Censorship in Mexican Media
02/14/2011— Carmen Aristegui, one of Mexico’s most easily recognizable journalists, was fired after bringing up the subject of President Felipe Calderon’s supposed problem with alcohol. The question has been long …
02/14/2011— Carmen Aristegui, one of Mexico’s most easily recognizable journalists, was fired after bringing up the subject of President Felipe Calderon’s supposed problem with alcohol. The question has been long …
02/14/11 – A man who was traveling in a white Camry was shot to death in the parking lot of a Burger King in the city of Las Fuentes. According …
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02/14/2011— A proposal for a new law that would punish forced marriage is under discussion in the Congress of Mexico, which if disobeyed would result in up to 18 years in prison. Many human rights organizations …
02/11/11 – Members of the Security and Investigation Agency of the State of Hidalgo (Agencia de Seguridad e Investigación del Estado de Hidalgo) arrested the director of Public Security of Zempoala …
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02/10/11 – Yahin Perez Lopez, one of the primary chiefs of the Gulf Cartel, was apprehended last Saturday February 5, 2011 in the state of Nuevo Leon by federal …
02/09/2011–In a speech made by Joseph W. Westphal, the United States Under Secretary of the Military, he stated that the “drug trafficking cartels of Mexico are a form of insurgency …
02/09/2011— In the colony of Las Palomas, some residents have started to take notice that a few police have been strategically placed in situations where they are aiding organized crime groups. …
02/08/2011— According to the United Nations’ Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (GIFT), there is an estimated 2.5 million people who are in forced labour at any given time as a …
02/08/11 – Three teenagers were shot to death in Ciudad Juárez, which is located in the state of Chihuaha and shares the border with Texas. The murders occurred Saturday February …
02/07/10—Drawing on new data released by the Mexican government, the Trans-Border Institute issued a report today on drug violence in Mexico. The report, titled Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and …
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