Crime
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What next for Ecuador after Fernando Villavicencio assassination?
feature The killing of a candidate ahead of this week’s elections follows years of crime and a rapidly increasing drugs trade
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Ecuador anti-corruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead before election
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By Peter Weber Published
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El Salvador’s controversial crackdown on gangs
feature Populist president Nayib Bukele accused of human-rights violations after mass imprisonment
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Russia blamed for cyberattack that exposed UK voters’ data
Speed Read Electoral Commission has not formally identified ‘hostile actors’ behind massive breach but experts say Russians ‘top suspect list’
By Richard Windsor Published
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DOJ investigating alleged racial profiling among Connecticut troopers
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Jack Smith: the special prosecutor taking on Donald Trump
Why Everyone’s Talking About The Department of Justice has now brought two indictments against Trump following Smith’s investigations
By Richard Windsor Published
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British shops: fighting a crimewave?
Talking Point The Co-op warned that parts of our cities are now at risk of becoming no-go areas for shops
By The Week Staff Published
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Andrew Malkinson: why cleared inmates have to pay back prisons from compensation
feature Cost of ‘bed and board’ in jail may be deducted from payouts for wrongful imprisonments
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Why is the murder rate dropping?
Today's Big Question After a pandemic-era spike in homicides, cities record fewer killings
By Joel Mathis Published
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Daniel Morgan murder: Met apologises for ‘corruption’ in unsolved case
Under the Radar Force admits liability and agrees ‘unprecedented’ £2m settlement with victim’s family
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Police reach potential breakthrough in Tupac Shakur murder case
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By Justin Klawans Published
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The UK’s problem with cocaine
feature Use of the drug is up by as much as a quarter in some UK cities, according to the National Crime Agency
By Felicity Capon Published
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‘I’m a big flirt’: Kevin Spacey begins defence in sexual assault trial
Speed Read Jurors are seeing star ‘close up’ and ‘fighting for his innocence’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Top suspect in transformative 1982 cyanide-laced Tylenol murders dies uncharged
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By Peter Weber Published
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