Chilpancingo Mayor Killed After Five Days in Office
Alejandro Arcos’ killing comes just days after the murder of Chilpancingo’s Secretary of Government, Francisco Tapi
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Six Mexican Women Murdered Per Day in March
This brings the rate of intentional homicides against women in Mexico to 621 incidents during the first quarter of 2024
Read moreAMLO and US Clash Over Human Rights Report
The U.S. State Department’s 2023 Annual Report on Human Rights highlighted Mexico’s issues with impunity, violence and attacks on journalists and the federal judiciary
Read moreCartel Clashes over Customs Escalate Violence in Tijuana
Growing tension between Mexico’s drug trafficking cartels over the control of Baja California’s lucrative customs operations has caused the rate of violence to explode in border cities like Tijuana
Read moreAMLO Lauds Cartels’ Purported Respect for Public Servants
López Obrador took to his daily morning conference to praise organized crime groups’ respect for public servants, all while violence continues to rise in Mexico
Read moreAMLO’s Term Poised to Be Bloodiest in Mexico’s History
In just over four years, and with still 17 months to go, the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is on track to be the bloodiest six-year presidential term in the history of Mexico
Read moreU.S. State Department Releases Report on Mexico’s Human Rights Issues
The enmeshment of the Mexican Armed Forces in Mexico’s daily violence was also highlighted by the State Department, especially considering the growing number of military human rights abuse reports across the last several years
Read moreNuevo Laredo Killings Were Military Executions, Says SeGob
Eyewitness testimonies from the crime scene say the killings occurred after seven young people leaving a Nuevo Laredo nightclub ran into a military convoy
Read moreMexican Cartels Kill Record 65,000 across First Half of AMLO’s Term
In spite of López Obrador’s controversial implementation of a “hugs, not bullets” policy against cartel violence upon entering office, the Mexican executive’s peace-first approach has not discouraged Mexico’s violent streak in the slightest
Read moreMorelos State Attorney Accused of Covering up Femicide
By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Nov. 7, Mexican anti-corruption officials and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum accused the Morelos Attorney General’s Office of covering up the murder of 27-year-old Ariadna López, whose lifeless body was found on a highway in Morelos last week. López reportedly disappeared from the Mexican capital’s trendy Condesa neighborhood on the evening of Oct. 30 after
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