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Netflix Prison Case Goes to Mexican Supreme Court

PULSE NEWS MEXICO Three Mexican men who were sentenced to 50 years in prison in a trial allegedly full of irregularities, documented by Netflix in its production “Reasonable Doubt,” are about to be set free as a result of the streaming platform. After the documentary was aired in Mexico, the Mexican Supreme Court (SCJN) has ordered the release of Héctor

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A Dictator by Any Other Name

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If there remains any doubt as to whether or not Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has assumed dictatorial powers, his blatant use of “trial by president” should be proof enough for anyone with even the slightest knowledge of how a democracy is supposed to work. Let me be very clear: The fact that AMLO has

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Pemex Union Boss Defiant Despite Pending Indictment

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     Carlos Romero Deschamps, head of the powerful Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) workers group, the Mexican Oil Workers Union (STPRM), said Wednesday, Jan. 31, that he is not concerned about the alleged charges against him. Earlier in the day, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Romero Deschamps will soon be charged with alleged fuel

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