Criminal Organizations
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 06:18
El Salvador saw the highest number of murders last month since its bloody 12-year civil war ended in 1992 as violence between street gangs grows ever more deadly.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 06:09
El Salvador's Armed Forces (FAES) have deployed armed Troops throughout the mass transportation system in San Salvador to protect civilians from possible attacks by the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 (M-18) gangs.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 06:22
A mass grave has been found in northern Mexico, authorities said Tuesday, as a rights group indicated it could contain 31,000 bone fragments corresponding to at least 31 bodies.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 06:26
The small nation of El Salvador has recorded another milestone in criminal violence: At least 51 people were killed in a single day this week, the National Civil Police force said Friday.
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 06:07
Gang violence is escalating in El Salvador. The country's murder rate is one of the highest in the world. Now, amid criticism, the government is debating whether it should deploy the military.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 06:39
El Salvador's supreme court declared the country's street gangs and those who finance them terrorist groups on Monday.The court said the well-known Marasalvatrucha or MS-13 gang and any other gang that attempts to claim powers that belong to the state would be considered terrorists. It defined terrorism as the organized and systematic exercise of violence.
Monday, August 24, 2015 - 06:51
Last Sunday was, briefly, the bloodiest day yet with 40 murders. But the record was beaten on Monday with 42 deaths, and surpassed again on Tuesday with 43. Even Iraq – with its civil war, suicide bombings, mortar attacks and US drone strikes – could not match such a lethal start to the week.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:36
Since 2010, at least 41 journalists have been killed in Mexico. Roughly 20 have disappeared. Mexican journalists are targeted by powerful criminal organizations and in some instances by government officials who don’t want their misdeeds exposed.
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 06:35
El Salvador's government has reportedly warned that the MS13 and Barrio 18 are planning to unite and create a super gang, but these fears are likely unfounded.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:42
El Salvador has invoked its anti-terrorism laws to prosecute alleged gang members -- raising the debate over definitions of crime and terrorism, where the two intersect, and the government's motives in framing the gangs as terrorist organizations.