Gangs
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AMERICAS
Haiti’s Hunger Crisis: Artibonite’s Fields Turn to Fear as Gangs Tighten Their Grip
In Haiti's fertile Artibonite Valley, once celebrated for its rice fields and proud farming traditions, armed gangs now dictate who…
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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua: Prison Gang or Political Weapon?
For two years, the Venezuelan government has declared the Tren de Aragua dismantled. Yet across South America, and increasingly in…
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U.S. and Panama Push for 5,500-Troop Gang Suppression Force in Haiti as Crisis Deepens
With gangs now controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. and Panama are urging the U.N. to approve a muscular international…
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Haiti Families Risk Homecomings as Gangs Pull Back
In Port-au-Prince, hundreds of families are edging back into neighborhoods abandoned to gunfire after gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier ordered…
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Ecuador Confronts Crime, Debt, And Jobs As Noboa Seeks Stability
President Daniel Noboa begins a full term facing three problems that keep most Ecuadorians up at night: violent gangs, strained…
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Ecuadorian Gangs Join Colombian Rebels to Expand Illicit Control
Eleven Ecuadorian soldiers killed in an Amazon ambush marked a brutal turning point. Once a mere transit zone, Ecuador now…
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Ecuador’s Most Violent City Battles Drug Gangs Escalating Warfare
Durán exists in Guayaquil's shadows, a municipality troubled by fierce conflict between enemy gangs. This formerly quiet industrial town became…
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Ecuador’s Largest Prison: Battling Gangs, Disease, and Despair
In Guayaquil's infamous Penitenciaría del Litoral, Ecuador's biggest and most lethal prison, violence and illness converge during a battle for…
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Ecuador’s Diana Salazar Bravely Battles Gangs Politicians Amid Escalating Violence
Diana Salazar, Ecuador's attorney-general, is a steady leader in a nation troubled by increased violence and apparent corruption. Drug lords…
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Haiti's Displacement Deepens to Over 1 Million as Gang Violence Escalates
More than one million people in Haiti have been forced to flee their homes by relentless gang violence, marking a…
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