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The New Rashid Ajami Video Navigates the Troubled Ethics of Voyeurism and Surveillance
An anti-hero with a videocamera sets the scene in the London producer's dark new video.
How Pablo Escobar's Legacy of Violence Drives Today's Cartel Wars - Part 1
In part one of our three-part documentary, we meet two DEA agents who spent years on the trail of the elusive king of cocaine and became the basis for Netflix's show, 'Narcos.'
How Pablo Escobar's Legacy of Violence Drives Today's Cartel Wars - Trailer
Countries around the globe are still grappling with the aftermath of Pablo Escobar's reign 30 years after his death. Our upcoming special takes a look at the new cartel wars and the druglord's lasting influence.
In Landfill Atop Medellin, Colombia Begins Work on Exhuming Bodies in Mass Grave
As many as 300 bodies could be buried at the sit high above Medellin, a city that is seeking to shed its violent reputation. "The pain is completely the same since that day," a woman whose husband went missing tells us.
‘Behave,’ Says Governor of Deadliest State for Reporters in Mexico After String of Murders
"It's for your own good," said Gov. Javier Duarte of Veracruz, where 12 journalists have been killed since he took office. Six have been killed in Mexico so far this year, a tally on track to double from 2014.
Military Footage Shows Devastation of Colombia Mudslide That Left At Least 64 Dead
Streams of mud and debris ripped downward into a string of communities near Medellin. The earth gave way at 3 a.m., while most people were sleeping.
A Peace Deal with Colombia's Marxist Guerrillas Won't Fix Latin America's Cocaine Problem
Colombia's broader drug problem is, and always has been, that the global war on drugs has made cocaine production too profitable for too many people.
Nearly All of the World's 50 Most Violent Cities Were in Latin America in 2014
San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was named the world's most murderous city for the fourth year in a row, while 19 Brazilian cities, 10 Mexican cities, and four cities in the United States also made the list.
The Deadly Battle over Colombia’s Precious Metals
How the country's gold mines got entwined with guerrillas and paramilitary organizations.
How Do You Turn 57,000 Former Militants Into Model Citizens?
Colombia is reintegrating former Marxist rebels and paramilitary members — some of them drug runners, kidnappers, and worse — into traditional society by treating them as victims, not criminals.
This Soccer Team Is on a U.S. Government Blacklist for Its Ties to Narco-Trafficking
One of Colombia's main pipelines of soccer talent has long been associated with one of the country's most dangerous cartels, and the U.S. has finally taken notice.
James Rodriguez, Envigado F.C., and the Long Shadow of Pablo Escobar
More than two decades after the death of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar, Colombia and its soccer tradition is entering a new era—even as Escobar's influence remains visible.