Severed heads found outside of elementary school in Acapulco
09/28/11 – On Tuesday, September 27, five decapitated heads were found outside of an elementary school in Acapulco. Pedestrians noticed the heads, which were bundled in a bloodied sack, lying on the ground in front of the Benito Juárez Elementary School in the Garita neighborhood of town. Along with the heads, all of which were … Read more
“Zeta Killers” pledge to wipe out the Zeta Cartel
09/27/11 — A group calling themselves “Mata Zetas,” or Zeta Killers, have announced their campaign to “eradicate” the feared Zetas cartel in the coastal state of Veracruz, explaining that their only goal as an armed group is to kill all members of the cartel. Last week, a previously unknown group, the New Generation (Nueva Generació), … Read more
11th journalist murder of 2011, editor beheaded with warning
09/27/11 — The decapitated body of Maria Elizabeth Macias, 39, the editor of Primera Hora, a daily newspaper based in Nuevo Laredo in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, was found early Saturday morning. The body was found next to the Christopher Columbus monument in Nuevo Laredo. Macias was kidnapped Friday night. An unnamed supervising editor … Read more
Debate over number of “ni-ni’s” as OECD releases new report
09/26/11 — The most recent economic report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) cites that there are over seven million ni-ni’s nationwide, 38% of which are women, though some sources put the former number as high as ten million. Ni-ni’s are young people generally between 15 and 29 years old that … Read more
New Penal Code Proposed by Calderón
9/26/11- On Thursday, September 22, Calderón presented the Code of Federal Criminal Procedure initiative (Código Federal de Procedimientos Penales) to the Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados). Through this initiative, a person can be “urgently” arrested if it is believed that he or she might flee. This arrest would be allowed to happen without a … Read more
Assassination Attempt against Mayor of Quintana Roo Fails
09/23/11 — On Tuesday, September 13, unidentified assailants attacked the convoy of Mayor Filiberto Martinez of Solidaridad,Quintano Roo while he was heading to his home in Puerto Morelos. The assailants, who were driving a white Ford S.U.V., allegedly pulled up next to what they thought was Martínez’s car in the convoy sometime between 9 and … Read more
Calderón to the UN, US: Stop Arms Trafficking and Decrease Drug Demand
09/21/11 — At the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Calderón argued on Thursday the 21 that organized crime across the globe generates more deaths than all repressive regimes combined worldwide. Calderón called for the United Nations to help stop organized crime by creating an international treaty to halt illegal arms trafficking. “It … Read more
35 bodies dumped by freeway in Veracruz
09/21/11 — The port city of Veracruz was the scene of gruesome violence yesterday when a busy road was littered with 35 bodies during rush hour in an act of public retaliation. The bodies were dumped Tuesday afternoon in broad daylight under a road bridge in the municipality of Boca del Rio in the metropolitan … Read more
Sicilia’s Caravan for Peace returning to the capital despite threats
09/20/11– The Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, headed by poet and activist Javier Sicilia, departed on September 9 from central Mexico for the south on its second tour. The movement is in response to the drug-related violence that has plagued Mexico since 2006 and the militaristic reactionary strategy of the government. It is … Read more
