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What Is It Like to Live in Ecuador, One of the Most Violent Countries?

By Carolina Loza
"For a couple of years now we've been seeing the violence growing so fast," said José, who asked not to give his last name for fear of reprisals he may face in Monte Sinai, a low-income neighborhood in Ecuador's most populous city, Guayaquil.

Journalism in Honduras Trapped in Violence

By Thelma Mejía
It was in the wee hours of the morning on October 19 when journalist Ricardo Matute, from Corporación Televicentro’s morning newscast, was out on the beat in San Pedro Sula, one of the most violent cities in Honduras.

Where Guns and Gangs Meet Orange Velour

By Kim-Jenna Jurriaans
It's four o’clock on a sunny afternoon in Harlem and 19-year-old Solideen Rann is spread out on a plush hand-me-down couch inside an old glass-and-aluminum storefront on Malcolm X Boulevard.

Q&A: “Did 100,000 People Have to Die, or Disappear?”

By Lucy Westcott
The violent drug war in Mexico's borderlands has changed the face of the country, injecting fear into both average citizens and the journalists trying to tell their stories.


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