A youth revolution has been brewing in Mexico in the last month. Known as the Yo Soy 132 movement (I am 132), the phenomenon is made up of...
Students unite under Yo Soy 132 banner
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Three photographers found dismembered in Veracruz
The bodies of three photographers from the city of Veracruz --- Gabriel Huge, Gabriel Luna Varela, Guillermo Rodriguez--- were found dismembered and...
Mexico: Journalist protection law approved
Mexico's Congress this week approved a law for the protection of human rights workers and journalists. The law requires that journalists and media...
Crime reporter Regina Martinez murdered in Veracruz
Another journalist was killed this weekend in the southern Mexican state of Veracruz. The body of Regina Martinez, a reporter for the political...
Satirical viral video removed after political panic
In Mexico, a video showing child actors acting as corrupt politicians, drug traffickers and police on the take has gone viral. Uploaded on You...
Wiretapping in Mexico: A threat to free expression?
Wiretapping has become so fashionable in Mexico that it could pose a problem for freedom of expression. The latest victim of this type of espionage...
Bestselling author sued for libel after suggesting corruption
The author and publisher of a bestselling book on Mexican drug trafficking were sued in Mexico City this week for defamation. Anabel Hernandez, and...
Mexican politicians embrace social media
Mexican politicians are using social networks in sleight of hand similar to the ones they used in elections before the age of technology, say...
Debate over public airways limited by rejected TV merge
It has become a game of “he said”, “she said”. But two recent scuttles that developed in Mexico over telecommunications and television channels are...
Actor del Castillo makes online request to drugs lord
Making the wrong commentary about the drug war in Mexico could create problems for public figures. Take the case of Kate del Castillo, a Mexican...