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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
New Law Supports Violence-Free Lives for Women in Mexico
 Ovi
The decree, that will take effect this Friday, defines that the objective will be to prevent, to sanction and to eradicate the violence against women, besides guaranteeing access to a life without aggression for their development and well-being.
Mexico Won't Deport 11 Iraqi Christians
 Associated Press
The head of Mexico's Immigration Institute said Wednesday the government won't deport or repatriate 11 Iraqi Christians detained Jan. 20 in the northern city of Monterrey.
75,000 Protest Tortilla Prices in Capital
 Ioan Grillo
Some 75,000 unionists, farmers and leftists marched to protest price increases in basic foodstuffs like tortillas, a direct challenge to the new president's market-oriented economic policies blamed by some for widening the gulf between rich and poor.
Immigrant Bodies Return to Tierra Nativa
 Pat Healy
In 2001, 70 bodies were shipped to Mexico from Colorado and eastern Wyoming, according to the Mexican consulate in Denver. Last year, there were 155. But the dead don’t cross the border any easier than the living do.
Students Say Mexican Paper Was Censored
 Marie C. Kodama
One of Mexico’s student-run college papers was suddenly shut down two weeks ago by the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla (UDLA) following a series of controversial cartoons and opinion columns criticizing the university administration.
Anti-Violence Campaigner Wounded by Gunmen in Acapulco
 Associated Press
An anti-crime campaigner who was helping promote a march against a wave of violence in this Pacific coast resort city was shot several times Tuesday by unidentified gunmen.
Massive Protest Planned for Zócalo
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
Mexico City´s central square will be packed with people again Wednesday afternoon, when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to gather in protest of high tortilla prices.
9 Police Officers Killed in Northern Mexico in January
 Xinhua
A police officer, shot dead on Monday, became the ninth victim in January in the fight against drug trafficking in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, authorities said.
Highway Scene of Ongoing Drug War
 El Universal
Over the last 12 months, the 300-kilometer highway that links the tourist resorts of Acapulco and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo in southern Guerrero state has become the latest front for drug cartels fighting over turf.
Mexico City's Infamous Smog Clears, a Little
 Frank Jack Daniel
Heavy trucks belch black smoke and lines of buses battle through a virtually gridlocked sea of cars inching beneath a haze of exhaust fumes. Welcome to Mexico City in 2007.
Mexico Returns Guns to Tijuana Police Officers Who Were Disarmed After Corruption Allegations
 Luis Perez
Police in this violent border city got their guns back Saturday three weeks after they were forced to turn over weapons to federal authorities because of allegations they were colluding with drug traffickers.
Calderón Says New Congress Should Aid Immigration Issues
 Bloomberg
Mexican President Felipe Calderón said yesterday that his country has a better chance of resolving disputes with the United States over immigration now that Democrats control the U.S. Congress.
Tijuana Police Investigated For Bribery
 Ioan Grillo
Six federal police officers involved in President Felipe Calderon's anti-drug operation were being investigated for extortion on Friday after they were videotaped taking money from a driver in the border city of Tijuana, officials said.
Oaxaca Living a State of Siege
 Prensa Latina
The Mexican state of Oaxaca is living today a real state of siege, denounced one of the opposition leaders. The President of the November 25 Liberation Committee, Mexican painter Francisco Toledo, assured that the situation is taking place despite interference from governor Ruiz.
Army Alone Won't Stop Mexico Drug Violence - UN
 Catherine Bremer
Mexico's use of the army to round up suspected drug cartel members will not eradicate drug violence unless more effort is put into intelligence work, a United Nations official said.
Archeologists Discover Ancient Olmec-Influenced City Near Mexico City
 Mark Stevenson
A 1,500-year-old city influenced by the Olmecs - often referred to as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica - has been discovered hundreds of kilometres away from the Olmecs' Gulf coast territory.
Mexican Consulate Opens US Passport Hotline
 Garance Burke
Mexicans seeking passports necessary to re-enter the United States after flying home can skip the long lines outside their consulates by calling toll-free hotlines in Fresno and five other cities nationwide.
Mexico to Consider Transgender Rights
 PinkNews.co.uk
A Mexican politician has announced he is to bring forward legislation in March to amend the country's constitution to grant legal protection for transgender people.
Energy & Corn Subsidies Launched
 El Universal
Since being sworn in on Dec. 1 for a six-year term, Calderón has taken a number of measures to fight poverty, including creating a program to support development in the 100 poorest municipalities.
Calderon Begins European Tour
 AFX
President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday began a six-day tour of Europe, where he planned to meet with global heavyweights at the World Economic Forum and encourage foreign investment in Mexico.
Relatives Bury Mexican Migrant Shot by Border Patrol in Arizona
 Associated Press
About 100 friends and relatives attended a funeral on Monday of a Mexican migrant who was shot to death Jan. 12 by a U.S. border patrol agent in Arizona.
Court Rules in Favor of Off-Site Betting
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
The off-site betting parlors proliferating across the nation got a nod of approval Monday from a Supreme Court finding that regulations established in 2004 by the Fox administration for licensing "sports books" do not violate the Constitution or existing law.
Miguel Angel de Los Santos Cruz Takes on Case in the Death of Brad Will
 Will Family
The Will family is pleased to have the renowned Mexican human rights lawyer, Miguel Angel de Los Santos Cruz, join the cause for justice in the case of Bradley Roland Will's death.
Calderón Ready to Press for Reforms
 Adam Thomson
Felipe Calderón is in a quietly confident mood. He sits in his office in Los Pinos and plays with the gold wedding ring on his right hand - he confesses to being so left-handed he finds it difficult to put the ring on the correct side - while he talks of his achievements after his first 50 days.
Jesus Malverde Gets Shrine in Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
Jesus Malverde, a legendary crime figure revered as a saint by many of the country's drug traffickers, has received plenty worshippers since the shrine went up in the capital's rough Doctores neighborhood.
More Extraditions to Come, Mexico Says
 Sam Enriquez & Carlos Martinez
On the heels of the extradition of four top drug cartel leaders, Mexico's attorney general said Sunday he planned to send more suspects to face U.S. trials, tacitly acknowledging that corruption had allowed drug kingpins to direct operations even while in maximum-security Mexican prisons.
11 Iraqis With Fake ID Arrested in Monterrey
 Sean Mattson
Eleven Iraqis traveling with fake passports and headed to the United States were arrested by Mexican immigration authorities upon their arrival at Monterrey's international airport.
One Police Officer Killed and 5 Bodies Found
 Ovi
Authorities inform that the bodies of five people were found in the last few hours in Baja California and Nuevo León, in the north of Mexico, where a police officer had been killed recently.
US, Mexico Back Higher Education Partnership
 The Herald Mexico
The U.S. government announced last week a US$2 million partnership with the Mexican government to promote collaboration between the two nations´ higher education institutions.
Calderon Sees Mexico as Americas Power Broker
 Carlos Luken
It’s no wonder that every prominent Mexican politician has quoted two phrases at least once in their careers, one by dictator Porfirio Diaz: “Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States.” The other a popular adage, “The U.S. has no friends, only interests.”
Mexico's Leftist Leader Vows to Register 5 Million Supporters of His Parallel Government
 Associated Press
The parallel government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed last week to register 5 million supporters as its representatives who would help the fiery leftist undermine President Felipe Calderon's administration.
Mexico Doctors Urged to Stub Out
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
In Mexico and dozens of other countries, especially developing nations, health workers smoke at far higher rates than the general adult population.
Mexico Porn Rap
 Jorge Barrera
Mexican authorities have arrested a Canadian on suspicion of trying to make child pornography after three youths he was found with accused him of paying them to strip naked before a camera.
President Calderon Planning First Trip to Europe
 Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will meet European leaders for the first time on a week-long trip to the continent later this month, according to Mexican officials this week.
Mexico Extradites Drug Kingpins to U.S.
 Frank Jack Daniel
Mexico extradited drug kingpins Osiel Cardenas and Hector "El Guero" Palma along with several other major traffickers to the United States on Friday as part of a major crackdown against warring cartels.
Mexican Troops Target Drug Trade
 Natalia Parra
President Felipe Calderon announced Friday that 7,600 soldiers have massed in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero to go after drug gangs that have committed beheadings and other violence in the resort city of Acapulco in recent months.
Mexico Leader Welcomes Foreign Investors
 E. Eduardo Castillo
President Felipe Calderon said Mexico will intensify efforts to attract foreign capital — especially from investors who may flee other Latin American countries that have announced the nationalization of key industries.
US Must Help More in Drug War, Says Calderón
 Adam Thomson
In the first published interview with the foreign press since he became president, Felipe Calderón told the FT: “The US is jointly responsible for what is happening to us... in that joint responsibility the American government has a lot of work to do. We cannot confront this problem alone.”
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