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Missing Persons Commissioner Gunned Down in Guanajuato
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Javier Barajas Piña, a member of the Commission for the Search for Disappeared Persons in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, was assassinated on Sunday, May 30, authorities reported the following day. No details of the shooting were released, nor were any suspects detained, according to Guanajuato police. “The commission members express our deep
Read moreSinaloa Police Chief Gunned Down
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Sinaloa Police Chief Joel Ernesto Soto was assassinated early Monday, May 24, along the Culiacán-Los Mochis Highway, according to local authorities. The attack occurred following a series of assaults against state police in various parts of Sinaloa, especially near Culiacán. On May 15, Sinaloa police and the National Guard launched a joint operation against
Read more18 Mexican Political Candidates Murdered Ahead of June Elections
By KELIN DILLON Among the reported 61 assassinated political actors since Mexico’s midterm electoral process began in September 2020 were 18 candidates up for government seats this June, reported consulting firm Etellekt’s Indicator of Political Violence in Mexico. Most recently, Ivonne Gallegos Carreño, who was candidate for the municipal presidency of Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, was murdered Saturday, March 20,
Read moreOpen Season on Mexico’s Politicians
By KELIN DILLON The beginning of Mexico’s political campaign season back in September of last year seemed to also be a declaration of open season on its politicians, considering 64 politicians having met their untimely demise by assassination in the months following up until Jan. 31, according to a report by Integralia Consultants. The report found that the violence was
Read moreThe Dark Side to Mexico’s 2018 Elections
By RICARDO CASTILLO A small incident provoked by a well-known journalist highlighted a problem that is beleaguering the current Mexican electoral process. Over the past weekend, the news that political columnist Ricardo Alemán had been fired by two television stations was news. Curiously enough, Alemán was not fired for any content in his two political programs. He was fired for forwarding
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