In Guatemala, families say 13 killed in Mexico were migrants
3 years, 10 months ago

In Guatemala, families say 13 killed in Mexico were migrants

Associated Press  

COMITANCILLO, Guatemala — In this impoverished Indigenous village, families are convinced that 13 of their relatives were among the 19 bullet-ridden, burned bodies found in northern Mexico near the U.S. border last week. Roman Catholic leaders in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas said in an open letter to Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that they were very concerned about the vulnerability of migrants to organized crime while crossing Mexico and demanded a thorough investigation into the killings. “That’s when we started calling this guy, who cried,” Garcia Pérez said. “Since then we haven’t heard anything from him.” The group had left quietly with their smuggler just days before a couple thousand migrants set out from the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula in a caravan that drew international attention as it crossed into Guatemala and was broken up by authorities.

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Fear and loathing in Culiacan, Sinaloa
3 weeks ago

Fear and loathing in Culiacan, Sinaloa

Al Jazeera  

‘The situation’ in the home city of one of Mexico’s most notorious cartels is explosive and likely to get much worse with Trump’s return to power. As the US Council on Foreign Relations noted in August, shortly after El Mayo’s detention, Mexico “has seen more than 431,000 homicides since 2006, when the government declared war on the cartels” with US …

Reputed Mexican Mafia member wounded, another man killed in L.A. County shooting
1 month ago

Reputed Mexican Mafia member wounded, another man killed in L.A. County shooting

LA Times  

A Florencia-13 gang tag in the Florence–Firestone area of L.A. County. Authorities said Juan Garcia, a reputed Mexican Mafia member originally from the Florenica-13 gang, was shot Saturday in La Mirada and another man was killed. A reputed member of the Mexican Mafia was wounded in a shooting Saturday that left a second man dead in Los Angeles County, authorities …

Family of 6, including 3 children, killed in south Mexico, the latest in a string of family killings
6 months, 1 week ago

Family of 6, including 3 children, killed in south Mexico, the latest in a string of family killings

Associated Press  

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A family of six, including three children, were killed Friday by gunmen in the southern Mexico border state of Chiapas in a town marred by militia violence. Julio Pérez, the mayor of the Chiapas town of Pantelho, said the killings happened there Friday, and called it “a massacre.” Two warring militia groups suspected of being backed …

Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican journalists held a vigil and protest Saturday a day after one of their colleagues was slain in the southern state of Morelos. After disappearing Friday morning, he was found dead inside a car in his hometown of Huitzilac in Morelos, a state south of Mexico City where drug-fueled violence runs rampant. But in a country where …

Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race

LA Times  

Men carry the coffin of one of the 11 people killed by gunmen at a Christmas party during his funeral in Salvatierra, Mexico, on Dec. 19, 2023. “The gunmen just went in and began shooting,” said Luis Almanza, whose son was among the revelers smashing a piñata and dancing to a live norteño band inside a former hacienda. “They wanted …

At least 11 dead after clash between gang and villagers in central Mexico
1 year ago

At least 11 dead after clash between gang and villagers in central Mexico

Al Jazeera  

At least 11 people have been killed in a violent confrontation between suspected gang members and residents of a small farming town in central Mexico, authorities have said. Local media said gunmen belonging to Familia Michoacana, a drug cartel blamed for the massacre of 20 people in neighbouring Guerrero state last year, had arrived at the village demanding local farmers …

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed

The Independent  

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10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured
1 year, 2 months ago

10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Chiapas — At least 10 Cuban migrants died and 17 others were seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala. Mexican authorities generally prohibit migrants without proper documents from riding buses, so those without the money to hire smugglers often walk along the side of …

2 Mexican migrants shot dead, 3 injured in dawn attack on US border near Tecate, Mexico
1 year, 2 months ago

2 Mexican migrants shot dead, 3 injured in dawn attack on US border near Tecate, Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Two Mexican migrants were shot to death on the Mexican side of the U.S. border in the early hours of Friday morning, Mexico’s National Migration Institute said. Rescue services found a group of 14 Mexican nationals at dawn on Cuchuma Hill near Tecate, a city in the border state of Baja California. In one notable case in …

Another journalist killed in Mexico amid rising cartel violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Another journalist killed in Mexico amid rising cartel violence

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Another journalist was killed in Mexico on Saturday, adding to a growing list of reporters who have lost their lives amid an intensifying drug war in the country, authorities and a press freedom organization said. Matus’ death comes just a week after the grisly killing of another journalist in western Mexico, something the Committee to Protect Journalists …

Mexico confirms US resident was among 4 killed in Zacatecas
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico confirms US resident was among 4 killed in Zacatecas

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in north-central Mexico on Wednesday confirmed that a U.S. resident was among four people who were killed in the state of Zacatecas around Christmas. The state prosecutors office confirmed the identity of the man as José Melesio Gutiérrez. The man’s employer, the Cincinnati, Ohio, firm Champlin Architecture, said in a social media post that he “died …

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, with at least 17 media workers killed in 2022. A crime reporter has been found dead in northwestern Mexico, the latest suspected murder in what is already one of the deadliest years ever for the country’s press. Juan Arjon Lopez, an independent journalist who ran …

Mexican journalist killed in bar shooting — 13th this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Mexican journalist killed in bar shooting — 13th this year

Al Jazeera  

As Mexico grapples with a wave of violence against members of the press, small local outlets are especially at risk. Three people, including a prominent local journalist, have been shot dead inside a bar in central Mexico, marking the 13th murder of a media worker this year as violence against Mexican journalists escalates. Guanajuato Governor Diego Rodriguez Vallejo condemned the …

Guatemala returns 1st of its 21 victims from Texas trailer
2 years, 5 months ago

Guatemala returns 1st of its 21 victims from Texas trailer

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala repatriated its first victim Friday from the smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America dead last month in San Antonio, Texas. The body of 13-year-old Pascual Melvin Guachiac Sipac arrived around midday in Guatemala’s capital. Guachiac Sipac was an Indigenous Quiche who spoke little Spanish, but he set out nonetheless with his …

Honduras ex-President Lobo's son killed in attack
2 years, 5 months ago

Honduras ex-President Lobo's son killed in attack

Daily Mail  

The son of former Honduras President Porfirio Lobo and three other young men were executed allegedly by gunmen with the MS-13 early Thursday after they left a nightclub in the country's capital. Said Lobo Bonilla, whose father Porfirio Lobo was president of Honduras, was shot dead execution style with three friends after they left a nightclub in Tegucigalpa on Thursday …

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas trailer come to Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas trailer come to Mexico

LA Times  

People carry the remains of Jair Valencia Olivares, Misael Olivares and Yovani Valencia Olivares for a funeral Mass in San Marcos Atexquilapan in Mexico’s Veracruz state on Thursday. After days of preparation and donations to cover funeral costs, this mountain community in eastern Mexico on Thursday mourned the return of three young cousins among the 53 migrants who died last …

Four dead after truck carrying migrants crashes in Texas
2 years, 5 months ago

Four dead after truck carrying migrants crashes in Texas

Al Jazeera  

The incident comes days after 53 people died in the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history. Two Mexican men, one Guatemalan national and another unidentified person died in Thursday’s crash, the Mexican consulate in the Texan border city of Laredo said in a statement. The driver, a US citizen, was hospitalised along with two people thought to be from …

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year
2 years, 5 months ago

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year

Al Jazeera  

Violence targeting reporters in Mexico continues to rise, as 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz was shot outside his home. The victim, 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the regional newspaper Expreso, is the 12th Mexican journalist murdered this year amid rising violence against members of the press. The shooting of de la Cruz is the latest in a …

2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
2 years, 7 months ago

2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz State Prosecutor’s Office said via Twitter that it was investigating the …

Two Mexican journalists killed, taking 2022 death toll to 11
2 years, 7 months ago

Two Mexican journalists killed, taking 2022 death toll to 11

Al Jazeera  

Yessenia Mollinedo and Sheila Johana Garcia were killed in Veracruz, the state prosecutor said. The State Commission for Attention To and Protection of Journalists condemned the “attack on Veracruz’s journalism profession” and said it had opened an investigation, while the media rights groups Reporters Without Borders and Article 19 said they were gathering information about the killings. Prior to the …

2 journalists killed in Mexico — the 10th and 11th of the year
2 years, 7 months ago

2 journalists killed in Mexico — the 10th and 11th of the year

LA Times  

Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that it was investigating the killings of Yessenia …

Ninth Journalist Killed in Mexico This Year as Foreign Criticism Mounts
2 years, 7 months ago

Ninth Journalist Killed in Mexico This Year as Foreign Criticism Mounts

News 18  

A Mexican journalist was found dead in the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Thursday, authorities said, marking the ninth death of a media worker in a unprecedentedly bloody year for the country which has drawn international scrutiny. Luis Enrique Ramirez, a veteran journalist and columnist at El Debate, was found dead on the side of a highway, the state’s attorney …

Murdered Mexico teen Debanhi Escobar was seen entering motel where her body was found alone
2 years, 7 months ago

Murdered Mexico teen Debanhi Escobar was seen entering motel where her body was found alone

The Independent  

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19 Bodies Found After Shooting in Central Mexico
2 years, 8 months ago

19 Bodies Found After Shooting in Central Mexico

News 18  

Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General’s Office said in a statement. The attack was believed to be motivated by “revenge” by one cell of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel against another, deputy security minister Ricardo Mejia said. Earlier this month gunmen killed nine people in an attack on a house in …

19 killed in shootout in central Mexico
2 years, 8 months ago

19 killed in shootout in central Mexico

India Today  

Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General's Office said in a statement. Federal authorities are working "with the aim of capturing those responsible for the violent acts," the office of Michoacan's secretary of public security said on Twitter. The attack was believed to be motivated by "revenge" by one cell of the …

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year

Al Jazeera  

Armando Linares, director of Monitor Michoacan, the latest to be murdered in a spate of killings that has stirred international concern. “We wrote a lot about illegal logging and also a lot of issues like corruption in the municipal government.” Drug cartels Drug cartels in Mexico often make money by protecting illegal logging or extorting protection payments from avocado growers. …

Suspect arrested in killing of three Mexican cousins in Phoenix
2 years, 9 months ago

Suspect arrested in killing of three Mexican cousins in Phoenix

The Independent  

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Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week
2 years, 11 months ago

Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week

Al Jazeera  

Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was murdered days after Margarito Martinez was found fatally shot in the Mexican border city. Authorities in Mexico say a journalist has been murdered in Tijuana, the second killing of a media worker in the border city in less than a week and the latest in a string of killings in one of the world’s most dangerous …

Mexico murder: Female couple shot and dismembered
2 years, 11 months ago

Mexico murder: Female couple shot and dismembered

The Independent  

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Families of Guatemalan migrants killed in crash want answers
3 years ago

Families of Guatemalan migrants killed in crash want answers

Al Jazeera  

At least 55 people were killed in the crash in Mexico, in one of the deadliest incidents involving migrants for years. Family members of Guatemalan migrants involved in a deadly truck crash in Mexico have said they are desperate for news of their loved ones and feel forgotten by governments that offer few opportunities and no protection on the perilous …

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico
3 years ago

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico

The Independent  

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Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants
3 years ago

Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants

Al Jazeera  

Most of the migrants killed when the truck they were crammed into overturned in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were from Guatemala, officials have said, as witnesses and survivors recalled the horror of one of the worst roadside crashes involving migrants in Mexico in years. “Thank God, we were in the middle, but the ones on the sides, they …

‘Huge step’: Relatives of Guatemala disappeared hope for justice
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Huge step’: Relatives of Guatemala disappeared hope for justice

Al Jazeera  

Retired military officials will stand trial on charges of disappearing and killing dissidents in 1980s during civil war. On June 9, a Guatemalan judge ordered six ex-military officers to face trial for their roles in the allegations contained in the Death Squad Diary – a move that was celebrated by relatives of the victims, who also reiterated calls for their …

Guatemala prison inmates beheaded in grisly gang fight
3 years, 7 months ago

Guatemala prison inmates beheaded in grisly gang fight

The Independent  

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Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants
3 years, 9 months ago

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants

Associated Press  

COMITANCILLO, Guatemala — Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January began burying their remains Saturday in the town of Comitancillo, where 11 of the victims were from. The migrants’ charred bodies arrived Friday night to the region near Guatemala’s border with Mexico after being sent from the other side of Mexico, …

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants
3 years, 9 months ago

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants

The Independent  

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Guatemalan families bury loved ones killed near US-Mexico border
3 years, 9 months ago

Guatemalan families bury loved ones killed near US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Guatemala’s president is calling for justice after 19 charred bodies were found near US-Mexico border in January. Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-United States border in late January began burying their remains Saturday in the town of Comitancillo, where 11 of the victims were from. The victims’ charred bodies arrived on Friday night at …

Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19
3 years, 9 months ago

Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities said Tuesday that five migrants survived the Jan. 22 massacre of 19 people, including 16 Guatemalans, in northern Mexico. The migrants were being taken toward the U.S. border by people smugglers when one or two of the trucks came under fire, apparently from a state police unit. But it was unclear whether the survivors had …

Mexico arrests 12 police in connection with migrant killing
3 years, 10 months ago

Mexico arrests 12 police in connection with migrant killing

Al Jazeera  

Mexican officials have arrested a dozen police officers for suspected involvement in the killing of 19 people in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas last month. Irving Barrios, attorney general of Tamaulipas, told a news conference on Tuesday investigations showed at least 12 state police were likely involved in the killings in the municipality of Camargo. Authorities have so far identified …

13 young Guatemalans who left for a better future were slain in Mexico, families say
3 years, 10 months ago

13 young Guatemalans who left for a better future were slain in Mexico, families say

LA Times  

Family and neighbors gather in the home of migrant Rivaldo Jimenez, in Comitancillo, Guatemala. “We’re almost to the border,” he wrote to his mother, Maria Isidro, on Facebook Messenger Jan. 21, explaining that he would cross into Texas the next morning. A group of Guatemalan bishops issued a statement calling on law enforcement authorities to investigate the attack “the same …

Second Indigenous activist killed in Honduras this week
3 years, 11 months ago

Second Indigenous activist killed in Honduras this week

Al Jazeera  

Honduran authorities say they are investigating the killings of activists Felix Vasquez and Jose Adan Medina. Felix Vasquez, a longtime environmental activist from the Lenca Indigenous group, was shot by masked men in front of relatives Saturday in his home in Santiago de Puringla. @ONUHN @OACNUDHHN @CONADEH @sedhHonduras @Presidencia_HN — Alice H. Shackelford December 30, 2020 Yuri Mora, spokesman for …

Frenchman who aided Mayan farmers killed in Guatemala
4 years, 4 months ago

Frenchman who aided Mayan farmers killed in Guatemala

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — A French aid worker was shot to death on a rural highway in Guatemala, where he had led agricultural projects for indigenous Mayan communities for 20 years. French President Emmanuel Macron denounced the killing of Benoit Pierre Amadee Maria, who represented Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders, saying in a tweet Tuesday that his “humanistic, fraternal commitment …

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