Last August, Manuel Berumen, a university professor, received the shock of his life after kissing his wife as they strolled with their four-year-old...
Ban on public affection in Mexico’s kissing capital
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CATEGORY: Mexico
Where is el5anto?
The fate of a masked blogger has set Mexican social networking sites ablaze over the last couple of weeks, leaving behind a trail of mystery and...
Mexico’s broadband slowed down by politics
High-speed internet and modern telecommunications, which could be possible with broadband frequencies, have been caught in the middle of a political...
Church officials silenced for speaking in favour of migrant rights
Rest stops for migrants operated by Roman Catholic priests across Mexico are coming under attack from top Church officials after centre directors...
Death threats force journalist to flee Mexico
Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho has fled the country after receiving death threats. Cacho, a columnist for the daily Mexico...
Newspaper offices attacked in Mexico
Another attack targeting the Mexican media was carried out on 29 July. The Monterrey-based offices of the regional daily El Norte, a newspaper owned...
Veracruz: reporter missing in Mexico’s most dangerous state
A reporter and photographer from the south-eastern Mexican state of Veracruz is missing. Miguel Morales Estrada has not been seen for a week in the...
Mexico signs ACTA despite opposition
Last week Mexico's ambassador to Japan signed the Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The approval was deemed a scandal by Mexican media....
Mexican media attacked for election bias
After a vote recount of Mexico's presidential elections, Enrique Peña Nieto, of the Partido Revolucionario Institutional (PRI) was finally declared...
Media freedom centre stage as Mexicans go to polls
As Mexican voters get ready to eelect their next president1 July , all four candidates have made statements in support of free expression and the...
Another journalist murdered in eastern Mexico
Another journalist from the Mexican state of Veracruz was found murdered on 14 June. Victor Baez, the Veracruz state crime reporter for the national...
Students unite under Yo Soy 132 banner
A youth revolution has been brewing in Mexico in the last month. Known as the Yo Soy 132 movement (I am 132), the phenomenon is made up of...
