Prison Breaks Have Increased under López Obrador
In the fray, seven other inmates were killed by the group that organized the escape
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Judge Throws out Case Filed against Scherer Ibarra Lawyers
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A federal judge on Thursday, May 19, dealt Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) a major judicial setback by ordering the dismissal of a case filed against three lawyers by fellow lawyer Juan Ramón Collado accusing them of extortion. Collado, who previously served as former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s most trustworthy legal advisor, is
Read moreHuman Rights Complaints Soar by 36 Percent in Mexico
By KELIN DILLON Throughout 2020, reports and complaints surrounding human rights violations in Mexico (mainly against the illegal actions of government authorities) increased by 35.7 percent from the year previous, with a total of 252,066 complaints registered by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) on a state and national level. According to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH)’s
Read moreAMLO Offers Protection to Colosio’s Alleged Killer for Information
By KELIN DILLON If Mario Aburto, the confessed killer of Mexican politician Luis Donaldo Colosio, has further information about the 1994 incident’s true events, he will be offered protection, said Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 28. “If Aburto and the family have something to say about his legal process that reveals another
Read moreInternal Morena Bickering Appeased
By RICARDO CASTILLO On Monday, Oct. 11, we will find out who the new president of Mexico’s National Regeneration Movement (Morena) political party will be. Elections through polls organized by the National Electoral Institute (INE) are currently underway through Saturday, Oct. 8. The results will be made public by the INE, as stated, on Monday. Getting to this point
Read more17 Months of Poor Governance
By KITZIA NIN PONIATOWSKA In 17 months of poor governance, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has surpassed his predecessors Carlos Salinas de Gortari in terms of currency devaluation, Ernesto Zedillo in terms of economic recession, Vicente Fox in incompetency, Felipe Calderón in the number of homicides and Enrique Peña Nieto in terms of corruption and ignorance. In less
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Weathering a Perfect Storm Over the past few days, representatives of all o Mexico’s major banks have held separate press conferences previous to the annual Mexico Banks Association Convention, now being held in Acapulco. Each of the interviewed representatives showed acceptance for the policies of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). This is an indicator that
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Covid-19, Imported From Italy Mexican Public Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell informed the public on Sunday, March 1, that there are now five confirmed cases of Covid-19 (also known as novel coronavirus), plus 11 suspected cases. Hence, he said, the nation is not in a state of emergency. López-Gatell said that the outbreak of the virus in Mexico
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Zero Coronavirus Cases Regardless of the initial alarm in Mexico about potential coronavirus cases, on Thursday, Jan. 23, Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer Varela emphatically denied “any confirmed cases” of the disease. There were, however, two confirmed reports of persons “under observation,” who were finally declared to be ill with “common colds.” One was a doctor in Reynosa,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO García Luna Refuses Mexico’s Help Shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, Mexico’s former top cop Genaro García Luna appeared before Judge David Horan of the Dallas Federal Court on Tuesday, Dec. 17. García Luna, who was the public security secretary under former Mexican President Felipe Calderón (2006-2012), declined during his brief 10-minute court appearance his right
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