Category: Mexico

Fugitive Police Official Captured Over Mexican Students’ Disappearance

Top Story — The former deputy police chief of Cocula, Guerrero, has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students from nearby Iguala, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office […] Read More >

Peña Nieto Says Protesters Seek To Destabilize Mexico

Top Story — Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto on Tuesday accused “violent movements” of taking advantage of anger over the September disappearance of 43 students to sow unrest as discontent […] Read More >

Peña Nieto’s $7 Million House Sparks Controversy

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is facing public scrutiny, following the revelation by Aristegui Noticias that a construction company that has received government contracts also provided the president with a […] Read More >

Missing Iguala Students Incinerated, Attorney General Says, as Mexico Erupts in Protests

Top Story — The 43 students missing since late September were killed and their remains incinerated, Mexico’s attorney general announced in a press conference Friday. According to Murillo Karam, the […] Read More >

Iguala Major and First Lady Captured in Case of Mexico’s Missing Students

Top Story — The fugitive mayor and first lady of Iguala were apprehended early Tuesday in a working-class neighborhood of Mexico City. They went into hiding days after being implicated […] Read More >

Crisis in Guerrero Continues as Peña Nieto Meets with Families of Missing Students

Top Story – Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto  met for the first time with family members of the 43 missing students from Guerrero state on Wednesday in Mexico City. Before […] Read More >

Despite New Leads, No Answers in Search For Missing Students

Top Story — The search continues for Mexico’s 43 missing students in Guerrero state as authorities have not been able to confirm that new mass graves contain the students’ remains. […] Read More >

Governor of Mexican State Steps Down Over Student Disappearances

Top Story — The governor of the Mexican state of Guerrero stepped down from his position on Thursday as the disappearance of 43 students there late last month continues to […] Read More >

Mexican Troops Executed Victims in June Slayings, Rights Body Finds

Top Story — Mexican troops executed up to 15 of the 22 suspected gang members killed in June in the small town of San Pedro Limón, according to an investigation […] Read More >

Mexican Radio Host Shot Dead on the Air

Top Story — Mexican activist and radio host Atilano Roman Tirado was shot on-air during his weekly program Oct. 11 in the state of Sinaloa. Two gunmen forced their way […] Read More >