No more femicides in Colombia!
Hundreds of women have been killed in Colombia as victims of femicides and this crime does not seem like it is going to stop. Even though important laws related to gender equality and empowerment...
Category: Crime
Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand
Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which a...
Black Bird: what would we be willing to do for freedom?
17th July 2025: This review has been amended to clarify that James Keene was the primary author of the book To correct the terminology around Keene’s conviction That Keene became an FBI operative...
The Satanic Verses: free speech or blasphemy?
Literature confronts reality, creative freedom, ideas and beliefs. But many would argue that there is a line between creativity/communication and respect for the traditions and creeds of others. In...
“Absorbing, raw and fascinating”: The Staircase (miniseries)
The 'true crime' phenomenon seems unstoppable on the HBO platform. Shortly after launching We own this City and Tokyo Vice, HBO Max has surprised us with the series The Staircase, another show...
Podcast Showcase: Crimelines
Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to Crimelines Sum up your podcast in three sentences...
Venezuelan child shot dead by Trinidad and Tobago coast guard
The reports of Venezuelan migration are more heartbreaking every day. The numbers of the diaspora increase as the population tries to have a better quality of life in other countries. Previously,...
Dopesick review: on human greed and corporate power
Dopesick is a blunt and heartbreaking series that reconstructs the worst opioid crisis in U.S. history. The eight-episode drama starring Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosario Dawson...
What the Ghislaine Maxwell case revealed about female sex offenders
Poco Kernsmith, Wayne State University; Erin B. Comartin, Wayne State University, and Sheryl Kubiak, Wayne State University British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted for her role in...
Josh Duggar: guilty
Ex reality TV star Josh Duggar was found guilty of both receiving and possessing child sexual abuse materials in a trial that had lasted ten days on Thursday the 9th December. Duggar came to fame as...