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BBC News - Crackdown on Mexico drug cartels key election issue
In a few weeks Mexicans will go to the polls to choose a new president, and the government's crackdown on drug gangs is a likely to be a key issue
120529  mexico  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity  video 
20 hours ago by isacson
BBC News - Mexico election: Drugs war in spotlight in Michoacan
Fast-forward almost six years, and the soldiers are still there, fighting drug traffickers on the Pacific coast and in the mountains. In fact, there are more than ever
120525  mexico  publicsecurity  video  newsemail 
4 days ago by isacson
Sigifredo: ¿condenado por una nariz? | www.arcoiris.com.co
Este es el video que tiene la Fiscalía como prueba reina para señalar la participación de Sigifredo López en el secuestro de los diputados de la Asamblea del Valle
120524  colombia  c-farchostages  video 
5 days ago by isacson
Folha.com - Videocasts - Vítimas da violência na ditadura relatam expectativa com a Comissão da Verdade; veja - 20/05/2012
Criada para investigar violações de direitos humanos ocorridas durante a ditadura militar, a Comissão da Verdade começará nesta semana a se debruçar sobre as histórias das vítimas da violência política
120521  brazil  humanrights  video 
8 days ago by isacson
Mexican President Addresses U.S. Chamber of Commerce | C-SPAN
Mexican President Felipe Calderon spoke about his country’s economic competitiveness when he delivered the keynote address at the U.S.-Mexico Leadership Initiative Business Summit
120425  mexico  economyandsecurity  uspolicy  video 
4 weeks ago by isacson
BBC News - Mexico seizes large cache of weapons
Mexican authorities have confiscated a large cache of weapons in two separate incidents in the border city of Ciudad Juarez
120420  mexico  armstrafficking  publicsecurity  video 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Negocia EU con narcotraficantes mexicanos como “El Chapo” Guzmán: Fox
El ex presidente Vicente Fox aseveró que el gobierno de Estados Unidos y la DEA negocian con narcotraficantes mexicanos, entre ellos “El Chapo” Guzmán , rebajándole las condenas y hasta ofreciéndoles dinero a “soplones”
120321  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  politicsandsecurity  video 
9 weeks ago by isacson
Gobierno proseguirá reunión con mineros informales de Madre de Dios | El Comercio Perú
El ministro de Energía y Minas, Jorge Merino, señaló que los mineros informales de Madre de Dios deben invocar a sus bases para que se suspenda el bloqueo de carreteras en el norte y sur del país
120320  peru  politicsandsecurity  economyandsecurity  video 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Brazil tries to balance farming and forests - CNN.com
The battle for land here has pitched environmentalists against ranchers and farmers. A new Forest Code being debated in Congress has further heightened tensions
120319  brazil  economyandsecurity  environment  video 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Lie detector tests for Mexican cadets - Americas - Al Jazeera English
Along with their physical endurance being put to the test, cadets are also undergoing a series of lie detector tests and psychological exams
120316  mexico  publicsecurity  corruption  video 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Mexican city struggles to combat Zetas drug cartel - Canada - CBC News
Monterrey was once a symbol of economic opportunity for Mexico, but CBC's Keith Boag reports the city now finds itself in a pitched battle to keep the Zetas drug cartel at bay
120306  mexico  publicsecurity  video 
12 weeks ago by isacson
BBC News - Brazil economy could overtake UK to become sixth largest
The South American giant is currently enjoying a boom because of high food and oil prices and many economists predict the growth will last for years to come
120306  brazil  economyandsecurity  video 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Colombia rebels' pledge lifts hopes - Americas - Al Jazeera English
For the families of 10 people currently in FARC custody, the declaration has provided new hope
120305  colombia  c-farchostages  video 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Will Colombia talk peace with the FARC? - Inside Story Americas - Al Jazeera English
Just how likely are negotiations with the government? And, what does the future hold for the group?
120229  colombia  c-peaceprospects  video 
february 2012 by isacson
Folha.com - Poder - Poder e Política - Interview with Wendy Sherman, undersecretary for Political Affairs of the United States - 06/02/2012
I don't think that anyone can bring up President Dilma short as an advocate for human rights, and someone who understands in her own life experience how crucial this is
120206  brazil  uspolicy  [x]usgovtdocument  video 
february 2012 by isacson
Thousands hold protest march in Colombia - YouTube
Thousands of people have marched through the southern Colombian city of Tumaco in protest at a series of deadly attacks
120206  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-narino  c-civilsocietypeacemovement  video 
february 2012 by isacson
Police increasingly targeted in Mexican city - Americas - Al Jazeera English
After a renewed crackdown on violence began having an effect in Ciudad Juarez, located on the border with the US, drug cartels have struck back, promising to kill a police officer each day
120203  mexico  publicsecurity  video 
february 2012 by isacson
Drug lab among the foliage in Mexico | Video | Reuters.com
A daring army raid in Mexico's drug-ravaged Sinaloa state busts a drug lab hidden amongst mangroves in the latest blow to the country's cartels
120126  mexico  narcotrafficking  publicsecurity  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Brazil favela evictions turn violent - YouTube
A Brazilian man has been critically injured by police firing shots during an eviction that turned violent when skirmishes broke out and vehicles were set alight
120124  brazil  economyandsecurity  politicsandsecurity  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Brazil megadam washes residents away - YouTube
With an estimated cost of at least $14 billion and a projected electrical capacity that would make it the third most powerful in the world, Brazil's Belo Monte Dam is leaving a large footprint
120120  brazil  environment  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Ministro de Defensa de Ecuador destacó el fortalecimiento de las relaciones con Colombia - El Colombiano
Como una reunión crucial para continuar en el proceso de fortalecimiento de las relaciones entre Colombia y Ecuador, calificó el ministro de Defensa del vecino país, Javier Ponce, el encuentro que sostendrá este jueves y viernes
120113  colombia  ecuador  c-relationswithecuador  diplomaticrelations  defensecooperation  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Haiti marks two years after catastrophic quake | Reuters
Despite billions of dollars of international donations and aid pledges, many Haitians say they see few tangible results of the recovery and reconstruction effort
120113  haiti  naturaldisasters  economyandsecurity  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Life in San Salvador - Witness - Al Jazeera English
Gang violence is one of the defining features of life in El Salvador today
120110  elsalvador  publicsecurity  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Is Iran finding new friends in Latin America? - Inside Story Americas - Al Jazeera English
Strengthening ties with the region has become one of Iran's foreign policy priorities. And his visit appears to have been well timed
120110  venezuela  entireregion  venezuelanforeignpolicy  iranianforeignpolicy  video 
january 2012 by isacson
Artemio unmasked: Peru's Shining Path commander comes in from the cold | World news | The Guardian
The ruthless fugitive agrees to let his face be shown for the first time as he calls for an amnesty
111208  peru  politicsandsecurity  video 
december 2011 by isacson
Mexican, U.S. officials denounce alleged infiltration tactics used by DEA agents - CNN.com
In Mexico, lawmakers say they are furious and are demanding an investigation. In the United States, a congressman is broadening the oversight of a previous inquiry
111207  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  moneylaundering  video 
december 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Peru declares state of emergency over mines protest
It follows the breaking down of talks between the government and residents in Cajamarca who are against the construction of a huge gold and copper mine, the biggest mining investment in the country's history
111205  peru  politicsandsecurity  civilmilitaryrelations  economyandsecurity  video 
december 2011 by isacson
"Es claro que fueron las Farc quienes los asesinaron" | ELESPECTADOR.COM
La familia del coronel Édgar Yesid Duarte así lo aseguró este lunes. En ese sentido, llamaron a que los colombianos se movilicen este 6 de diciembre en contra del secuestro
111205  colombia  c-farchostages  video 
december 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Tijuana drug tunnel linked Mexico to US
"It is clearly the most sophisticated tunnel that we have found in the last five years, perhaps ever," a US police spokeswoman in San Diego said
111201  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  narcotrafficking  video 
december 2011 by isacson
The Daily Nightly - Patrolling 'smugglers' alley' by air along the Rio Grande
Well-worn trails and a narrowing of the river have made this area a favorite for Mexican drug traffickers
111130  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  bordersecurity  video 
november 2011 by isacson
'Enfrentemos la violencia del crimen con cultura', dice Elena Poniatowska - Entretenimiento - CNNMéxico.com
Para enfrentar la criminalidad en el país es prioritario fortalecer la educación y solventar la situación de “400,000 ninis”, jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan, aseguró Poniatowska
111130  mexico  publicsecurity  essaysandanalyses  video 
november 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Farc leader Timochenko new top target in Colombia
The Colombian leader will now be counting on Venezuela to help capture the leader of the Farc guerrillas, Rodrigo Londoño, alias "Timochenko"
111129  colombia  venezuela  c-farcinternationallinks  c-relationswithvenezuela  video 
november 2011 by isacson
Central American Politics: New Genocide video about Guatemala
The documentary, available in full online, uses survivor and expert testimony to explain the concept of genocide, demonstrating how the atrocities committed by the Guatemalan military against indigenous Maya communities satisfy the requirements
111128  guatemala  humanrights  video  [x]ngodocument 
november 2011 by isacson
Colombian Farc hostage freed after 12 years - YouTube
The Colombian president has met the sole survivor of a botched rescue attempt that ended with the deaths of four other hostages
111128  colombia  c-farchostages  c-recentviolence  cv-caqueta  video 
november 2011 by isacson
Hoy se inicia defensa de Colombia por falsas víctimas de Mapiripán | ELESPECTADOR.COM
El Gobierno Nacional iniciará este martes la defensa del ejecutivo colombiano en la audiencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos por el fallo condenatorio por la masacre de Mapiripán
111122  colombia  c-humanrightscases  c-internationalcommunity  video 
november 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Illegal gold rush sees Colombia's drug barons cash in
An illegal gold rush has developed in Colombia after armed gangs diverted their attention from the cocaine industry to another, very profitable one
111122  colombia  c-publicsecurity  c-economyandsecurity  video 
november 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Colombia leader urges international efforts on drug use
President Juan Manuel Santos, who is in the UK for a two-day visit, told the BBC that "as long as people in London, New York and Paris are sniffing cocaine, we will suffer"
111121  colombia  c-narcotrafficking  c-europesrole  video 
november 2011 by isacson
Mexico's 'Lord' of the mountains - The Washington Post
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is the boss of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel and the drug war's most-wanted man. U.S. and Mexican officials say he's hiding in the Sierra Madre mountains of northwest Mexico
111028  mexico  narcotrafficking  publicsecurity  video 
october 2011 by isacson
Ministerio de Defensa alista estrategia para garantizar restitución - Política en Colombia y el Mundo: Noticias de Política - ELTIEMPO.COM
Pinzón dijo que una posibilidad es aumentar el número de efectivos militares, pero también revisa si se puede contar con los 20.000 nuevos policías que habrá en los próximos tres años
110929  colombia  c-landtenure  c-victims  video 
september 2011 by isacson
Robo de tierras en el Meta - Política en Colombia y el Mundo: Noticias de Política - ELTIEMPO.COM
Los campesinos y el Estado fueron las víctimas del despojo en el Meta, ocurrido en una zona en la que han hecho presencia las Farc, las Auc y el Erpac, ejército privado del abatido 'Cuchillo'
110929  colombia  c-landtenure  c-recentviolence  cv-meta  video 
september 2011 by isacson
Borderland Beat: The rising influence of paramilitarism: "Mata Zetas" issue a new communique
Is there a rising danger that militarized drug cartels will attempt to influence the outcome of Mexico’s 2012 presidential elections by targeting the civilian population with violence?
110926  mexico  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity  video 
september 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Mexico cartoonists mock Calderon's war on drugs
In his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York this week, Mexican President Felipe Calderon defended his policy of using the army to aggressively disrupt the drug cartels who are at war with each other and the state
110926  mexico  politicsandsecurity  video 
september 2011 by isacson
Peru ocupa el primer lugar en el mundo en falsificacion de dolares | LaRepublica.pe
La embajadora de Estados Unidos en nuestro país, Rose Likins, informó que el Perú ahora ocupa el primer lugar en el mundo en falsificación de dólares.
110901  peru  corruption  video 
september 2011 by isacson
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En una detallada conversación con la directora, Maria Alejandra Villamizar, el ex mandatario se refirió a las políticas emprendidas durante estos 365 días de gobierno por el presidente Juan Manuel Santos
110810  colombia  politicsandsecurity  video 
august 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Chavez wants to make Venezuela a 'world cocoa power'
Venezuela's top quality cocoa fetches prices most farmers can only dream of, but despite this, little is grown
110725  venezuela  economyandsecurity  video 
july 2011 by isacson
Militares vendían combustible que era usado para elaborar droga en VRAE | El Comercio Perú
El jefe militar del VRAE habría dado autorización para que el dueño de un grifo venda ilegalmente kerosene, según el noticiero “24 horas”
110713  peru  narcotrafficking  corruption  video 
july 2011 by isacson
Cañón de Las Hermosas, zona donde buscan a 'Alfonso Cano' - Noticias de Justicia en Colombia - ELTIEMPO.COM
Hace cinco años era impensable que en esta zona se consolidara una operación militar de alto impacto, pues es necesario tener en cuenta la marcada presencia de las Farc
110713  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-tolima  video 
july 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Latin America mourns murder of singer Facundo Cabral
Fans have been mourning the death of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, shot dead in Guatemala City
110711  guatemala  publicsecurity  video 
july 2011 by isacson
Inseguridad, lunar de alta popularidad de Santos | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Según encuesta del Centro Nacional de Consultoría para CM&, gestión del mandatario es respaldada
110708  colombia  c-politicsandsecurity  video 
july 2011 by isacson
Farc entrenan a niños en la frontera con Panamá | ELESPECTADOR.COM
La Policía reveló un video donde se ve a los guerrilleros instruir a los menores de edad
110701  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-choco  c-childcombatants  video 
july 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Venezuela: Hugo Chavez's illness suspends summit
Venezuela has suspended a regional summit scheduled for 5 July amid continuing speculation over the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
110630  venezuela  politicsandsecurity  video 
june 2011 by isacson
Obama talks "Fast and Furious" ATF scandal - CBS News Investigates - CBS News
Mr. Obama answered, "My attorney general has made clear that he certainly would not have ordered gun running to be able to pass through into Mexico. ... I'm not going to comment on -- a on a current investigation"
110630  mexico  uspolicy  armstrafficking  video 
june 2011 by isacson
YouTube - A life of danger for Mexico's journalists
As a crime reporter on Ciudad Juarez's main newspaper, El Diario, Daniel Dominguez chronicles the daily dose of murders and drug cartel-related crimes that have come to define the city
110623  mexico  publicsecurity  pressfreedom  video 
june 2011 by isacson
Buque hospital de la Armada de Estados Unidos en Tumaco - Colombia Noticias: Actualidad Nacional - ELTIEMPO.COM
El Buque Hospital Comfort llevará a cabo una misión de salud gratuita para personas de bajos recursos que normalmente no pueden acceder a este servicio
110616  colombia  c-uspolicy  video 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico: Impunity and profits - Fault Lines - Al Jazeera English
On this episode of Fault Lines, Josh Rushing travels to Ciudad Juarez, and asks how human life there came to be worth so much less than the drugs being trafficked through
110615  mexico  publicsecurity  narcotrafficking  video 
june 2011 by isacson
Activist demands change: Caravan for Peace concludes at San Jacinto Plaza; view video - El Paso Times
On Friday, about 1,000 people gathered at Benito Juárez Plaza in Juárez to sign a pact meant to become the platform to demand a change in the federal government's tough strategy
110613  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  video 
june 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Colombia's victims to be compensated
The new Victims' Law will compensate families of those who died and aims to return millions of acres of land to displaced people
110613  colombia  c-victims  video 
june 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Peru's president-elect to fight drug trafficking and corruption
The left wing president-elect of Peru, Ollanta Humala, has told reporters that he views the United States as a strategic partner
110608  peru  politicsandsecurity  uspolicy  video 
june 2011 by isacson
BBC News - War on drugs has 'failed', says global drug policy group
The panel includes former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the former leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, and the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson
110602  entireregion  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  video 
june 2011 by isacson
Video: Kindergarten teacher leads children in song during shootout in Mexico - latimes.com
The teacher refers to the children as "my love," "precious" and "little ones" during the stirring clip filmed last week in the city of Monterrey, in northern Mexico
110531  mexico  publicsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Mexican nursery teacher honoured for bravery
A Mexican nursery teacher has received an award for bravery after she calmed down her students during a shoot-out near her school
110531  mexico  publicsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
Inside the FARC: Colombia's guerilla fighters - Features - Al Jazeera English
Despite many of their leaders being killed in recent years, armed rebels show no sign of giving up their fight
110531  colombia  c-farc  video 
may 2011 by isacson
Life inside Colombia's FARC - Americas - Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera's Karl Penhaul tracked down one of FARC's fighting units, spending 10 days among the group to learn more about their motivations, goals and tactics
110531  colombia  c-farc  video 
may 2011 by isacson
Congreso aprobó la Ley de Víctimas, Articulo OnLine
El proyecto pasará a conciliación entre Senado y Cámara de Representantes y en menos de un mes podría ser sancionado por el presidente Santos.
110525  colombia  c-victims  c-politicsandsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Police capture suspects of Guatemala killings
Police in Guatemala say they have captured suspected members of Mexico's feared Zeta cartel in connection with a massacre that left at least 27 people dead
110517  guatemala  publicsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
Keiko si esta a favor del servicio militar obligatorio | LaRepublica.pe
Otra contradicción más. La candidata del fujimorismo había anunciado (tal como muchos de los miembros de Fuerza 2011) que adoptarían el Servicio Militar Obligatorio como estrategia contra el pandillaje
110512  peru  politicsandsecurity  elections  publicsecurity  civilmilitaryrelations  video 
may 2011 by isacson
"A War on Civilians": Mexico’s Drug War Draws Protests as Grueling Death Toll Grows
"I believe it’s a war on the Mexican people, carried out by the Mexican government," Molloy says
110512  mexico  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity  [x]ngodocument  video 
may 2011 by isacson
What's Next for Mexico's War on Drugs? | PBS NewsHour | May 9, 2011 | PBS
These protesters yesterday in Mexico City, who were they demonstrating against?
110510  mexico  politicsandsecurity  publicsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
Protesters in Mexico Take to the Streets Over Drug Cartel Violence | PBS NewsHour | May 9, 2011 | PBS
The protesters were decrying the violence that has claimed more than 34,000 lives since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against the drug cartels in 2006
110510  mexico  politicsandsecurity  publicsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
BBC News - 20,000 protest against drug violence in Mexico City
More than twenty thousand people have gathered in the centre of Mexico City to protest about the large number of deaths caused by drug-related violence and the government's response to it
110509  mexico  politicsandsecurity  publicsecurity  video 
may 2011 by isacson
Driving Mexico’s ‘highway of death’ - The Washington Post
Highway 101 is not a country road. In normal times, it is the most heavily traveled thoroughfare in the state
110422  mexico  publicsecurity  video 
april 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Mexico drug gang death toll mounts
Police have arrested 17 suspects from the Zetas drug cartel which the authorities blame for the killings
110413  mexico  publicsecurity  video 
april 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Inconclusive Peruvian poll points to second round
First results suggest the left-wing former army officer, Ollanta Humala, has won the first round, but fell short of outright victory
110411  peru  elections  politicsandsecurity  video 
april 2011 by isacson
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