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As Nicaragua Violence Soars, Doubts About Those Responsible Disappear
Innocent civilians continue to be killed in Nicaragua as political unrest spreads across the country and spirals out of control, leaving no doubt about who is...
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Could Nicaragua ‘Parapolice’ Groups Turn Criminal?
Armed "parapolice" groups have played a central role in the violent repression of opposition protesters in Nicaragua over the past several weeks, but it remains to...
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The Terrorist Who Worked for the US
Luis Posada Carriles died on May 23, 2018, in his house in Miami. He died an old man, at 92 years of age, and, according to Florida media reports, spent the last...
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GameChangers 2017: What to Watch for in 2018
Organized crime thrives amid political corruption and uncertainty. There will be plenty of this in Latin America in 2018, helping organized crime deepen its roots...
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How Fear of Crime in Central America Impacts Daily Life, Contributes to Migration
A new report shows the extent to which insecurity negatively affects the daily lives of Central American citizens, and provides further evidence that crime and...
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Allegations of Venezuela, Nicaragua Complicity in FARC Money Laundering Resurface
Recent testimony before the US Senate revived allegations that a Venezuela-owned company in Nicaragua may have laundered money for Colombia's demobilizing FARC...
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Nicaragua Claims No ‘Cartel’ Presence, But Past Cases Tell a Different Story
Authorities in Nicaragua are trumpeting their counternarcotics efforts, which they say have kept "cartels" out of the country. But a series of prosecutions of...
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Nicaragua Discreetly Prosecutes Prominent Drug Trafficking Suspect
Authorities in Nicaragua are discreetly prosecuting a major underworld figure from the country's Caribbean coast, highlighting the area's important but often...
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Human Trafficking Network Dismantled in Panama
A Panama court has convicted and sentenced three members of a Nicaraguan-led human trafficking network focused on exploiting people for manual labor, a promising...