Twenty-four hours of terror as cartel violence engulfs Mexican city At least 29 people killed in Culiacán as drug cartel gunmen fight bloody battle to stop transport of El Chapo’s son after arrest The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2023
As Mexico’s epidemic of violence rages on, authorities seem powerless to stop it With more than 26,000 murders this year, it is clear the president’s strategy of using the military to control the crime gangs has failed The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2022
Amlo promised to take Mexico’s army off the streets – but he made it more powerful Soon after taking office, Andrés Manuel López Obrador created a new force, the national guard – and handed control of it over to the army The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022
A former bracero farmworker breaks his silence, recalling abuse and exploitation LOS ANGELES — Crouching for up to 10 hours between the furrows of a Nebraska field, Fausto Ríos, 17, could trim and separate 70 beets in a single minute with a small hoe. But he paid a steep price. Los Angeles Times · Jul 24, 2022
Death of two Jesuit priests shines spotlight on growing threat in Mexico Brazen murders highlight the risks the country’s priests face every day as they tend to their communities The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2022
Battle-scarred ghost town bears mute witness to Mexico’s drug wars The army has reclaimed the village school that became a battlefield but few believe cartels’ bloody reign has ended The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2022