Kurt Cobain imitated them, R.E.M. supported them, the Red Hot Chili Peppers would never have existed without them. The most indefinable group of the English scene of the 1970s says goodbye: ‘We were never commercial. We never participated in that big spectacle’
The Secretariat of the Navy seized 1,500 kilos of opioid pills in the Mexican state of Sinaloa amid the ongoing cartel war between Los Chapitos and the faction loyal to Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
He started by documenting the protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, was elected at 23 as a representative for his Brooklyn district, and by 26 had successfully passed a law aimed at facilitating housing access for millions
We visited Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City, which has just been enshrined by the ‘World’s 50 Best Bars’ list. We found a place that imitates the speakeasies of the Roaring Twenties, and where you can only stay for 90 minutes
The Ukrainian human rights lawyer talks to EL PAÍS about war crimes committed by the Russia, the weakness of the international justice system, and the accusations of genocide in Gaza
Farming and mining towns between Michoacán and Colima are targets for the cartels. Their inhabitants try to protect themselves and have been asking for a stronger state security presence in the region for years
The partner of the Sinaloa Cartel capo is back, post-prison, to promote her new project: starring in a music video for a corrido about her life sung by Mariel Colón, the narco lawyer-turned-performer
The anti-war student movement that has occupied campuses across the United States spreads with the birth of Latin America’s first pro-Palestine camp at UNAM, the storied Mexican university
The drug, which was already used as an opioid adulterant in the US and Canada and which significantly increases the risk of overdose, has now appeared in Mexico
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced displacements, kidnappings and extortions, along with the efforts made by the local and migrant populations to survive
After the latest blows inflicted, the authorities claim the criminal organization has splintered and lost its power; independent researchers argue that it is a hidden monster with deep roots in working-class neighborhoods
A federal court issued arrest warrants Thursday, thus quashing the order of a district judge that, as of January 21, allowed the soldiers to continue the ongoing judicial process on bail
Travel companies in France, England and Belgium are suspending trips to the Lacandon Jungle in response to increased cartel violence, while in Guatemala, authorities have arrested two members of a Mexican cartel following a shootout with the military
This pioneer of punk, cult guitarist, ex-heroin addict and homosexual activist is presenting a memoir and a new musical project
The former deputy commander of the EZLN reappeared on the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous uprising but away from the spotlight, without saying a word, as part of his new role within the Mexican guerrilla movement
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is celebrating the anniversary of the armed uprising that shook the Mexican status quo. From 12 days of war in 1994 to the failed negotiations with the government, from broken promises to building autonomy, the most iconic anti-globalization guerrilla movement has survived three decades
Merchants in the capital of the State of Mexico have hired private security services in the face of threats and kidnappings, including those of four workers who have been missing since last week
A non-profit run by exiles has produced ‘Freedom behind bars,’ a book that compiles the stories of 11 female survivors of the regime’s notorious penitentiary system
The lack of electricity and security after hurricane ‘Otis’ has created neighborhood patrols that watch the streets to prevent further looting, but also attract violent characters who are suspicious of any stranger
Residents of Pie de la Cuesta, Mexico, a working-class neighborhood that caters to tourists in neighboring Acapulco, are struggling to survive without water, electricity and barely any food, one week after disaster hit
The Mexican guerrilla leader, who adopted the name Galeano in 2014, will step back to pave the way for a new generation
The brutal murders in the community of Malpaso, in the north-central state, underscore how drug cartels control large swathes of the country
The families of the six teenagers who were murdered in the Mexican town of Malpaso have buried their dead. They are filled with rage, but they are also fearful, due to the presence of informants from organized crime at the funerals
The massacre of six young people reveals how organized crime has imposed its rule over a Mexican state that is plagued by everyday violence and a war between cartels
Only one youth, whose identity has not been confirmed, survived and is in the hospital with multiple head injuries
The youngsters were seized by an armed group early Sunday morning. Nobody knows where they are or the reason for the crime
The intensification of anti-narcotics operations in key areas of the Mexican state – such as along the border with Guatemala, or in the Lacandona jungle – has resulted in the umpteenth escalation in the armed conflict. In this seriously wounded state, tensions are ready to explode