LatinaLista — Julian Leyzaola Perez takes the law in Mexico seriously. This former police chief of two of the most law-breaking Mexican border towns — Tijuana and Juarez, felt it was his public and moral duty to confront the…
Frontera NorteSur Thousands of students with dreams of higher education have had their educational careers seriously disrupted in the northeastern border region of Mexico. In the state of Tamaulipas, for instance, extortion and threats of violence attributed to the…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, TX — U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela recently told the Rio Grande Guardian that insecurity in Tamaulipas and across Mexico has now got to be viewed as one of the biggest foreign policy…
By Seth Robbins InSight Crime The execution-style murder of an employee at a public university in Mexico has shed light on the extortion of staff and students by the notorious Zetas cartel, indicating the group’s willingness to go to…
LatinaLista — Since the start of the Syrian conflict, network news shows have devoted hours of coverage on the traumatizing effect that the conflict is having on the children — and, rightly so. Whenever children are victimized by situations…
LatinaLista — Sandwiched in between Afghanistan and Pakistan on the annual Committee to Protect Journalists 2013 Impunity Index is Mexico. The United States southern neighbor ranks 7 among countries deemed dangerous to be a journalist. Targets of cartel violence,…
LatinaLista — Mexico has long been known as the birthplace of a long list of notable cultural icons: the sombrero, tequila, the Aztecs, Frida Kahlo and now — the narcocorrido. According to Wikipedia: The narcocorrido or Drug Ballad is…
By Valori Corral-Nava Borderzine “They never did any harm to anyone and still they continued to kill them… For those of us left we continue to struggle and ask for justice.” EL PASO – Bianey Reyes, 18, nervously pats…
By Beatrice Loayza Council on Hemispheric Affairs Electronic media — that is, anything that ranges from independent online news publications to social media platforms such as Twitter — are taking Mexico by storm. As younger, tech-savvy generations champion the…
LatinaLista — Alfredo Corchado knows Mexico well. He was not only born there, in Durango, Mexico, but he has lived his life as a citizen of both the United States and Mexico. For over a decade, Corchado has also…
LatinaLista — While the number of how many Mexican journalists who have been assassinated by drug cartels isn’t exactly known — the number ranges from 70 upwards — one thing is certain — Mexican journalists have become prime targets…
LatinaLista — A lot has been written about the Mexican drug war but documentary photographer Louie Palu decided to let his photographs and multimedia pieces convey the true horror and angst that the drug-related violence is having on both…
LatinaLista — One of the deadliest occupations in Mexico is that of a journalist. Journalists and media outlets have been under constant mortal attack by drug cartels and corrupt public officials who don’t like the truth exposed. The country…
LatinaLista — Juarez, Mexico has become synonymous with the country’s out-of-control drug war. For too long, Juarez has been considered the frontline of the cartel violence. In October 2010, the city of Juarez, Mexico averaged over 10 murders per…
LatinaLista — Where there are civil wars, cartel violence, dictatorships and rampant social corruption, there are journalists being killed. According to Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign, a non-governmental organization founded by journalists, there have been 92 journalists killed around the…
LatinaLista — “Natural as velcro and synthetic as leather” is the description of the alternative Mexican music group Mexican Institute of Sound. The band has steadily been growing in popularity not just because of their skillful creations featuring electronic…
LatinaLista — The U.S.-Mexico border has become synonymous with the issue of national security — but for two different reasons. On the one hand, immigration restrictionists still cite a “porous” border being the reason for the arrival of undocumented…
By Slyvia Longmire Mexico’s Drug War A little over a year ago (maybe more, maybe less…my memory is like a sieve), I was asked to serve on the Board of Advisers for an organization out of Stanford University called…
LatinaLista — The violence along the U.S.-Mexico border is unprecedented, to say the least. To think that it will not cross the border into the United States as the Mexican attorney general believes is delusional thinking and disturbing since…
