Mexico: Hunger Strike for Mothers of the Missing
Region: MexicoWritten by Silvia Viñas A group of mothers on a hunger strike commemorated Mothers’ Day outside the attorney general’s office in Mexico City demanding [1] [es] that the Mexican government keep its promi... more
Views: 224Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion in Mexico
Region: MexicoWritten by J. Tadeo · Translated by Elizabeth he explosion of a gas tanker has left at least 19 people dead and 36 injured, according to the latest reports [1]. The blast occurred in Ecatepec de Morelos County (Sta... more
Views: 347President Obama's Visit to Mexico and Costa Rica
Region: United StatesWritten by Robert Valencia On May 2, U.S. President Barack Obama began his trip through Mexico and Costa Rica with the intention of addressing vitally important themes for the region that include the expansion of commer... more
Views: 644Mexico:Femicides on the Rise
Region: MexicoWritten by Andrea Arzaba Violeta, an 18-year-old student, was found [1][es] dead on a dirt road in the state of Chiapas with signs of violence on her body. Meanwhile, in the state of Guanajuato, the body of another wo... more
Views: 590Mexico: Blast in Pemex Headquarters Prompts Shock and Speculation
Region: MexicoBy Elizabeth At least 14 people died and 80 are injured are up until now, the result of a strong blast that shook the state-owned company Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) on Thursday January 31st, 2013 in Mexico City, as it w... more
Views: 603Mexico: Central American Mothers in Search of Abducted and Missing Migrants
Region: MexicoBy Andrea Arzaba According to statistics by the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement [1] [es], in the last six years around 70,000 migrants [2] [es] have disappeared in Mexico. For several years, Central American mothers ... more
Views: 732Worldwide Pot-Banging Protests
Region: United StatesBy Sara Moreira A day of pot-banging protests promises to shake the most sensitive ears across the globe [2] on October 13, 2012. The Global Noise [3] initiative is organized by the international networks of Occupy, Ind... more
Views: 1089Mexicans Condemn Massacre in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon
Region: MexicoWritten by J. Tadeo On May 13, 2012, Mexico woke up to see yet another result of the battle being fought as part of the current administration's war [1] against organized crime. The facts occurred in the county of Cadere... more
Views: 1448Mexico: Netizens and Journalists React to the Murder of Regina MartÃnez
Region: MexicoWritten by Written by J. Tadeo and Translated by Georgi McCarthy The body of journalist and correspondent Regina Martínez, from the weekly investigative news magazine Proceso, was found in her home in Xala... more
Views: 1375Mexico: Group Looks for Independent Citizens to Run for Congress
Region: Mexico
Written by Miguel Angel Guevara Currently, in Mexico you need to belong to a political party to be eligible for a seat in Congress. It is often argued that this system only fosters a power monopoly of the political ... more
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