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Mexico’s Dismal Fight against Violence
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Ebrard Tells US Gun Manufacturers to Bring It!
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Monday, Nov. 22, that he is ready to “go to battle” with the 11 U.S. arms manufacturers that Mexico is suing for the surge in violent crime. “The real battle begins now,” Ebrard said during a speech at the United Nations Security Council, in response to
Read moreMexico Ranks Number One in Paid Assassinations
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico has the dubious distinction of ranking Number One worldwide in paid assassinations, according to a report released last week by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), an independent institution based out of Geneva, Switzerland. When it comes to the murder-for-hire of political figures, local authorities, security forces, journalists and representatives of
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Stop the Violence!
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Mexico’s 94,000 Disappeared Persons
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End-of-Year Violence Registry
Read moreShootout in Puerto Morales Leaves International Tourists Reeling
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Two people were killed and four injured, including one international tourist, during a cartel shootout at a luxury resort near Cancun, Quintana Roo, on Thursday, Nov. 4. According to local police accounts, 15 men armed with long guns stormed the Puerto Morelos resort’s beach from a boat and opened fire on members of a
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The Debate over Violence in Mexico
Read moreUS Consulate Issues Matamoros Advisory Following Shootout
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros issued a security alert for all Americans on Saturday, Oct. 23, recommending they avoid travel to and within that Tamaulipas city because of the bloody shootout between police and suspected drug cartel operatives that occurred there on Friday, Oct. 22. The Consulate also extended the travel alert to
Read moreDialogue Solid, but There’s Still Lots to Resolve
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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