Crime
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Haiti gangs: More than 50,000 flee capital after surge in violence
UN figures suggest more than 53,000 left the city of 3m between 8-27 March. Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC The UN is…
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Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law
Exclusive: More than 600 prominent lawyers sign letter that calls for end to exports as a ‘measure to prevent’ genocide…
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The Moscow Attack, Afghanistan’s Islamic State Branch and the Ukraine War
This week on Hold Your Fire, Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Jerome Drevon, Ibraheem Bahiss and Olga Oliker…
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Will a New Government Halt Haiti’s Nosedive?
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Diego Da Rin assesses whether a new administration can respond. What has driven the…
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The Unsolved Crime in “Total Peace”: Dealing with Colombia’s Gaitanistas
To avoid jeopardising other peace processes and to protect civilians, Bogotá should seek gradual talks with the Gaitanistas, while maintaining…
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Victoria to forge on with raising the age of criminal responsibility, new bail laws.
Indigenous groups have criticised the Victorian Opposition for attempting to reintroduce bail laws that were previously labelled an “unmitigated disaster,”…
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Thabo Mbeki denies interference in prosecution of apartheid-era crimes
Former President Thabo Mbeki has denied he interfered in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes that were referred to the National…
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Coming face to face with inmates in El Salvador’s mega-jail
With shaven heads, dressed in pristine white, and heavily tattooed, the prisoners know they are being watched and return the…
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Zimbabwe Considers Abolishing Death Penalty
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved a bill that, if passed by parliament, will abolish the death penalty. Idriss Nassah, Senior Researcher. Member of…
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Still No Justice for Slain Lebanese Researcher’s Family
Three years ago today, Lebanese researcher, publisher, and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim was killed in south Lebanon by assailants who remain unidentified…
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Fear, Lies and Lucre: How Criminal Groups Weaponise Social Media in Mexico
But much of what appears is inaccurate or misleading, posted by criminal groups themselves. ICG Platforms should adapt their policies…
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Chinese crime and geopolitics in 2024
North America’s fentanyl crisis thrust China-linked criminal networks and their expanding international connections, such as with the Sinaloa Cartel, to U.S.…
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Can a War on Crime Bring Relief to Ecuador?
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Glaeldys González explains how the South American country arrived at this point and the…
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Abuja kidnapped sisters: Nigeria defence minister hits out at crowdfunding for ransoms
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar’s comments come as a deadline to pay a ransom for the release of five sisters expired. Mansur…
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How Ecuador went from an ‘island of peace’ to one of the world’s most violent countries
These words were repeated ten years later by President Gustavo Noboa Bejarano in his 2002 Report to the Nation. Maria Fernanda…
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Stepping into South East Asia’s Most Conspicuous Criminal Enclave
Our team visited in 2023, capturing what they saw in this photo essay. ICG Bangkok – Perched on the banks of the…
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