09/27/14 (written by cmolzahn) — A prominent founding member of Michoacán’s self-defense groups (grupos de autodefensa) has been allowed to rejoin the rural police force of Michoacán (Fuerza Rural) after …
09/10/14 — Over four months after the federal government launched Operation Secure Mexico (Operativo Mexiquense Seguro) in the State of Mexico (Estado del México, Edomex), reports indicate that the government’s …
08/27/14 (written by cmolzahn) — Rodrigo Vallejo Mora, son of former Michoacán Governor Fausto Vallejo, has been detained by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) while …
06/28/14 (written by cmolzahn) — The London-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released its eighth annual Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 162 nations according to their “absence of …
Mexico falls five spots in 2014 Global Peace Index; economic impacts highlighted Read More »
06/27/14 (written by akearns) — Controversy in Michoacán continues with the announcement this month of Governor Fausto Vallejo Figueroa’s resignation on June 18. Citing health issues, Vallejo (65) of the …
Governor of Michoacán resigns citing health issues after a controversial tenure Read More »
06/25/14 (written by aalvarez) — Several weeks after authorities arrested eight suspects in Michoacán with presumed ties to the Knights Templar Organization (Caballeros Templarios, KTO), Federal Police (Policía Federal, PF) …
Son of Knights Templar leader arrested in Michoacán Read More »
06/12/14 (written by aalvarez) — Federal and state officials delivered another blow this month to the Knights Templar Organization (Caballeros Templarios, KTO) with the arrest of eight alleged cartel members, …
Authorities arrest eight suspects with presumed ties to Knights Templar Read More »
05/14/14 (written by callison) — The May 10 deadline for members of Michoacán’s self-defense groups (grupos de autodefensa) to either disarm or officially join the Rural Defense Corps and register …
Michoacán remains in state of uncertainty as disarmament deadline passes Read More »
05/14/14 (written by apiña) — Michoacán’s former secretary general and interim governor, José Jesús Reyna García, was formally arrested for alleged links to organized crime on Wednesday, May 7 after …
Michoacán’s former secretary general, interim governor arrested Read More »
04/19/14 (written by cmolzahn) — A judge in Morelia, Michoacán has indicted the mayor of a Michoacán town considered to be at the center of the ongoing struggle between the …
