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Quick Read: Businesses Shuttered, Kyrgyz Stay Home Amid Tensions Over Alleged Rape In Russian Region

News TeamMarch 20, 2019

Some businesses owned by Central Asians have been shuttered, bus services disrupted, and Kyrgyz migrants in Sakha-Yakutia urged to stay home to avoid attacks fo...

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The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Alleged Jayme Closs kidnapper reveals what she did in captivity

News TeamMarch 20, 2019

The Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing the teenager's parents is apparently speaking out from jail.... Read the full article at the pub...

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Quick Read: Bodies of two abducted doctors recovered in Attock, Pakistan

News TeamMarch 20, 2019

Bullet riddled bodies of two doctors abducted a couple of days earlier were recovered here on Monday. Police said that bodies of Dr. Iftikhar and Dr. Aziz were recovered from Small Dam in Dhoke Soba area of district Attock.... Read the full article a...

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Quick Read: FBI warning of scammers preying on desperate parents searching for missing kids

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

SPOKANE - A picture and plea for the safe return of a missing Spokane teen has been dominating social media. His father posted it on Friday, and it was shared m...

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The latest crime news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: 2 Japanese men arrested in Cambodia for allegedly killing taxi driver

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Two Japanese men in their 20s were arrested in Cambodia late Sunday on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in the country's north, a local police official said.....

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The latest news on journalists and journalism from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Maldives commission renews hope of justice for Rilwan and Rasheed

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Mission Journal: With a new presidential commission investigating the abduction of Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and the murder of Yameen Rasheed, CPJ's Asia program research associate Aliya Iftikhar travels to Malé in late February to speak with the bloggers...

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The latest news on Dubai from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Fake ‘government employee’ jailed for raping Dubai tourist

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

A jobless man, who kidnapped a tourist and then raped and sexually assaulted her, was sentenced to five years in jail by a Dubai court on Monday (March 18).... ...

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The latest cyber and tech news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: ‘Shameless’ Scammers Seek to Cash in on Christchurch Massacre

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Scammers are trying to cash in on the Christchurch mosque massacres, using phishing emails with links to fake bank accounts to ensnare people keen to donate, Ne...

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Quick Read: Violence against women journalists increases in the Americas, according to the IACHR

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

Women journalists are "twice as likely to be victims of violence" in the Americas for exercising their right to freedom of expression and for reasons of gender.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00...

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The latest news on India from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: 35 tourists robbed on train in Bihar

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

Around 35 tourists from here were robbed on Raxaul-Howrah Express on their way back from Nepal soon after the train crossed Lakhisarai station in Bihar early on...

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Quick Read: Pollachi ‘sex blackmail gang’ victim’s name revealed

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

Activists fear victims of an alleged sex blackmail gang terrorising an Indian city will not come forward after the name of one survivor was made public by gover...

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Quick Read: Polish journalist beaten by Venezuelan police: press union

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Polish journalist was beaten by Venezuelan police on Thursday night in the capital, Caracas, the country’s press workers union said on Friday, denouncing harassment of reporters by the government of President Nicolas Maduro.... ...

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Quick Read: What Is Virtual Kidnapping? California Police Warn Laguna Beach Residents Of Threat After Two Recent Incidents

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

You get a phone call from an unknown number, and the person on the other end says a family member has been kidnapped. If you want them to live, you must send mo...

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The latest news on Paris from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Fresh violence at Paris ‘yellow vest’ protests

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

Demonstrators have rioted in Paris in a resurgence of violent 'yellow vest' protests that started in France four months ago. The protests began over fuel tax ri...

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Quick Read: Mexican journalist Santiago Barroso shot dead

News TeamMarch 18, 2019

A Mexican journalist who often covered crime and drug gangs in northern Sonora state has died after being gunned down at point-blank range in his home near the US border, local authorities said.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https...

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Quick Read: Armed robbery at Cancun’s hotel zone restaurant

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

Four armed men make off with safe from Harry’s Restaurant, right in the middle of the Cancun Hotel Zone. Cancun, Q.R. — According to Riviera Maya News, four arm...

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Quick Read: Saudi embassy attaché, 3 others nabbed for extortion in Makati

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

MANILA, Philippines – Authorities apprehended an attaché of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia and his 3 Filipino companions in Makati City on Wednesday night, M...

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The latest advice coverage from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: ‘Virtual kidnapping’ is on the rise: Here’s how to protect your family

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

When Mark Walker’s received a call from his daughter a few weeks ago, he answered immediately. But it was not his daughter. Instead it was a man claiming to have kidnapped Walker’s daughter. He told Walker he’d murder Walker's daughter if he did not ...

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Quick Read: Hundreds Arrested in Venezuela Looting; Caracas Says Power Fully Restored

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

CARACAS About 570 people have been arrested in the western Venezuelan state of Zulia in a wave of looting against at least 350 stores that kicked off on the w...

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Quick Read: How can you spot human trafficking? Florida nonprofits, law enforcement, prosecutors explain

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

There are several warning signs for human trafficking, including poor physical and mental health, a lack of control over their lives and harsh working condition...

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Quick Read: German tourist stabbed in the head by three teens in attempted robbery in Sydney

News TeamMarch 15, 2019

The 23-year-old man, believed to be a German backpacker, was walking up the stairs along Upper Gilbert Street near Manly Wharf on Wednesday evening when he was accosted by three boys aged in their late teens.... Read the full article at the publisher...

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Quick Read: Two Georgian Men Arrested For Alleged Attempt To Sell Uranium 238

News TeamMarch 14, 2019

TBILISI -- Two men in Georgia have been arrested for allegedly attempting to sell uranium, a potential ingredient in a radioactive "dirty bomb.... Read the ful...

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Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Feature: Eleanor Beevor at the IISS – The Allied Democratic Forces: the DRC’s most deadly jihadist group?

Feature: Pascal Michel at SmartRiskSolutions GmbH – Travel risk lessons from a kidnap

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Quick Read: Businesses Shuttered, Kyrgyz Stay Home Amid Tensions Over Alleged Rape In Russian Region

Quick Read: Alleged Jayme Closs kidnapper reveals what she did in captivity

Quick Read: Bodies of two abducted doctors recovered in Attock, Pakistan

Quick Read: FBI warning of scammers preying on desperate parents searching for missing kids

Quick Read: 2 Japanese men arrested in Cambodia for allegedly killing taxi driver

Quick Read: Maldives commission renews hope of justice for Rilwan and Rasheed

Quick Read: Fake ‘government employee’ jailed for raping Dubai tourist

Quick Read: ‘Shameless’ Scammers Seek to Cash in on Christchurch Massacre

Quick Read: Violence against women journalists increases in the Americas, according to the IACHR

Quick Read: 35 tourists robbed on train in Bihar

Quick Read: Pollachi ‘sex blackmail gang’ victim’s name revealed

Quick Read: Polish journalist beaten by Venezuelan police: press union

Quick Read: What Is Virtual Kidnapping? California Police Warn Laguna Beach Residents Of Threat After Two Recent Incidents

Quick Read: Fresh violence at Paris ‘yellow vest’ protests

Quick Read: Mexican journalist Santiago Barroso shot dead

Quick Read: Armed robbery at Cancun’s hotel zone restaurant

Quick Read: Saudi embassy attaché, 3 others nabbed for extortion in Makati

Quick Read: ‘Virtual kidnapping’ is on the rise: Here’s how to protect your family

Quick Read: Hundreds Arrested in Venezuela Looting; Caracas Says Power Fully Restored

Quick Read: How can you spot human trafficking? Florida nonprofits, law enforcement, prosecutors explain

Quick Read: German tourist stabbed in the head by three teens in attempted robbery in Sydney

Quick Read: Two Georgian Men Arrested For Alleged Attempt To Sell Uranium 238

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Feature: Sean Patrick at Solace Global – Nigerian Presidential Election 16 February

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel advice for Uruguay following ATM explosions

Travel Advice: US Consulate warns of attacks on police in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua City, says avoid police stations