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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
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Mexico's most powerful drug cartels
Mexico declared a major victory Wednesday when it arrested the leader of the La Familia drug gang and 50 of its members, calling the group finished after the arrests. Here’s a look at Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels.
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The five most dangerous countries for journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists tracks journalists’ deaths, imprisonments, and other forms of intimidation. Here are some of the world’s most dangerous countries in which to be a journalist, according to CPJ.
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Latin America Monitor
Is French journalist kidnapped in Colombia a prisoner of war?
The ambiguities over FARC-kidnapped Romeo Langlois' status as a POW is indicative of a wider debate over the status of journalists in modern conflict zones, writes a guest blogger.
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Difference Maker
Eric Maddox breaks bread – and barriers – one virtual dinner at a time
Eric Maddox created the Virtual Dinner Guest Project to bring people from different cultures together over a meal through a video link.
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Latin America Monitor
Guatemalans scale volcano to protest domestic violence
Violence against women has surged in Central America, prompting awareness efforts like the one in Guatemala this weekend.
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Latin America Monitor
Honduras: home to the most violent city in the hemisphere?
Amid rising crime, the Peace Corps pulled out of in Honduras this week.
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Latin America Monitor
Veracruz police disbanded: many in Mexico won't notice
The Mexican city's 1,100-member police force has just been fired, with the Navy put in charge of civilian security. Many in Veracruz won't miss the cops, whom they distrust.
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Latin America Monitor
'Messenger Angels' protest crime in Mexico, wearing angels' wings (video)
Calling themselves 'Messenger Angels,' youth members of an evangelical church are protesting Mexico's drug violence by taking to the streets carrying signs and wearing angel costumes.
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Cover Story
Mexico drug war casualty: Citizenry suffers post-traumatic stress
Outwardly, life seems normal; but as drug war kidnappings, extortion, and violence brush closer to the average citizen, experts say, the mental terrain looks like post-traumatic stress.
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Mexico's other challenge: to burnish its brand
Can Mexico help the world see past its escalating drug war, and showcase all that it offers?
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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
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Latin America Monitor
Is US deportation of criminals driving up Mexico border violence?
Mexican President Felipe Calderon last week accused the US policy of deporting criminals into northern Mexico of fueling the criminal violence that is ravaging the country.
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Latin America Monitor
Mexico body dump: result of a gang war?
Mexican officials identified several of the bodies dumped on a Mexican highway as Zeta gang members. A gang linked to the Sinaloa Cartel claimed responsibility for the murders.
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Monterrey casino massacre shocks Mexico
A daylight attack on Thursday that left more than 50 people dead and a Monterrey casino in flames has shocked and frightened a Mexican public already hardened to drug violence.
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Latin America Monitor
Is violence in Mexico affecting foreign investment? No, say recent reports.
The reports suggest that, despite what might seem like common sense, investment in dangerous pockets of Mexico is up.
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Latin America Monitor
The other side of Mexico's drug war successes
The government hailed a long list of recent arrests of drug lords and other criminals, but such events always seem to be paired with a setback or other negative development in the drug war.
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Mexico's most powerful drug cartels
Mexico declared a major victory Wednesday when it arrested the leader of the La Familia drug gang and 50 of its members, calling the group finished after the arrests. Here’s a look at Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels.
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Latin America Monitor
Mexico peace tour: Final stop in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico's 'epicenter of pain'
Renowned poet Javier Sicilia concluded the week-long Peace Caravan Thursday night in Mexico's most violent city. Our correspondent is in the caravan, talking to residents along the way.
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Latin America Monitor
Mexico peace tour: heading into Zetas 'territory'
Renowned poet Javier Sicilia has begun a citizen's protest against Mexico's war against drugs that will visit flashpoints across the country. Our correspondent is in the caravan, talking to residents along the way.
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Latin America Monitor
Mexico peace tour: a cathartic turnout against drug violence in San Luis Potosí
Javier Sicilia's caravan attracts only a small crowd in San Luis Potosí, near the territory of the notorious Zeta drug cartel. But for some of the victims who attended, it was their first time speaking out.
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Latin America Monitor
Mexico peace tour: In Calderón's Michoacán, drug groups still in control
Javier Sicilia's caravan stops in Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacán, where Mexican President Felipe Calderón launched his 'war on drugs.' Our correspondent is in the caravan, talking to residents along the way.
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Latin America Monitor
Mexico peace tour: How the drug war changed once-calm Cuernavaca
Renowned poet Javier Sicilia has begun a citizen's protest against Mexico's war against drugs that will visit flashpoints across the country. Our correspondent is in the caravan, talking to residents along the way.
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Latin America Monitor
Hundreds flee drug violence - and their homes - in Mexico
The number of internally displaced people in Mexico pales in comparison to those forced to flee rural areas of Colombia, for example, but the number is growing.
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Latin America Monitor
Violence against women rises in El Salvador
Some analysts say that 'femicides' increase with the chaos of organized crime, though motives in El Salvador and the rest of Central America and Mexico remain unclear.
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Mexican press tagged 'not free' amid drug war violence, self-censorship
Freedom House, in its annual report released today, says that Mexico is facing one of the world’s most radical declines in press freedom. A media pact to not publish grisly photos complicates the situation.
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Spread of drone programs in Latin America sparks calls for code of conduct
At least nine Latin American nations are developing drone programs, raising calls for a code of conduct that will assuage concerns over potential misuse.
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China's role in realizing 'Latin America decade'
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrived in China today accompanied by 300 business leaders on a visit aimed at boosting a growing economic partnership.
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