Nov 14 Mexican government sends conflicting messages over death of LGBTQ+ magistrate By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Baena and their partner had already received death threats and hateful messages and had protection from state security, prompting many across the country Monday to call their death a hate crime. Continue reading
Nov 14 After a Mexican LGBTQ+ magistrate was found dead, thousands in Mexico City marched for justice By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Jesús Ociel Baena was the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, becoming a magistrate in state electoral court, and broke through other barriers in a country where LGBTQ+ people are often targeted with violence. Continue reading
Nov 06 Mexico’s Zapatista indigenous rebel movement says it is dissolving its ‘autonomous municipalities’ By Edgar H. Clemente, Associated Press The Zapatistas led a brief rebellion to demand greater Indigenous rights. Since then, they have remained in their "autonomous" townships in the southern state of Chiapas, refusing government aid programs. Continue reading
Oct 29 Mexico officials raise death toll from Otis to 48, dozens missing as search efforts continue By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press At least 48 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, most of them in Acapulco, Mexican authorities said Sunday as the death toll continued to climb and families buried loved ones. Continue reading
Oct 29 How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol for the Day of the Dead By Mathew Sandoval, The Conversation She’s the icon of Day of the Dead, with her visage endlessly reproduced during the holiday. While some people might presume it’s always been this way, La Catrina is actually a transcultural icon whose prestige and popularity are equal parts invention… Continue reading
Oct 28 Aid slowly arrives in Acapulco in aftermath of destruction from Hurricane Otis By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexican officials raised the death toll to 39 on Saturday from Hurricane Otis, which struck the country’s southern Pacific coast including the resort city of Acapulco early Wednesday as a powerful Category 5 storm. Continue reading
Oct 27 Desperation grows in Mexico following Hurricane Otis amid slow government response By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Despite hopes of incoming aid by many in Acapulco, the coastal city of 1 million once known for its beachside glamour was still in a state of complete chaos by the end of Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 26 At least 27 people are dead and 4 are missing after Hurricane Otis, Mexican authorities report By Mark Stevenson, María Verza, Associated Press Hurricane Otis roared ashore in Acapulco early Wednesday, unleashing massive floods and setting off looting, the resort city of nearly 1 million descended into chaos, leaving residents without electricity or internet service. Continue reading
Oct 25 Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco as a Category 5 storm By José Antonio Rivera, María Verza, Associated Press Otis rapidly intensified Tuesday, growing from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in 12 hours. Continue reading
Oct 20 Hurricane Norma heads for Mexican resorts, as Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic By Ignacio Martinez, Associated Press Hurricane Norma weakened slightly but remained a major storm Friday as it took aim at the twin resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula in the Pacific. Continue reading