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Two Mass Kidnappings in Mexico’s Most Violent State End With the Victims Being Released
The first kidnapping involved 22 men abducted on their way to a wedding and the second five teachers taken from their school.
Two Bodies Tested for Links to the Ayotzinapa Case do not Belong to the Missing Students
The government’s relaunch of its previously discredited investigation into the fate of the 43 missing students appears to be gaining the confidence of their parents. Meanwhile, forced disappearances continue to pile up.
City Reels After Its New Mayor Is Murdered a Day After She Took Office
Over 70 mayors have been killed over the last ten years in Mexico but while many have been rumored to have made deals with criminal groups, Gisela Mota enjoyed a clean reputation.
The Year in Mexico’s Drug Wars: A Jailbreak, a Chocolate Cake, and a Washed-Up Strategy
Drug lord Chapo Guzmán's escape from a maximum-security prison overshadowed the arrest of other capos and underlined how few new ideas the government has brought to the fight against Mexico's cartels.
These Relatives of Mexico's Disappeared Are Combing the Desert Looking for Bodies
According to official figures there are 24,238 people currently disappeared in Mexico. With the authorities doing little to find them, some relatives of the missing have formed groups to search for their loved ones themselves.
These Protesters Want Mexican Police Prosecuted for Being Generally Terrible
In a landmark fight against Mexican Police abuse, a who's who of prominent activists have gathered behind a group of protesters who were arrested and allegedly tortured, and accused of belonging to a subversive group and attempted murder.
Mexico's President Has Dug Himself Into a Hole — And It's Going to Be Hard to Climb Back Out
He arrived in 2012 with promises of "Saving Mexico," but ever since, Peña Nieto has dropped in the polls and responded poorly to a string of embarrassing scandals.
Classmates of Mexico's Disappeared Students Reject Claims of Cartel Links
Student leader Omar García says the recent allegations, which stem from an intercepted phone call detailing a recent attempted kidnapping at the Ayotzinapa college involving local cartels, are designed to discredit the college.
Parents of Disappeared Mexican Students Are Furious Over Docudrama of the Case
The film dramatizes the government investigation's conclusion that the students were killed and incinerated in a rubbish dump after being accused of being members of a drug gang, a version the parents and international experts reject.
Mexican Government Offers Big Reward for Help Finding Activist Missing for 41 Years
Rosendo Radilla went missing after being arrested by soldiers in Mexico's dirty war, but his case still haunts Mexican government under pressure to act over 25,000 disappeared.
In Photos: Acapulco, Devoted to Fun and Pursued by Horror
Tourists still flock to the Mexican Pacific resort despite long-standing cartel violence that continues despite a heavy army and police presence.
An ISIS Amusement Park and "Migrant Chic": Last Week In Art
Also, some protestors still think Renoir is the *worst.*