News of extortion

Peru's new president names ex-general to oversee 'war' on gangs

15-10-2025 11:31 President José Jerí assumed the Presidency last week after Congress voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte amid a surge in gang-related violence.

ECUADOR CRIME VS FOOTBALL

Hitmen, mafias, match-fixing – cartels turning Ecuador’s football into a killing field

01-10-2025 19:14 A wave of assassinations tied to illicit betting has left Ecuador’s footballers living in fear, as powerful cartels infiltrate clubs, launder money and threaten players to throw matches.

Extortion Epidemic

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

21-01-2025 14:29 The owner and director of a regional TV channel in southern Peru was killed by hitmen after reporting on racketeering by gangs.

EDITORIAL

Single digit should not mean single issue

18-05-2024 06:13 Single-digit inflation relieves the poor more than anybody but comes at a price – must they also be the ones to pay it?

SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS

Raids on 30 locations as investigation into extortion case continues

15-05-2024 15:35 Raids on more than 30 locations as investigation into extortion allegations continues; Social and picket group leaders accused of having forced members to attend marches in return for state aid.

Extortion in Peru

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion

26-02-2024 13:50 Extortion, a business more lucrative than drug trafficking thanks to its high profits, has become the bane of citizens' existence from Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

News of extortion

Peru's new president names ex-general to oversee 'war' on gangs

Hitmen, mafias, match-fixing – cartels turning Ecuador’s football into a killing field

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

Single digit should not mean single issue

Raids on 30 locations as investigation into extortion case continues

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion

Argentina investors poised for rally after Milei election win

Voters hand Milei belated birthday present, post-mortem for Peronism overdue

Milei’s party wins Argentina midterm vote in major comeback

Election 2025 live blog: Milei celebrates strong performance in midterms

Argentina election results: President Javier Milei emerges strengthened from midterms

Mayra Mendoza: "Cristina tenía razón"

Así son las Boletas Únicas de Papel en la provincia de Buenos Aires y en CABA: colores, orden y listas para las elecciones 2025

Elecciones 2025: provincia por provincia, cómo son las Boletas Únicas de Papel y qué cambia entre regiones

Elecciones 2025: quiénes son los candidatos a diputados y senadores en CABA

Fuerza Patria sin margen de error: el desafío de la pelea electoral provincia por provincia