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
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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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In a brief meeting with ADN board members, federal authorities said that the concession, which expires on Aug. 12, will not be renewed
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What to Do with Mexico’s National Guard
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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
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Keep the Military Out of Mexican Civilian Life
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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
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Eyewitness testimonies from the crime scene say the killings occurred after seven young people leaving a Nuevo Laredo nightclub ran into a military convoy
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Shortly after the deaths of the youths in Tamaulipas, the country’s National Human Rights Commission announced that it will investigate the case
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO The Mexican Supreme Court (SCJN) ruled Tuesday, Nov. 29, that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) decree ordering the nation’s military to participate in public security work through 2024 is constitutional. During its Tuesday session, the SCJN, which is led by AMLO cohort and rubber-stamper Arturo Zaldívar, ruled that the recently approved National Guard Law allows the
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