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Mexico: campesinos block Tabasco oil wells
Local campesinos are blockading hundreds of oil and gas wells in Mexico's Tabasco state to demand indemnification for lands impacted by a massive spill and explosion.
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US Border Patrol smuggled arms for Sinaloa Cartel?
A protected witness testified to Mexican prosecutors that members of the US Border Patrol collaborated with the Sinaloa Cartel in arms trafficking to the criminal network.
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Mexico: wages stay down in stalled economy
Two decades after NAFTA went into effect, Mexico has one of the worst-performing economies in the region. A warning for other countries on "free trade" deals?
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Mexico: jailed activist’s family threatened
Guerrero community activist Nestora Salgado has been in prison since August without representation; now her family may be being targeted as well.
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Mexico: Atenco campesinos face new land dispute
After defeating government "development" plans and repression a decade ago, militant campesinos are again confronting a program that would urbanize their farmlands.
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Mexico: battle for Tamaulipas begins?
Mexico's government has pledged to deploy more security forces to Tamaulipas—right on the Texas border, and one of the country's most violent states.
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Subcommander Marcos ‘ceases to exist’
A new communique from the Zapatistas' Subcommander Marcos states that he is stepping down as the public voice of the indigenous rebel army in Mexico's Chiapas state.
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Michoacán: ex-vigilantes register weapons
Mexico's government started to swear in members of the "community police" vigilante network in Michoacán for a new rural police force—but fears persist over accountability.
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Mexico: capital residents fight water project
Mexico City officials say a village's spring will be tapped to supply water to neighboring areas, but residents suspect their drinking water will be diverted to a shopping mall.
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Mexico: six arrested in killing of EZLN supporter
Zapatista supporters around the world are holding demonstrations to protest an attack on a rebel community in Chiapas, as state police make arrests in the case.
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Mexico: migrants march for safe passage
Inspired in part by immigrant activists in the US, Central American migrants are increasingly traveling openly through Mexico in large groups.
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Mexico: more narco-mineral exports seized
Mexican authorities seized a ship carrying 68,000 tons of illegal iron ore bound for China—hailed as the latest blow against the drug cartels' contraband mineral sideline.