Afghanistan. OPIUM CULTIVATION IN AFGHANISTAN - Latest findings and emerging threats Since the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021:  1 Opium cultivation in Afghanistan increased by 32% over the pre-vious year to 233,000 hectares – mak…

How the Drug War Fosters Devastating Land-Grabs Few, if any of us, remain unaware of how industries can inflict catastrophic environmental damage—on renewable and nonrenewable resources from drinking water to the forests that act as carbon sinks, t…

UNODC. DRUGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT UNODC Research, World Drug Report, 2022 https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR22_Booklet_5.pdf

UNODC. Myanmar Opium Survey 2022 Cultivation, Production, and Implications 2022 survey results point towards increased sophistication of farming practices and concentration of opium poppy cultivation (UNODC, 23.01.2023) https://www.unodc.org/rosea…

Philippinen. Maria Ressa, Philippine Journalist and Nobel Laureate, Is Acquitted of Tax Evasion The verdict was a rare legal victory for Ms. Ressa, founder of the news site Rappler, who has been under pressure from the Philippine authorities for ye…

Mexiko. „El Neto“ genannt: Mexikanischer Bandenchef nach Flucht aus Gefängnis getötet Ernesto Alberto Piñón de la Cruz, alias „El Neto“, soll bei einer Schießerei mit mexikanischen Sicherheitskräften in der Stadt Chihuahua schwer verwundet worden u…