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Mexico's cartels use violence against women as a means of social control
Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money ...
Organized Crime Affects Business Activity In Morelos, Mexico
Violence is spiking in Morelos and business owners are complaining about extortion by criminal groups. Coca-Cola and local ...
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Criminal Activity Cost Mexico Almost $250 Billion Last Year, Close To 20% Of Its GDP
Criminal activity in Mexico cost the country an estimated $245 billion in 2024, a figure equivalent to 18% of its GDP ...
Mexico’s judicial reform raises concerns over judicial independence
Nearly 100 million Mexicans are set to take part in an unprecedented election on June 1 that will reshape the country's ...
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Mexicans elect their judges under shadow of organized crime
Mexico holds unprecedented elections Sunday allowing voters to choose their judges at all levels, in a country where drug ...
Mexico's cartels recruit children and groom them into killers
STORY: "They always told me, ‘You are our little sister, the youngest and we love you very much.’ They said many beautiful ...
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Low turnout marks Mexico's unique vote for judges held under shadow of crime
Mexico's president hailed the country's unprecedented elections for judges a success even though only around 13 percent of ...
Even hippos, elephants and monkeys are fleeing bloody gang violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa province
Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 ...
An Ex-Convict and Cartel Lawyers Are Among Mexico’s Judicial Candidates
People accused of cartel connections and serious crime are on the ballot in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, ...
Mexico is removing its last check on executive power
Mexico is about to join the club. Following a controversial constitutional change that the outgoing president, Andrés Manuel ...