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These organisations surfaced in PNG's capital city of Port Moresby in the 1970s, and have since then spread considerably throughout the country and dominating most areas. [citation needed] Raskol gangs originated from the movement of migrants from rural to urban areas which consequently established poor living standards. More recently, however ...
Raskol is a generic term for a criminal or group of criminals in Papua New Guinea ("PNG"), primarily in the larger cities, including Port Moresby and Lae. Raskol is a Tok Pisin (Pidgin English) word derived from the English word rascal and is currently used in Papua New Guinea to refer to gang members or criminals in general.
Port Moresby (/ ˈ m ɔːr z b i / ⓘ; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand.
A stilt-house slum in one of Port Moresby's shantytowns, the most dangerous parts of one of the world's most dangerous cities. Photo by Vlad Sokhin. On the short ride there, about a block and a half from the window I’d sleep under, my taxi was stopped at a checkpoint by policemen who wore short-sleeved blue shirts and the bemused expressions ...
In urban areas such as the capital Port Moresby ethnic conflict has included violence between gangs known as Raskols that are associated with different tribes. In Port Moresby the “Kips Kaboni” gang of the local Motu people were involved in attacking residents and gangs of the migrant Tari highlanders. [12]
The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
Compared with other states, Mississippi, which has experienced extreme droughts, rising sea levels, and dangerous heat levels in recent years, had the fourth-highest losses from climate disasters ...
The following article is a list of cities sorted by homicide rates in the world, excluding active war zones. The homicide rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.