Best Indonesia Direct Podcasts (2025)

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Season 2! Underworlds with Mark Shaw - Underworlds with Mark Shaw 2:14

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6M ago2:14

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Underworlds with Mark Shaw is returning for another season. Mark sits down with authors to discuss their investigations into the murky world of organized crime. In season two, we hear about a range of stories such as money laundering and cryptocurrency; the 'Ndrangheta's expansion from Calabria, Italy to other countries of Europe. Also the story of…

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Whither Asia's Labor Movements? 24:29

10M ago24:29

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In the final episode of this series, we reflect on the key takeaways from our exploration of worker struggles across Asia. The historical and geographical context of strike waves offers valuable insights, and the comparative analysis is important for understanding labor movements. We highlight the growing shift toward organizing in non-industrial s…

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Repression, Adaption and New Directions (2010s) 27:55

10M ago27:55

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In the aftermath of the major strike waves across Asia in the 2010s, the initial worker victories in Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China were met with increasing government repression and restrictive labor laws. We analyze the more repressive environment for labour activism, the deepening of neoliberal policies, and how workers are mobilizing b…

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Uprise and Unity amid Global Upheaval (2000s-2010s) 30:23

10M ago30:23

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Set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis and its significant impacts on export sectors in Asia, workers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China rose in unprecedented numbers, demanding fair wages, better conditions, and stronger protections. This is a high point in the wave of workers' strikes and mobilizations that swept across Asi…

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Democratization, Political Reforms and Organized Labor (2000s) 32:25

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Political reforms and market liberalization significantly shaped the terrains of workers’ struggles in Asia. While Cambodia, Indonesia, China and Vietnam have also all seen market liberalisation and export-oriented industrialisation, they experienced divergent political trajectories, with some undergoing democratization and others remaining as auth…

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Integration into Global Capitalism and Making of Working Class (1990s-2000s) 29:43

11M ago29:43

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Against the interdependence and dialectics of liberalization and integration into global capitalism, new working classes emerged in Asia as key actors in the 1990s and 2000s. This set the stage for the Asian strike waves of the 2010s. Looking at the divergent histories and parallel developments in Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China, we conside…

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Asia's Striking Decade 27:22

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Welcome to Season 2 of Continent of Resistance, a structured and research-driven series. In this introductory episode, we discuss the changes since their first season and introduce the key themes of the new series. We reflect on their motivations for examining the wave of labor strikes across Asia in the late 2000s and early 2010s, sparked by a cur…

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Non-State Armed Groups and Illicit Economies in West Africa 1:11:58

1y ago1:11:58

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This session will explore how armed groups in West and Central Africa draw revenue, resources, and legitimacy through their engagement with (il)licit economies. As greater focus in research to date has been given to the question of armed group financing, this session will instead focus on the how armed groups build, or degrade, legitimacy in their …

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Organized Corruption in Asia and the Pacific 1:10:48

1y ago1:10:48

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In this discussion, the panellists discuss organized corruption in Asia and the Pacific. Louise Taylor, Director - Observatory of Illicit Economies in Asia and the Pacific, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Cynthia Gabriel, Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) Grant Walton, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian N…

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Book presentation: Organized Crime During the Prohibition Era 1:00:44

1y ago1:00:44

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This book aims to highlight the causes why the Prohibition Era led to an evolution of the New York mob from a rural, ethnic and small-scale to an urban, American and wide-scale crime. The temperance project, advocated by the WASP elite since the early nineteenth century, turned into prohibition only after the end of WWI with the enactment of the Ei…

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New Directions in Cryptocurrency and Financial Crimes 1:07:14

1y ago1:07:14

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The evolution of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies continues to transform organised crime, cybercrime, and financial crime. This panel brings together researchers exploring emerging trends in cryptocurrency and financial crimes. Key topics in presentations will include: the emerging illicit and grey economies on digital platforms, opportun…

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The Battle against Fisheries Related Crimes in Indonesia 1:06:32

1y ago1:06:32

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Indonesia, straddling Southeast Asia and Oceania along the equator, is the world’s largest archipelagic state with roughly 17,500 islands. Its status as an archipelago was formalized by the 1957 Djuanda Declaration and later affirmed in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which sets out nations’ maritime rights and re…

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The Role of Technology in Combating Organized Crime 1:11:50

1y ago1:11:50

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The role of technology in combating organized crime emerges as a central theme in our webinar discussion, featuring six esteemed speakers who contribute diverse perspectives on this critical issue. We delve into how advancements in technology are reshaping strategies against various forms of organized crime, particularly focusing on illicit weapons…

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Gangs: Insights from India, Colombia and Jamaica 1:11:59

1y ago1:11:59

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The panel entitled "Gangs: Insights from India, Colombia, and Jamaica" presents a comprehensive exploration of gang dynamics across these three diverse contexts. The discourse initiates with Sangeeta Roy, who delves into the ethno migrant masculinities of Bihari youth in India, elucidating how they navigate their identities amidst societal stigmas …

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Peace Negotiations with Organized Crime: the Case of Medellín, Colombia 1:10:38

1y ago1:10:38

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This panel will discuss the results of a research lead by Fundación Ideas para la Paz that highlights several challenges in the so called “Urban Peace Negotiations” with organized crime in Medellín, the second largest and prosperous city in Colombia. Colombia’s National Government is trying to implement a negotiation policy with different kind of a…

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Book presentation: Ticket Touting and the Black Market 1:12:26

1y ago1:12:26

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Alessandro Moretti’s ‘The Rise and Rise of Illegal Ticket Touting’ is a criminological ethnography of the black market in buying and selling tickets to live events and is the first criminological study in the United Kingdom to explore ticket touts. The opening chapter acts as a position statement for the entire book. Moretti delivers a detailed soc…

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Best of The Continent of Resistance (Part 2) 43:27

2y ago43:27

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In this special double-episode, we curate selected excerpts from our insightful discussions with activists and researchers throughout 2023. The featured discussions illuminate the challenges associated with organizing gig and freelance workers, showcase the unwavering resilience of women journalists and media professionals confronting issues of har…

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Best 0f The Continent of Resistance (Part 1) 38:56

2y ago38:56

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In this special double-episode, we curate selected excerpts from our insightful discussions with activists and researchers throughout 2023. The featured discussions illuminate the challenges associated with organizing gig and freelance workers, showcase the unwavering resilience of women journalists and media professionals confronting issues of har…

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Labor Party's Potentials and Contradictions in Indonesia 55:59

2y ago55:59

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Labor movements have aspired to establish their own political parties to contest state power. Indonesia has witnessed the emergence of such a party. In this episode, we delve into the origin story of the Labor Party of Indonesia, exploring its goals and political agenda for the upcoming election. Muhammad Ridha, a candidate representing the Labor P…

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Fentanyl and Third Gen Gangs Latin America 1:09:29

2y ago1:09:29

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This panel will assess illicit networks and fentanyl in Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin American countries using the 3rd GEN Gang literature and criminal insurgency as lenses. Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs have risen in importance and in the political rhetoric surrounding them due to high numbers of overdose deaths particularly in the United S…

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How to build an Anti-Mafia association outside Italy: methods, difficulties, successes 1:08:37

2y ago1:08:37

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We will share our experiences in the great environment of the 24 Hours Conference on Global Organised Crime. Particularly how mafiaindanke e.V. was founded, the difficulties we encountered and how we managed to find our role in the public discourse. During the discussion, we will show the audience one possible way we can respond as a civil society …

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Ndrangheta in East Germany 1:03:36

2y ago1:03:36

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Axel Hemmerling, Ludwig Kendzia, David Klaubert and Margherita Bettoni spent three years investigating when and how the Calabrian 'ndrangheta arrived in East Germany. They looked into newspaper archives, searched property register files, used FOIAs and talked to several sources in Germany and in Italy. In the process, they came across a major, stil…

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Open Data for Anti-Corruption: Case Studies from Around the World 1:05:05

2y ago1:05:05

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One of the most efficient tools for promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance is open data technology. This panel will offer examples of how open data platforms can be used effectively and will consider opportunities for expanding the use of such data to improve good governance in Southeast Asia. The panel aims to shed light on th…

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Southeast Asia's Drug Trade: Developments and Challenges 1:03:33

2y ago1:03:33

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During this session, panellists will discuss the latest developments, challenges, and outlooks on Southeast Asia's drug trade, alongside UNODC’s ongoing support to enhance cross-border collaboration and information sharing. The region's drug trade has been marked by a decade of growth in the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs, particular…

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Crime and Conflict in Pakistan 1:08:11

2y ago1:08:11

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This Roundtable Discussion will examine the interplay between politics and economics in the frontier peripheries and urban heartlands of Pakistan. Speakers Junaid Qureshi, Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies Dr. Prem Mahadevan, Specialised in research on organised crime, intelligence and irregular warfare. Taha Siddiqui, The Dissid…

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Drugs, Thugs and Terrorism: the experience of India 1:02:27

2y ago1:02:27

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This Roundtable Discussion will examine the question of how organized crime and political militancy interact in the Indian context. It will look at the role of mafia syndicates in perpetrating international terrorism, and will focus on Mumbai’s D-Company and drug gangs along the India-Pakistan border. The Mumbai bombings of 1993, which were carried…

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Environmental organized crime 1:04:34

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This panel will discuss the main issues with illegal natural resources export and illegal tourism as well as the criminal activities, in relation to “China's mafia invasion” of the East Siberia region which was historically linked to the Silk Road. They will then talk about criminal law versus environmental direct action in democratic societies wit…

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Understanding & Responding to ‘Cuckooing’ 1:08:11

2y ago1:08:11

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The practice of ‘cuckooing’, where vulnerable people have their homes taken over, has generated significant policy and practice attention across the UK over the last ten years. While not exclusively, this has often been associated with the workings of illicit drug markets, with connections made to the activities of organised crime and the supply mo…

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PAGAD vigilantism and South Africa state capacity to respond to Organized Crime 1:00:25

2y ago1:00:25

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The Director of GITOC, Mark Shaw, will discuss his new book Breaking the Bombers: How the Hunt for PAGAD Created a Crack Police Unit. This talk touches on the features, implications, and risks associated with vigilantism, as well as the most effective responses within the framework of the rule of law, aiming to reduce violence and curtail criminal …

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How to Make Sense of Our Current Moment? 37:12

2y ago37:12

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A conversation between the co-hosts, Kiang and Kevin zoom out and take stock of the economic and political moment our labour movements in Asia are in. The widely shared sentiment is that conditions have become much worse for workers in recent years. How have we arrived at this moment, and what explains this development? In this conversation, we dra…

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Gig Workers Rising: Grab Couriers' Self-Organization in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam (Part Two) 46:32

2+ y ago46:32

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Part 2 of our conversation on Gig Workers Rising: Grab Couriers' Self-Organization in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Gig Workers Rising: Grab Couriers' Self-Organization in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam (Part One) 45:54

2+ y ago45:54

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One logistics and food delivery platform company, Grab, dominates almost the entirety of Southeast Asian markets. In this two-part conversation, we delve into the dynamic world of collectivization, and the emergence and development of self-organization among Grab couriers and riders in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Joining us are Toan Le and Re…

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Workers or Freelancers? Organising against Informality in Indonesia’s Media and Creative Industry 58:36

2+ y ago58:36

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In Asia, bright and artistic young people have pursued their passion in the media and creative industry as journalists, theater workers and musicians. Despite the space such work affords for their creativity, these are also some of the most precarious and insecure jobs, with many working from one short-term contract to the next. One union in Indone…

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Logistics Workers Organizing and Korean Truckers’ Strikes 57:08

2+ y ago57:08

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Logistics has become the buzzword in today's global economy. But who exactly are logistics workers, and what is the history of the logistics revolution? In this episode, we explore the world of logistics workers and their efforts to build bargaining power through organising and disruption.Our guest, Wol-san Liem, has worked for years with transport…

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May Day Special: Agitation, Influencers, and Culture of Resistance, feat. Kara Taggaoa 51:58

2+ y ago51:58

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In this May Day special, we explore the meaning of worker and labor activism, with a focus on engaging youth in the fight for workers' rights. To celebrate the special occasion of the 120th anniversary of May Day in the Philippines, the guest for this episode is Kara Taggaoa, a young labor activist who has experiences in indigenous and youth activi…

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Labour Resilience Against Class Warfare in Myanmar - Part 2 35:35

2+ y ago35:35

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In this episode, we present a two-part conversation on labour in post-coup Myanmar. More than two years after the coup, how has the labour movement fared? We spoke with labour activists Ma San and Ko Maung about organising garment workers and delivery riders, how activists navigate opportunities and constraints after the coup, and what workers can …

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Labour Resilience Against Class Warfare in Myanmar - Part 1 41:48

2+ y ago41:48

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In this episode, we present a two-part conversation on labour in post-coup Myanmar. More than two years after the coup, how has the labour movement fared? We spoke with labour activists Ma San and Ko Maung about organising garment workers and delivery riders, how activists navigate opportunities and constraints after the coup, and what workers can …

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Women Journalists in Revolt, featuring Chie Matsumoto 41:55

3y ago41:55

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We interview Chie Matsumoto about the progress and challenges of women media workers organizing against sexual harassment in Japan. Centering around recent successes of journalists speaking out against predatory behaviours, the conversation touches on addressing sexual harassment as a workplace issue, solidarity building, the culture of male domina…

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COVID-19 and Organized Crime 1:10:20

3y ago1:10:20

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacts on all aspects of the society, economy and politics - and organized crime is among those affected globally. This panel discusses different aspects of how criminal groups have adapted during the pandemic including the look into the most common modi operandi used by organized criminals in the theft of medicines and m…

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Women in Organized Crime Groups in Latin America 59:13

3y ago59:13

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This panel will discuss the latest research on women in OCGs in Latin America. Speakers will discuss their latest research and the chair will raise various issues. DEBORAH BONELLO Freelance video journalist based in Mexico City. ELAINE CAREY Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University in Michigan and historian of Mexico, crime, s…

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Ireland: Organised crime, illicit enterprise and/or violent extremism 1:07:03

3y ago1:07:03

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"The Irish organized crime milieu has been recognized for its distinction, derived from its characterization as ‘family gangs,’ its international mobility nature, and the influence of paramilitary groups - while remains understudied. On a transnational level, criminal markets across Ireland and the United Kingdom are highly integrated and adaptable…

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Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking 59:13

3y ago59:13

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Cocaine Hoppers provides empirical evidence to explain the involvement of Nigerians in the international cocaine trade. Investigating the criminogenic environment created by the Nigerian “state crisis”, it traces the geographic, demographic, economic, hist orical, political, and cultural factors that have contributed to the cocaine culture in Niger…

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The structure and operation of outlaw motorcycle gangs: Australian and Dutch perspectives 1:08:50

3y ago1:08:50

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OMCGs have been implicated in a range of organised criminal activities including narcotics manufacture and trafficking, prostitution, firearms trafficking, extortion and money laundering. In this session, four presentations will examine the structure and operation of OMCGs from Australian and Dutch perspectives. The first paper focuses on the micro…

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Ostrageous: How greed and crime erode professional football and we all look the other way 1:13:13

3y ago1:13:13

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This book is the outcome of an analysis and reflection on crime risks and financial criminal activity taking place in European professional football in recent decades. Its main goal is to discuss some relevant criminological issues in relation to the financing and ownership of professional football clubs and the transfer of players. As the title su…

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Human traffickers: Organized criminals or neighbours, boyfriends, and aunties? 1:10:15

3y ago1:10:15

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At this session, we will present articles published in a recent issue of the journal Anti-Trafficking Review, which focused on the theme ‘Traffickers’. The issue explored the characteristics, motivations, and modus operandi of those convicted or suspected of human trafficking, their relationships with victims, their treatment in the criminal justic…

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Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War 1:09:40

3y ago1:09:40

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In this session, Oleksii Serdyuk and Anna Markovska will present their paper on the level of war-time organized criminal activity in Ukraine by using media reports and anecdotal evidence from Kharkiv and Odesa. After this intervention, André Duffles Teixeira Aranega will present his findings on the ‘crime-conflict nexus’ to demonstrate the intercon…

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Ports 1:04:04

3y ago1:04:04

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This session, moderated by Fatjona Mejdini, will be dedicated to understanding the threats posed by illicit flows to maritime and port security. More specifically, panelists will discuss how and why illicit trade manifests in port premises and along rivers. Starting from the international perspective, prof. Sergi will illustrate international cocai…

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Contract killings and its impact in civil society: Avenues for monitoring and responding 1:06:26

3y ago1:06:26

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Assassinations, or contract killings, have been largely used by criminal groups as a form of criminal governance: to exert territorial control and control of their illicit markets, targeted violence was commonly seen as the modus operandi by many groups. However, increasingly, the spill over of these gang turfs have affected victims from civil soci…