Violence Against Politicians Surges Ahead of Mexico’s Electoral Season
A total of fourteen individuals involved in the electoral process have been murdered within the first two months on 2024
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Read moreEmbroiled Jalisco Real Estate Company Owner Commits Suicide
By MARK LORENZANA Luis Oswaldo Espinoza Marín, a lawyer and owner of the real estate agency and law firm Professional Legal Advisors (AJP) in the Mexican central-western state of Jalisco, committed suicide on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 6, by shooting himself in the head after agents from the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office went to his residence in the municipality of Zapopan. The agents were
Read moreNavigating Mexico: A Matter of Trust
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — Who do most Mexicans trust? It’s doubtful that if you threw the question out to a random group of Mexicans that anyone would even guess the correct answer. But a fascinating study with a significantly large sample group is conducted every eight to 10 years by a nonsectarian organization called the
Read moreNothing Can Stop Electoral Violence, Says Riva Palacio
By KELIN DILLON As Mexico’s June 6 midterms fast approach, an increase in violence and assassinations of candidates and politicians has seen little-to-no response from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) with any effectiveness in stopping the bloodshed. Back in March, López Obrador promised to create a plan to provide protection to aspiring politicians. Fast forward a month and a
Read more18 Mexican Political Candidates Murdered Ahead of June Elections
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,
Read moreOpen Season on Mexico’s Politicians
By KELIN DILLON The beginning of Mexico’s political campaign season back in September of last year seemed to also be a declaration of open season on its politicians, considering 64 politicians having met their untimely demise by assassination in the months following up until Jan. 31, according to a report by Integralia Consultants. The report found that the violence was
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