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Lara Loaiza

Posted inNews ELN

What Is Behind Increased Violence in Colombia?

by Lara Loaiza 21 Jun 20242 Jul 2024
Side-by-side images of the actual Griselda Blanco and the Netflix series cover. Imagenes al lado de la Griselda Blanco actual y el imagen promocional de la serie de Netflix.
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

What Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Gets Wrong About Women in Organized Crime

by Lara Loaiza 1 Mar 20241 Mar 2024
A woman in prison in Mexico hangs a blanket to dry
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

Women Increasingly Participating in Organized Crime in Mexico: Report

by Lara Loaiza 14 Dec 202313 May 2024
powdered cocaine on a dark surface
Posted inNews Cocaine

30 Years After Escobar, How the Cocaine Trade Has Changed

by Sara Garcia, Mike LaSusa, Lara Loaiza and Charlotte Newell 1 Dec 20234 Dec 2023
A rebel of the dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia stands next to a flag during the release of hostage and Colombian Army soldier Juan David Estrada, in Tacueyo, southwest Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Estrada was handed over to a delegation of the International Red Cross as a peace gesture to the government of Colombia. (AP Photo/Andres Quintero)
Posted inNews Colombia Peace

Colombia’s Total Peace May Be Unraveling

by Henry Shuldiner and Lara Loaiza 7 Nov 202316 Nov 2023
Voters look for their polling posts during local and regional elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
Posted inNews Colombia

Organized Crime Changes Its Strategy in Colombia’s Regional Elections

by Lara Loaiza and Juan Diego Cárdenas 3 Nov 20233 Nov 2023
Galán celebrates his victory in the 2023 Bogotá mayoral election.
Posted inNews Security Policy

Security Challenges Facing the New Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia

by Juan Diego Cárdenas and Lara Loaiza 31 Oct 202331 Oct 2023
In Chocó, Colombia, criminal groups are increasingly threatening local authorities.
Posted inNews Gaitanistas

Colombian Mayor Explains How Gaitanistas Took Over Key Drug Trade Town

by Alicia Florez and Lara Loaiza 27 Oct 202327 Oct 2023
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

Colombia Expands Investigation of Gender Violence in Its Armed Conflict

by Lara Loaiza 29 Sep 202313 Oct 2023
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia raises a fist in celebration
Posted inNews Cocaine

The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Colombia’s Ambitious New Drug Policy

by Lara Loaiza 12 Sep 20237 Feb 2024
Armed combatants from the General Central Staff of the ex-FARC mafia stand in a group.
Posted inNews Colombia

Colombia Restarts Peace Talks With Ex-FARC Mafia, but Violence Persists

by Lara Loaiza 5 Sep 202314 Nov 2023
Posted inNews Colombia Peace

Colombian Mayors at a Crossroads: Co-Govern With Criminals or Flee

by Alicia Florez and Lara Loaiza 25 Aug 20236 Nov 2023

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