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Criminals Are Profiting From a Major Oxygen Shortage in Mexico City
Many desperate for oxygen tanks to keep loved ones suffering from COVID-19 alive are turning to the black market, where purchasing is overpriced and risky.
Student Who Escaped the Night 43 Classmates Disappeared in Mexico Seeks Asylum in the US
Carmelo Ramírez Morales decided it was time to flee Mexico when his family was told they would pay the price if he didn't step down from his role as a prominent spokesman within the movement demanding justice for the 43 missing students.
Three Former Soldiers Held for the Murder of Honduran Activist Who Wanted to Stop a Dam
The authorities have arrested four people for the murder of Berta Caceres that caused an international outcry two months ago. Two of them are linked to the company behind the dam project Caceres was trying to stop, three to the country’s security...
Pregnant Women Are the Latest Victims of Mexico’s Femicide Crisis
Six pregnant women have been murdered or disappeared in the last two years in the state of Puebla, attracting attention to its status as the latest hotspot in a wave of extreme violence directed against women in Mexico.
Award-Winning Honduran Environmentalist Berta Cáceres Has Been Shot Dead
Cárceres, who won the prestigious Goldman Prize in 2015 and has headed numerous struggles against mega projects threatening indigenous rights, was shot dead in her home.
Two Mass Kidnappings in Mexico’s Most Violent State End With the Victims Being Released
The first kidnapping involved 22 men abducted on their way to a wedding and the second five teachers taken from their school.
Mexican Government Offers Big Reward for Help Finding Activist Missing for 41 Years
Rosendo Radilla went missing after being arrested by soldiers in Mexico's dirty war, but his case still haunts Mexican government under pressure to act over 25,000 disappeared.
Could History Repeat Itself with Mexico City’s Ambitious Airport Plan?
Mexico wants to begin operating the new capital airport by 2020, but opposition figures, environmentalists, and the community of San Salvador Atenco are already crying foul over the project.
The Man Responsible For Huge Government Blunders in Mexico Just Got a Seat on His Country's Supreme Court
Eduardo Medina Mora's office met with US officials over the failed "Fast & Furious" weapons smuggling program, reports say, capping a long list of scandals he's overseen — yet he keeps getting promotions.
These Honduran Migrants Mutilated By ‘The Beast’ Want to Talk to President Obama
They fell from the train that thousands of migrants ride each year to try to reach the United States. They say their mutilations are their "visas" to enter the country.
Serious Faults Found in Mexico’s Handling of Missing Students Case, Independent Team Says
Dentures were found at the dump where the students were supposedly incinerated, among other anomalies detailed by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. The attorney general struck back at the group, calling its assertions "speculation."
Eight Killed in Three Years: The School That Draws Government Fire in Mexico
“There is still poverty in Guerrero, and while there is still poverty, Ayotzinapa has a reason to exist,” one alumnus of the rural normal school tells VICE News.