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Líder opositor de Mozambique regresa del exilio y la policía lanza gas lacrimógeno a seguidores

MAPUTO, Mozambique — El principal líder de la oposición de Mozambique regresó de su exilio autoimpuesto el jueves, sosteniendo una biblia y declarando que aún rechaza los resultados de unas elecciones disputadas el año pasado que desencadenaron más de dos meses de protestas contra el partido de larga duración en el poder y una represión violenta por parte de las …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

2 sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ are in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Two sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” facing sweeping drug-trafficking charges in the U.S. are in plea negotiations with the federal government, attorneys acknowledged Tuesday in a Chicago courtroom. It came months after his brother, Joaquin Guzmán López, was arrested in an astonishing capture by U.S. authorities in Texas with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

Dos hijos de “El Chapo” negocian acuerdo de culpabilidad en EEUU

LA Times

ARCHIVO – En esta imagen tomada de un video y proporcionada por el gobierno de México, Ovidio Guzmán López es detenido en Culiacán, México, el 17 de octubre de 2019. Dos hijos del famoso narcotraficante mexicano, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, que enfrentan cargos de tráfico de drogas en Estados Unidos, están en negociaciones de declaración de culpabilidad con el gobierno …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mozambique president-elect urges ‘unity’ amid unrest, citizens fleeing

Al Jazeera

Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging. Mozambique’s president-elect has called for “non-violence” and “unity” after widespread rioting this week sparked by his governing party’s contested election win. A senior Malawian official said that as of Wednesday, 2,182 Mozambican households fleeing the violence had crossed into Malawi’s Nsanje district, …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mozambique President-Elect Wants to Restore Investor Confidence After Unrest

Live Mint

-- Daniel Chapo, Mozambique’s incoming president, plans national-reconciliation talks to resolve an escalating political crisis that has resulted in the deaths of dozens of people and stalled growth in the gas-rich nation. “There is significant ongoing unrest across Mozambique following the October elections and the confirmation of the results,” the UK government said in an advisory to travelers. Neighboring South …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mozambique crisis: Unrest grows in Maputo on Christmas Eve after disputed election results; check details

Live Mint

Day after the ruling party was controversially confirmed winners in recent elections, Mozambique's largely deserted capital was hit by skirmishes between protesters and police, reported AFP on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, makeshift roadblocks on major thoroughfares were set alight that covered the city with thick smoke as country's highest court confirmed the victory of the ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate …

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Mozambique on edge as judges rule on disputed election

Raw Story

Tension was mounting in Mozambique Monday with judges about to rule on its disputed election, with the opposition leader vowing "chaos" if the ruling party is confirmed as the winner in a standoff that has already claimed at least 130 lives. "The Constitutional Council's ruling will lead Mozambique either to peace or chaos," Mondlane said in an online address, promising …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

Al Jazeera

The top electoral court in Mozambique has largely upheld the results of the country’s disputed October elections, re-affirming the governing Frelimo party’s decades-long hold on power, and leading to fears of more violence in a country already rocked by weeks of deadly protests. Mondlane had threatened “chaos” before the court’s announcement, and urged his supporters to “shut down” the country …

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Mozambique top court confirms ruling party’s win in disputed election

Al Jazeera

Constitutional Council validates results of the October polls that extended Frelimo party’s half-century grip on power. Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the ruling party Frelimo’s victory in an October election which sparked massive protests by opposition groups who say the vote was rigged. The Constitutional Council’s Monday ruling is likely to spark further protests in the southern African country of …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mozambique’s top court confirms ruling party win in disputed election

CNN

Reuters — Mozambique’s top court on Monday confirmed the ruling party Frelimo’s victory in an October election, which has sparked massive protests by opposition groups who say the vote was rigged. Outside the conference center in the capital Maputo, where a senior Constitutional Council judge announced that Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo was president-elect and the party had retained its majority in …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say

Associated Press

MAPUTO, Mozambique — More than 100 people including children have been killed by security forces in post-election protests in Mozambique that have lasted nearly two months, rights and civil society groups said. Since Oct. 21, 110 people have been killed in the protests, said Plataforma Eleitoral Decide, a Mozambique civil society group that monitors elections. International rights group Amnesty International …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Son of ‘El Mago,’ Sinaloa cartel legend killed in L.A., seeks new family legacy

LA Times

Eddie Escobedo Jr. is carrying on the hibachi restaurant business started by his father, a convicted Sinaloa cartel marijuana trafficker known as “El Mago,” who was killed Nov. 23, 2023. The oldest, Eddie Escobedo Jr., says he knows he will always be known first and foremost as “El Mago’s son,” though his dad never wanted his children to follow him …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique’s election protests, Human Rights Watch says

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Mozambique security forces killed at least 10 children and injured dozens of others while trying to suppress weeks of protests following a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Hundreds of other minors were detained by security forces, some of them for days in violation of international law, since election results were announced a …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique's election protests, Human Rights Watch says

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mozambique security forces killed at …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Truth about lethal 'pink cocaine': Narcos warn new designer drug cocktail is cooked up by the sons of El Chapo is flooding US and UK

Daily Mail

Also known as 2C, tusi or cocaina rosada so-called 'pink cocaine' has seen a rise in publicity and use in the US and UK. A report from the US Drug Enforcement Agency flagged pink cocaine as a rising concern and noted the Sinaloa Cartel was taking advantage of growing interest in the drug. Pictured messages from an alleged drug dealer …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?

LA Times

In the history of narco-corruption in Mexico, no higher-ranking official than Genaro García Luna has ever faced justice in the United States. “You cannot parade this series of awards… it doesn’t wash, it doesn’t add up.” Cogan, who also presided over the case of El Chapo, told the former security chief: “You have the same kind of thuggishness as El …

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3 months ago

Mozambique Votes for New President as Ruling Party's Dominance Enters a New Era

The Hindu

Mozambique will hold a presidential election on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) to decide the country's next leader. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) is seeking a 49th consecutive term, while independent candidate Venancio Mondlane and the opposition party Podemos are also vying for the position. The election will be closely watched as it will have significant implications …

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3 months ago

Mozambique goes to the polls: Here's what you need to know

Firstpost

With 17 million people heading to vote on October 9 in Mozambique, the fate of 250 members of parliament and provincial assemblies will be decided. The country which has been plagued with several issues for years, including jihadist insurgency, famines and droughts, expects the ruling party’s Daniel Chapo to replace Filipe Nyusi as president. A former radio announcer and law …

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3 months ago

At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city

LA Times

In this city built from the spoils of Mexico’s richest drug-trafficking empire, they’re calling it the “narco-pandemia’’ — not a virus but a deadly reckoning inside the Sinaloa cartel that has left businesses shuttered, schools empty and the streets nearly deserted. One is loyal to Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the 76-year-old cartel co-founder who was recently captured in the United …

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3 months, 1 week ago

She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: ‘Show the proof’

LA Times

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed allegations from his country’s disgraced ex-security chief — jailed in the United States and facing a possible life sentence for corruption — that he has links to drug cartels. “Show the proof.” The president denied charges that surfaced in a handwritten letter from Genaro García Luna sent Tuesday by his lawyer to …

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5 months ago

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico

Al Jazeera

US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of El Mayo from Mexico to arrest in Texas. The US ambassador to Mexico has acknowledged that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug …

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5 months ago

From jail, drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada tells wild story of corruption and murder

LA Times

The front pages of Mexican newspapers last month announced the news of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s capture by U.S. authorities. He was killed at the same time, and in the same place, where I was kidnapped.” Perez said he released Zambada’s statement “to set the record straight and counter the false narratives.” Zambada said the two Sinaloa politicians were locked …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders

LA Times

Days after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of two of Mexico’s most wanted fugitives, the details of what exactly transpired remain murky. “We need them to tell the truth.” The president has come under heavy criticism for being blindsided by the capture of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of notorious …

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Líder opositor de Mozambique regresa del exilio y la policía lanza gas lacrimógeno a seguidores

2 sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ are in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say

Dos hijos de “El Chapo” negocian acuerdo de culpabilidad en EEUU

Mozambique president-elect urges ‘unity’ amid unrest, citizens fleeing

Mozambique President-Elect Wants to Restore Investor Confidence After Unrest

Mozambique crisis: Unrest grows in Maputo on Christmas Eve after disputed election results; check details

Mozambique on edge as judges rule on disputed election

Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

Mozambique top court confirms ruling party’s win in disputed election

Mozambique’s top court confirms ruling party win in disputed election

At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say

Son of ‘El Mago,’ Sinaloa cartel legend killed in L.A., seeks new family legacy

10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique’s election protests, Human Rights Watch says

10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique's election protests, Human Rights Watch says

Truth about lethal 'pink cocaine': Narcos warn new designer drug cocktail is cooked up by the sons of El Chapo is flooding US and UK

Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?

Mozambique Votes for New President as Ruling Party's Dominance Enters a New Era

Mozambique goes to the polls: Here's what you need to know

At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city

She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: ‘Show the proof’

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico

From jail, drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada tells wild story of corruption and murder

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders