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AMLO’s Daily Tirades against Journalists Are Putting Them in Harm’s Way

OPINION By MARK LORENZANA In February of this year, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an editorial criticizing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), saying his “rhetoric will get more journalists killed.” Specifically, the Union-Tribune editorial zeroed in on López Obrador’s penchant for labeling journalists — especially journalists who criticize AMLO and his administration — as “thugs,” “mercenaries” and “sellouts.”

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Cyber Specialist Issues Warning on Mexico’s Vulnerable Cybersecurity

By KELIN DILLON According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s former Director of Infrastructure Security and Cybersecurity Christopher Krebs, Mexico’s recent hacking scandals – particularly the leak of millions of the Secretariat of Defense’s (Sedena) emails by hacktivist group Guacamaya – have put the nation’s secrets at risks on a global scale, prompting Krebs to recommend that Mexico strengthen

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72 Percent of Mexico under Cartels, according to Guacamaya Leaks

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Based on the Guacamaya Leaks — a collection of over 4 million confidential Mexican government documents that were released in early October by a group of national hackers exposing how the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been monitoring journalists using Israeli Pegasus spyware and how the military under his regime sold arms to

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Tláhuac and Tepito Cartels Orchestrate Trafficking of Women in Mexico City

By MARK LORENZANA Mexico City-based criminal organizations Tepito Union and the Tláhuac Cartel currently control the trafficking of persons for sexual purposes and prostitution on the streets of the country’s capital, revealed a joint report by Mexico’s Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR). These groups have allegedly managed to venture into the trafficking of women

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US Rules Out Withdrawing from Energy Panel under USMCA Treaty

By MARK LORENZANA The United States, on Saturday, Oct. 15, categorically denied that it has withdrawn its decision to request an arbitration panel to resolve the dispute over the energy policy of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) that has allegedly violated provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). On Friday, Oct. 14, in his daily morning press conference,

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3,622 Health Workers in Mexico Have Died of Covid-19

By MARK LORENZANA In the last two years, 3,622 workers from the health sector of Mexico’s federal government have died of the covid-19 virus. Among these health workers were doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and administrative staff. A report by Mexican daily newspaper El Universal on Monday, Oct. 3, revealed that from March 12, 2020, to March 12, 2022, 2,746 doctors employed by three government agencies

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AMLO Spends 85 Percent of Mexico’s Decades-Old Savings Fund

By KELIN DILLON According to a new report conducted by daily Mexican newspaper El Universal, Mexico has spent more than 85 percent of its savings since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) entered office in 2018. These funds, housed in the Budget Income Stabilization Funds (FEIP) and the Income Stabilization Fund of the Federal Entities (FEIEF), had built up

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