Haiti is descending into anarchy, causing the gang leader behind the violence to emerge as the country’s most powerful leader.
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Haiti is facing a wave of chaos as gang violence grips the country.
Mass arrests and the suspension of constitutional rights have been a feature of President Nayib Bukele’s tenure. A fresh mandate from voters will likely entrench his hardline approach.
The government’s promised crack-down on gangs may have to work around existing legislation – and human rights provisions.
Ecuador’s murder rate has shot up in recent years and now a presidential candidate has been assassinated.
More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
The UN is calling for a specialized support force in Haiti, where urban gangs are terrorizing the population and people are starving. Why won’t Canada step up to help?
Hand gestures are notoriously prone to misinterpretation.
Through their mastery of the environment and target selection, the Badoo cult gang was able to unleash terror among residents.
Universities and students need to be aware of the prevalence of organised drug dealing on campuses.
Historically, most mass shootings in South Africa have been associated with three main things: gang conflicts, rivalries in the minibus taxi sector and factional or inter-group feuds.
In 2013 stories emerged of gangs stealing plasma TV screens to use to make street drugs. It’s a myth, but it tells us something about South Africa’s social anxieties.
History shows there is no magic bullet for solving gang crime. Only an evidence-based approach, coupled with mutually agreed targets and indicators, will start to achieve real change.
Since rap music emerged in mainstream culture in the late 1980s, conservatives have derided its lyrics and imagery as violent. But hip-hop artists argue those images reflect urban realities.
A look at what was happening in the lives of young people one year before they started carrying a weapon.
The study revealed a link between youth, troubled behaviour and a lack of access to recreational spaces in marginalised communities.
Gangs are using coercive control tactics to recruit young women into criminal activity.
Gangs have changed in the decades since ‘West Side Story’ first came out – they are deadlier, and their demographics are different – as are the means law enforcement use to control them.
Lesotho’s famo music is known for the use of accordions - and gang violence. In Wayfarers’ Hymns, Zakes Mda explores this tradition.
Hard as it is, some gangsters do leave gangs. A new book, based on a 5-year study, tracks the lives of 24 former gang members.
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