MEXICO VIOLENCE
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Conflicts & War
Hundreds march against rising violence in Mexico’s Chiapas state
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico, Sep 12 (EFE).- Some 200 people took to the streets of the city of…
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Crime & Justice
Kin of Mexican woman found in jail cell point finger at boyfriend
Salina Cruz, Mexico, Aug 31 (EFE).- The father and sister of Abigail Hay Urrutia, a 30-year-old mother of two who…
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Crime & Justice
Doubts swirl around woman’s death at police lockup in Mexico
By Jose de Jesus Cortes Salina Cruz, Mexico, Aug 24 (EFE).- The father of a woman who perished late last…
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Crime & Justice
Human remains spotted near Mexican motel where young woman found slain
Monterrey, Mexico, Aug 23 (EFE).- A man hunting birds came upon human remains just 150 m (492 ft) from the…
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Crime & Justice
Mexico reports 3,630 arrests, denies terrorism after violent week
Mexico City, Aug 15 (EFE).- Mexican authorities reported Monday that 3,630 people were arrested on the weekend in violent public…
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Crime & Justice
Cartel blamed for eruption of violence in Mexico’s Tijuana
Tijuana, Mexico, Aug 13 (EFE).- Hours of terror that saw 28 vehicles – including buses – set ablaze here and…
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Crime & Justice
Organizations, public condemn day of violence in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Aug 12 (EFE).- A day after Mexico’s border city Ciudad Juárez experienced its most violent day of…
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Crime & Justice
Wave of violence against women spurs alarm in Mexican border city
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Aug 11 (EFE).- The sight of mutilated female bodies dumped on the road is setting off alarms…
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Crime & Justice
4 Killed in attack on wake in Mexico
Guanajuato, Mexico, Jul 28 (EFE).- Four people were killed and three others wounded when intruders opened fire inside a home…
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Crime & Justice
Survivors of acid attacks fight for justice in Mexico
By Cristina Sánchez Reyes Mexico City, Jul 25 (EFE).- Elisa Xolalpa was just 18 years old when her boyfriend at…
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