Mexico’s deadly elections: Crime groups target candidates in a fight for turf Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post June 2, 2021
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Crime 2020
The search for the disappeared points to Mexico’s darkest secrets Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post December 3, 2020
Special Report: Burner phones and banking apps: Meet the Chinese ‘brokers’ laundering Mexican drug money Drazen Jorgic Reuters December 3, 2020
Homeless at home: Inside Mexico’s neglected displacement crisis Ann Deslandes New Humanitarian August 25, 2020
In Haiti, coronavirus and a man named Barbecue test the rule of law Ingrid Arnesen and Anthony Faiola Washington Post August 14, 2020
Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel blazes a bloody trail in rise to power Kevin Sieff Washington Post July 10, 2020
Disappearances in Mexico rose during López Obrador’s first year, now top 73,000 Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post July 13, 2020
The coming crime wars Robert Muggah and John P. Sullivan Foreign Policy September 21, 2020
Future conflicts will mostly be waged by drug cartels, mafia groups, gangs, and terrorists. It is time to rethink our rules of engagement.
Boycotting avocados won’t hurt cartels Ioan Grillo New York Times March 2, 2020
More than 60,000 Mexicans have disappeared amid drug war, officials say Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post January 6, 2020
Crime 2019
Disappeared in El Salvador: The return of a Cold War nightmare Mary Beth Sheridan and Anna-Catherine Brigida Washington Post October 19, 2019
As gang murders surge, South Africa sends army to Cape Town, and the city cheers Kimon de Greef New York Times August 13, 2019
One way out: Pastors in Brazil converting gang members on YouTube Mariana Lopes Washington Post May 17, 2019
Devastating epidemic of crime & insecurity in Latin America & Caribbean Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva Inter Press Service May 15, 2019
Violence, poverty reign in Honduran city where caravans form Sonia Perez Z AP/Washington Post May 3, 2019
It’s so dangerous to police MS-13 in El Salvador that officers are fleeing the country Kevin Sieff Washington Post March 3, 2019
Modern day slavery rated world’s largest single crime industry Thalif Deen Inter Press Service February 25, 2019