By KELIN DILLON There have been over 31,754 deaths reported in states across Mexico attributed to the coronavirus, a figure 687 percent higher than the number reported by the nation’s Secretariat of Public Health (SSA) of 4,031 covid-19-related deaths. El Universal received the requested the documents and statistics from 16 of Mexico’s states to find this figure, leading to the
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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,
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By KELIN DILLON Despite Jesús Ramírez Cuevas, general coordinator of social communication to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), having tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, AMLO ignored his own government’s covid-19 safety protocols after exposure to the virus to continue with business as usual on Monday, Jan. 11. The Mexican government recommends for anyone who has come into
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said during his daily press conference on Friday, Jan. 8, that independent organizations in Mexico have not been fulfilling their functions properly and must be reformed. AMLO proposed that all autonomous organizations be absorbed by the Mexican government to “make sure they execute their roles to the fullest extent.” “These
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By KELIN DILLON For the first time in the history of Mexico, almost half of the federal government’s secretariats will now be headed by women. The new cabinet of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will consist of nine women and 10 men, the closest gender differential ever seen in a Mexican president’s cabinet. The appointments break traditional gendered
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By KELIN DILLON Though Jan. 4 was National Journalist’s Day in Mexico, there was very little to celebrate for most reporters. At least eight journalists were killed in Mexico during 2020, according to Reporters Without Borders, making it the most deadly country in the world for news reporters. Mexico’s high number of journalist fatalities was followed in number by Iraq,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Businesses Hit the Outsourcing Panic Button The start of an Open Parliament to discuss Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) proposed reform of outsourcing practices forced the leading business organization representatives to call for an emergency meeting with him that very same day. The president received the businessmen at the National Palace. Given the positioning of
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