Blog del Narco: Author Who Chronicled Mexico’s Drugs War Forced to Flee
The author of a pioneering blog about Mexico’s drug war has said that she has fled the country and that her blog partner has gone missing.
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The Priest Who Travels With Bodyguards
Father Alejandro Solalinde isn’t well known in the United States. But in Mexico, he is recognized for his bravery. He dares to speak out about corrupt government officials, and organized crime, and he shelters migrants from the cartels.
Female Founder of Mexico’s Most Controversial Blog Speaks for First Time
In exclusive interview, anonymous founder of the Blog del Narco: “I’m a woman, I’m single, I have no children. And I love Mexico.”
More Members of the Reyes Salazar Family Win Asylum
Mexico’s new president Enrique Peña Nieto has adopted a policy of not talking about the violence plaguing his country. Gone are the press conferences [...]
Essay: Ties That Bind
Driving last year into one of the poorest, most violent slums of Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican border metropolis known worldwide as “Murder City,” my taxi driver hunched over the steering wheel and gripped it tight.