Tren Maya Derailed in Yucatán Station
Monday’s derailment marks the second major controversy faced by the Tren Maya this month after two menwere struck by a passing train on March 11
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Mexico Registers Highest Global Increase in Support for Autocraticies
Mexico’s support for a “system in which a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts” went up from 27 percent in 2017 to 50 percent in 2023
Read moreMexican Judiciary Releases Eight Soldiers Implicated in Ayotzinapa Case
In exchange for their freedom, the military elements turned their passports over to the authorities, left a 50,000 peso bail bond and must report bimonthly to the district court
Read moreSpecial Prosecutor’s Office Confirms Links Between Cartel and Armed Forces
A new document surrounding disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students linked elements of the Mexican Armed Forces with the organized crime group Guerreros Unidos
Read moreAMLO Marks National Day with Russian Presence in Military Parade
He did not invite the representatives of Mexico’s legislative and judicial powers, but he did invite the military from authoritarian governments
Read moreMilitary Officials Tapped for Key Government Roles under AMLO
Numerous Mexican military officers have been appointed to high profile government positions and to head civilian functions across the first five years of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration
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 more16 Soldiers Detained in Connection with Nuevo Laredo Executions
All 16 suspects have been sent to Military Camp Number 1 to await a court-martial trial, Sedena said in a written statement
Read moreVideo Surfaces of Mexican Military Killing Four Youths Execution Style
The video seemed to confirm what witnesses of the May 18 killings had claimed, that the five victims had been drugged from their black pick-up truck by soldiers after having crashed, and then forced to kneel as the officers shot them in the back of the head
Read moreMemorial Day: Remembering the Fallen
In 1882, the name Decoration Day was changed to Memorial Day, and in 1971 the date was declared a U.S. national holiday
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