Faces of Assassination

Organized crime is indiscriminate in who it targets. Not only are conflicts between, and within, criminal groups often settle with violence, but the same violence regularly claims the lives of innocent people.There are also a very large number of those who are deliberately targeted for murder because they choose to take a stand against organized crime. This podcast tells their stories.

Faces of Assassination is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Faces of Assassination, a news show with 20 episodes published.

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  Faces of Assassination

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

  Jun 21, 20252 minS0

  <p>Underworlds with Mark Shaw is returning for another season.</p><p>Mark sits down with authors to discuss their investigations into the murky world of organized crime.</p><p>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. </p><p>Also the story of a leading South African police officer, who was tasked with investigating the Italian mafia in South Africa by Nelson Mandela.</p><p>A fascinating story about one of the largest frauds in the history of the maritime...

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  Episode #20

  Javier Valdez

  May 15, 20217 minS1

  <p>Javier Valdez was an award-winning Mexican journalist at Ríodoce in Culiacán, Sinaloa. For years he bravely covered the issue of drug trafficking, and for that he was murdered.</p><p>Javier Valdez Profile</p><p>Watch: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) International Press Freedom Award 2011 speech in full.</p><p>If you would like to explore other profiles on our dedicated website - assassination.globalinitiative.net. Please help us mark the death anniversaries by using the hashtag #AssassinationWitness</p><p>Download the free Faces of Assassination e-book</p><p>Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime</p>

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  Episode #19

  Marielle Franco

  May 10, 20215 minS1

  <p>Born and bred in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Marielle Franco was a passionate politician - fighting against rampant police violence in the favelas she called home.</p><p>Marielle represented communities who are often marginalized from politics, threatening the established system. For that she was likely killed.</p><p>Marielle Franco Profile</p><p>If you would like to explore other profiles on our dedicated website - assassination.globalinitiative.net. Please help us mark the death anniversaries by using the hashtag #AssassinationWitness</p><p>Download the free Faces of Assassination e-book</p><p>Global Initiative Against Transnational...

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  Episode #18

  Politicians

  May 10, 202143 minS1

  <p>It's an election year in Mexico and according to the government at least 64 Mexican politicians have been murdered in the past six months. Yet this phenomenon is not exclusive to Mexico - In Italy, 134 politicians were killed between 1974 and 2014. In Colombia, in 2019, seven political candidates were murdered. And in Uganda, 54 people were murdered in November 2020 during an election campaign.</p><p>The assassination of politicians by organized crime needs greater attention – these murders have a series impact of politics, corruption, and communities across the world.</p><p>Presenter: Siria Gastelum Felix, the Emmy Award-winning Journalist and Director of the Re...

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  Episode #16

  Wayne Lotter

  Feb 5, 20215 minS1

  <p>Thousands of Elephants are killed each year in Africa by poachers. The thin red line between these animals and extinction is the scores of brave men and women who risk their lives to protect them.</p><p>One of those brave individuals was a South African called Wayne Lotter – a conservationist and the co-founder of the PAMS Foundation. This is his story.</p><p>Wayne Lotter's profile.</p><p>If you would like to explore other profiles on our dedicated website - assassination.globalinitiative.net. Please help us mark the death anniversaries by using the hashtag #AssassinationWitness</p><p>Do...

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