Ecuador Illegal Mining Raids Cost Gangs US$1.8 Million
Ecuador illegal mining: seven raids in Azuay, Carchi, Imbabura and Morona Santiago cost gangs about US$1.8 million, the Defence Ministry...
October 1, 2026Topic
Gangs
Haiti Gang Suppression Force Faces UN Renewal Vote After Reprisal Kills at Least 11
The Haiti Gang Suppression Force faces a UN renewal vote on 29 September, a day after a gang reprisal killed...
September 29, 2026
Haiti Explained 2026: The Gang Crisis, the Transition, the Economy and What to Watch
Haiti explained: who governs after the council, where the Gang Suppression Force stands, an economy in decline and the December...
September 28, 2026
El-Salvador’s Bukele Seeks Reelection Amid Anti-Gang Campaign
El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is running for reelection on February 4th
January 22, 2024
Militias and drug gangs prevent Oi technicians from accessing 105 communities in Brazil Rio de Janeiro
The data were presented by Oi's Institutional Relations Manager Alexander Castro during a webinar on "network infrastructure security and integrity"...
October 4, 2021
War Rages in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela
The battle in Rocinha has been the most violent conflict in Rio de Janeiro since 2011, when Brazilian Armed Forces...
September 23, 2017
UN Envoy Calls for Change in Brazil’s Prisons
Extreme violence conducted by criminal gangs inside jails highlights problems with Brazil’s penal system.
September 2, 2014
Rio Campaign Propaganda in Favelas Controlled by Gangs
Election campaigning is being affected by extortion rackets controlled by the militia and gangs in Rio's favelas.
August 19, 2014
Militia Gangs Control Nearly Half of Rio Favelas
Illegal militia gangs control nearly half of the estimated 1,001 favela communities in Rio de Janeiro.
December 10, 2013