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
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 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
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
EL PAÍS visited the Indigenous Zapotec leader inside his prison cell. According to the UN, he was convicted and jailed for a fabricated murder: ‘The real reason for the arrest and prosecution of López Alavez is his activity as a defender of the human rights of his community’
EL PAÍS reconstructs the rescue of the veteran sailor, who was stranded for months in the Eastern Pacific, based on interviews with the members of the crew that saved him
The Mexican journalist talks about his assassination attempt, the chaos of the moment, the six months that have passed, the president’s attacks and the stagnation of the investigation: ‘Someone tried to kill me. I don’t know who, I don’t know why’