09Feb2016
Battle Against Corruption Is About to Start in Mexico's Congress - Without Any Congressmen
Americas Quarterly
Mexican civil society is now leading the fight against corruption – not by choice, but by necessity. The alternative – following regular legislative procedures and waiting for political parties to present their own bills and discuss them – is no longer an option.

09Feb2016
Tlaquepaque: Arts & Crafts Enclave Near Guadalajara
The Associated Press
Strolling the boutique-lined streets of this arts-and-crafts enclave near Guadalajara, Mexico, is like stepping into the brightly colored pages of a storybook.

09Feb2016
Pipeline Theft is the Latest Major Threat to Mexico's Battered Oil Industry
Business Insider
In addition to the brutally low prices oil is being sold for on the market - Mexico’s oil industry is dealing with a severe theft problem preventing an increasing amount of its production from ever getting to market.

09Feb2016
'La Nueva Familia' Cartel Announces Its Arrival Amid Michoacan Turmoil
InSight Crime
"Narco-banners" hung around Michoacan have announced the arrival of a new criminal organization in a sign the underworld in the troubled central Mexican state is reorganizing yet again after several years of turmoil.

09Feb2016
Central America's Indigenous Seek Apology from Pope Francis for Genocide
Sputnik
The Supreme Indigenous Council of Michoacan, Mexico, accused the Catholic Church of being involved in mass genocide, which started with the Spaniards' arrival to the Central American region in the 16th century.

09Feb2016
Mexico City Protest Demands Ban on Bullfighting
Agence France-Presse
AnimaNaturalis activists protested Sunday against bullfighting, demanding that it be banned, at the Revolution Monument in Mexico City.

09Feb2016
State Authorities to Issue Alert Warning About Violence Against Women in Jalisco
Prensa Latina
There is systematic violence against women in the Mexican state of Jalisco, said a report that was presented to the state government by an inter-institutional multi-academic group.

09Feb2016
Worth Protecting: Mexico's Marismas Nacionales
AIDA
This living, breathing community, extending 2,000 square kilometers through Nayarit and Sinaloa states, is the largest mangrove forest on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Despite the importance of this rich environment, the Marismas Nacionales are at risk.


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