Over 100,000 people are missing in Mexico, but even amid this national agony, one mother’s story stands out both for the scope of her suffering and for her work trying to end the nation’s nightmare.
Author: Oscar Lopez
Mexico Named Deadliest Country for Environmental Activists
A new report from the watchdog group Global Witness found that 54 land rights activists were killed in Mexico last year, the most of any country.
Mexico Arrests Army General Linked to Disappearance of 43 Students
A top military officer suspected of ordering the killing of at least six of the students who disappeared in 2014 has been arrested, the latest in a string of high-profile arrests.
Mexico Arrests Top Prosecutor in Case of Missing Students and Issues 80 Warrants
The country’s former attorney general, accused of covering up the probable massacre of 43 students, was charged with forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice.
Mexico Says 43 Students’ Disappearance Was a State Crime
The authorities said for the first time that the state had been a key player in the likely massacre of students from a teachers’ college in 2014.
Mexico Sees Its Energy Future in Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables
The president’s push to bring the energy sector under state control has put up roadblocks to renewable energy and left Mexico’s climate goals behind.
In Widening Crackdown, Renowned Journalist Arrested in Guatemala
José Rubén Zamora, an award-winning journalist and president of the elPeriódico newspaper, was arrested at his home in Guatemala City.
Mexico Captures Notorious Drug Kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero
Rafael Caro Quintero, an accused drug cartel leader, was convicted of killing Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and was wanted by the F.BI.
A Year After Mass Protest, Cubans Face Stark Choice: ‘Prison or Exile’
Thousands of Cubans took to the streets last July protesting economic misery. A year later, hundreds are in jail and the financial crisis has only worsened.
Mexico’s President Obrador Will Not Attend Americas Summit
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico said he made the decision because Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were not invited.