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Honduran President Xiomara Castro chairs a press conference with the National Defense and Security Council.

News Security Policy

Honduras Doubles Down on Flawed Mano Dura Strategy

by Sam Woolston 25 Jun 202425 Jun 2024

Raul mijango EP06 inisght crime podcast cover bukele gangs in el salvador

EP06 · The Rebel and the Peacemaker

Women survivors of the massacre in the Honduras women's prison. Mujeres sobrevivientes de la masacre en el penal de mujeres de Honduras.

News Gender and Crime

InSide the Story: How We Investigated Honduras’ Women’s Prison Massacre

by InSight Crime 10 Apr 202410 Apr 2024

FBI mugshot of MS13 Gang leader Freddy Ivan Jandres-Parada

US Advances MS13 ‘Terrorism’ Case With Arrest of Sixth Top Leader

by Sam Woolston and Liza Schmidt 25 Mar 202425 Mar 2024

Cover podcast episode one prison two gangs, massacre in women prison in honduras Barrio 18 and MS-13 Gangs

EP03 · One Prison, Two Gangs

Ex-President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty of drug trafficking in New York. El expresidente hondureño Juan Orlando Hernández ha sido declarado culpable de cargos de narcotráfico por un jurado de Nueva York.

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Juan Orlando Hernández Declared Guilty on Drug Trafficking Charges

by Sam Woolston 8 Mar 202426 Jun 2024

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by InSight Crime 28 Feb 202428 Feb 2024

Honduras has moved to indict nine women accused of their participation in a prison massacre that claimed the lives of 46 female prisoners.

News Gender and Crime

Security Concerns Persist Despite Indictments for Honduras Prison Massacre

by Victoria Dittmar 5 Feb 20245 Feb 2024

A man casts his vote in a presidential election in Mexico.

News Security Policy

Organized Crime Ranked Top Political Risk in Critical LatAm Election Year

by Sam Woolston 24 Jan 202424 Jan 2024

José Manuel Vera, alias “Satanás,” with Colombian police following his arrest in Ecuador

Colombia Struggles to Tackle Prison-Based Extortion

by Sean Doherty 12 Jan 202416 Jan 2024

GameChangers 2023: Top 5 Criminal Newsmakers

by Juliana Manjarrés, Jeremy McDermott and Christopher Newton 3 Jan 202422 Dec 2023

Detained MS13 leader Élmer Canales Rivera, alias “Crook,”

US Terrorism Trial of MS13 Leader Could Expose El Salvador Gang Talks

by Parker Asmann and Alex Papadovassilakis 11 Dec 202311 Dec 2023

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