Teachers in Acapulco Strike for Safety in Schools
09/16/11– Members of the National Education Workers Union (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación, SNTE) have taken to the streets of Acapulco, Guerrero the past month to demand heightened security and more safety in their schools, as well as to decrease the amount of robberies, extortions, and kidnappings occurring on or related to school … Read more
19 Killed in Nuevo León despite safeguards
09/16/11 — Violence in the state of Nuevo León led to 19 murders in the past four days, despite the presence of 300,000 Mexican Army troops and federal agents patrolling highways and municipalities leading up to Friday’s September 16 Independence Day celebrations. The city of Monterrey reported 15 murders Thursday, some of which included relatives … Read more
