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The current state of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Kidnap & ransom 30 Oct, 2017

The current state of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

So far this year, seventy-three seafarers of various nationalities have been kidnapped from seventeen vessels operating in the Gulf of Guinea and c...

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Kidnapping risks and dynamics in Haiti

Kidnap & ransom 30 Oct, 2017

Kidnapping risks and dynamics in Haiti

red24 rates Haiti as a high-risk destination and operating environment due to various persistent security concerns. These include high threats of p...

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Kidnap & ransom 16 Oct, 2017

Filippino police accused of kidnapping tourists

The police is usually called in to help with cases of robbery, extortion and kidnap.. not often do you find them being the perpetrators of such activities. However, this seems to have occurred in the Philippine city of Angeles City.

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Kidnap & ransom 28 Sept, 2017

4 crucial stages of a K&R incident and how to build resilience

KIDNAP FOR RANSOM RESPONSE: THE IMPORTANCE OF RESILIENCE The noun resilience stems from the Latin resiliens, “to rebound or recoil”. The word is us...

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Kidnap & ransom 20 Sept, 2017

Why do armed fighters attack aid workers?

We’ve previously posted a piece on the threat of kidnapping and violence against aid workers around the world, specifically Yemen due to the ongoing and increasingly vicious conflict in the region. It is an undeniable and unfortunate fact that aid...

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Kidnap & ransom 18 Aug, 2017

Means, motive, opportunity: Why Yemen has become a hotspot for aid worker kidnapping

As the threats facing international aid workers increase around the world, Yemen consistently stands out as a major venue for aid worker kidnappings. Francesca Fazey explores the combination of factors that have contributed to this threat.

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Kidnap & ransom 22 May, 2017

We’ve partnered with leading kidnap response consultant, EOS Risk

EOS Risk will join red24 and S-RM on CFC’s panel of experienced security companies specialising in global kidnap and extortion incidents.

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