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Thousands march in Mexico against violent crime
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of Mexicans marched in the capital on Saturday to protest against a wave of kidnappings and gruesome murders, putting pressure on President Felipe Calderon to meet his promises to crack down on crime.
Holding candles and dressed in white, demonstrators on the capital's Paseo de la Reforma main street carried posters and pictures of kidnap victims and signs saying, "Enough Is Enough".
Protests were planned throughout the country, especially along the U.S.-Mexico border where increasingly brazen drug gangs are battling each other for control of smuggling routes. More than 2,300 people have been killed in drug murders this year.
"Everything is getting worse. There are more kidnappings and more murders," said Carlos Villasenor, 63, a camera store owner who held a white flower.
Long used to violent crime, Mexicans were nevertheless outraged by the kidnapping and murder of Fernando Marti, 14, whose body was found in a car trunk in Mexico City on August 1 even though his businessman father had paid a ransom.
That murder prompted Calderon, Mexico City's mayor Marcelo Ebrard and state governors to hold an emergency crime summit last week and vow to stamp out abductions and violent crime.
Mexico is one of the worst countries in the world for abductions, along with conflict zones like Iraq and Colombia.
Kidnapping jumped almost 40 percent between 2004 and 2007, according to official statistics. Police say there were 751 kidnappings in Mexico last year but independent crime research institute ICESI says the real number could be above 7,000.
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THIS IS MY WORLD THROUGH MY EYES!
All my life people told me that i betrayed my country
that i should one day go back...
but what is the point?
she doesn't even know i left.....
It's easy to talk specially when you haven't lived in my shoes
i don't expect you to understand
I only ask that you dont judge me....
I hope that you can only UNDERSTAND
why I WONT BE HOME AGAIN....
i want you to see my world through my eyes.
and understand why
I WONT BE HOME AGAIN........... All my life people told me that i betrayed my country that i should one day go back... but what is the point? ... more -
Washington Post article on Oaxaca gets a beating
An article published in this weekends Washington Post, called Oaxaca: One Year Later, has prompted heavy criticism from people living in the southern Mexican state which this time last year was the scene of huge civil unrest and what one critic describes as some of the worst human rights abuses in recent Mexican history; detaining, torturing, and raping men, women, and children who had taken to the streets demanding social and economic justice. An article published in this weekends Washington Post, called Oaxaca: One Year Later, has prompted heavy criticism from people livi... more
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THE UNDERGROUND: NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND
Featuring Martin Markovits on location in Mexico City at a rally protesting the results of last year's Mexican presidential election, and his interview with Greg Palast, author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and "Armed Madhouse". Hosted by Deanna Russo. Produced by Matt Weinglass. Co-Produced by Jeff Glassberg. Edited and directed by Peter M. Smith. Featuring Martin Markovits on location in Mexico City at a rally protesting the results of last year's Mexican presidential elect... more
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MexicoReporter.com Straight Shooter People Profile
Darío Ramírez is no naïve idealist. The 35-year-old head of Article 19s Mexico chapter an organization that defends and promotes freedom of expression has been a human rights activist for more than a decade. He bluntly describes the United Nations as a slow elephant, Mexicos NGO sector as unprofessional at times and the countrys Access to Information Law the Ley Federal de Acceso a la Información Pública as limited at best. Darío Ramírez is no naïve idealist. The 35-year-old head of Article 19s Mexico chapter an organization that defends and promotes fr... more
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Subcomandante Marcos: MexicoReporter People Profile
Of all Mexicans that one might have known prior to arriving in the country, SubCommandante Marcos or Delegado Cero as he now prefers to be known - is definitely one of them. His image abroad as the mask-wearing, pipe-smoking mestizo who fights for the indigenous cause rivals that of another Latin American icon - Ernesto Che Guevara. Of all Mexicans that one might have known prior to arriving in the country, SubCommandante Marcos or Delegado Cero as he now prefers... more
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Some in Mexico see the border wall as a good thing
A wall could dissuade illegal immigrants from their perilous journeys across the Sonora Desert and force societies on both sides to confront their dependence on an industry characterized by exploitation, they say.
The old blame game in which Mexico attributed illegal migration to the voracious American demand for labor and accused lawmakers of xenophobia has given way to a far more soul-searching discussion, at least in quarters where policies are made and influenced, about how little Mexico has done to try to keep its people home.
"For too long, Mexico has boasted about immigrants leaving, calling them national heroes, instead of describing them as actors in a national tragedy," said Jorge Santibáñez, president of the College of the Northern Border. "And it has boasted about the growth in remittances" the money immigrants send home "as an indicator of success, when it is really an indicator of failure."
The above excerpt is from a NYTimes article that can be read in full by going clicking on the link. Finally, a new idea in an old debate. What do you think? A wall could dissuade illegal immigrants from their perilous journeys across the Sonora Desert and force societies on both sides to co... more -
Press Freedom Fighters Demand Legal Action in Mexico
Demands have been sent to the Mexican Government from international press freedom organisations this week calling for more vigorous legal proceedings and investigations into cases of violence against journalists. Demands have been sent to the Mexican Government from international press freedom organisations this week calling for more vigorous le... more
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AMLO: The People Rise Up
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, is the leftist candidate who recently lost Mexico's presidential vote.
On July 16th, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters, AMLO vowed to launch a campaign to protest fraud and force a recount. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, is the leftist candidate who recently lost Mexico's presidential vote. ... more
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