides treatment to protesters wounded by the army and police has described a week in the turmoil of the post-coup Myanmar.When the military coup happened, I joined… more ›

• Portugal must do more to confront colonial past, says Council of Europe

  March 24, 2021

  Europe’s top human rights body has called on Portugal to do more to confront its colonial past and its role in the transatlantic slave trade in order to help fight… more ›

• Blackwater contractor defends actions in Iraq after Trump pardon

  January 2, 2021

  One of four Blackwater employees pardoned by Trump says he ‘acted correctly’ during a deadly 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad’s Nisour Square. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/blackwater-contractor-defends-actions-iraq-after-trump-pardon more ›

• Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #48: Video of CJNG Engagement of Autodefensa Mounted Infantry in IAFV in La Bocanda, Michoacán

  December 31, 2020

  Dr. Robert J. Bunker is Director of Research and Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC, and an Instructor at the Safe Communities Institute (SCI) at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of… more ›

• Thousands of fraudsters are selling via Shopify, analysis finds

  December 22, 2020

  Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more. https://www.ft.com/content/0280592d-0adf-4dcb-a831-4f8a85f414bc more ›

• Nick Kristof and the Holy War on Pornhub

  December 22, 2020

  Anyone who wants to know that Pornhub has engaged in abusive and exploitative behavior toward women need only listen to the women whose videos were posted to the free porn… more ›