Border Activists Under Siege
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
The sister of a murdered woman from Ciudad Juarez is the latest activist in the border city to suffer an attack.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Juggling for Life—Circus Performers Face the Violence of Juarez
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
On the street corners of Ciudad Juarez, fire-eaters swallow their fears and clowns laugh off death through their tears.
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Tags: drugcartel, Juarez, mexico
No ‘Gringos’ in Juarez as Drug War Scares Off Tourists
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
As the drug cartels wage war, a bustling Juarez street—once crowded with American tourists looking for a cheap beer, sex and good Mexican food—stands forlorn.
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Tags: drugwars, juarez, margaritas, mexico, tourism, violence
Fired for Asking About Mexican President's Alleged Alcoholism
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui was fired by broadcast network MVS after asking on air about the alleged alcoholism of Mexican President Felipe Calderón last Friday.
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Mexican Political Transition Underway
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
The opening battle of the 2012 Mexican political transition took place Jan. 30 in Acapulco, with the victory of leftist Angel Heladio Aguirre.
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Tags: acapulco, aguirre, calderon, mexicoelection, mexicoleft