A tight spot for the 34 million Mexicans living in micro-apartments
Mexico’s persistent housing crisis has pushed millions to find refuge in tiny shanty homes
Mexico’s persistent housing crisis has pushed millions to find refuge in tiny shanty homes
With officers gunned down, abducted or run out of town, Chihuahua precincts are close to defeat
Group posted false job ads on social media platform then forced applicants to attend training camps
Draft bill that President Enrique Peña sent to Congress in 2015 has been beset by delays
Local authorities confirm video footage showing officers detaining group as armed men arrive
Extradition to US of drug lord sparks power struggle that has left 235 people dead in two months
Mexican state is witnessing an upsurge in violence unseen for almost a decade
Lower house passes reform to place suspects in pre-trial detention and prevent them from fleeing justice
Business sector moves to play down two shootouts this week that left nine dead in Caribbean resort
Marisol Lazárraga’s workshop for children in the village of La Noria provides a refuge from the drugs war
Government plan to boost security in country’s south having negative effect, say rights groups
The Sinaloa Cartel controls 90% of the narcotics shipped through this stretch of the US border
Faced with police inaction, some people are taking justice into their own hands
Drug kingpin’s attorney says he will challenge the ruling in a circuit court
If extradited, the Mexican drug boss wants to avoid a trial and reach an agreement for a reduced sentence
Pontiff’s calls for peace fail to halt violence in one of the world’s most dangerous nations
Soap opera star asks for legal protection after failing to testify about her ties with ‘El Chapo’
Five friends were returning home from a getaway when they were stopped by officers
The majority of those detained have greater quantities of drugs than permitted by law
Kate del Castillo had planned on launching tequila business with the notorious drug lord
The PRD politician was gunned down at her home one day after she took office
Archbishop of Mexico City calls for review of drug’s therapeutic uses
Drug dealers disguised as police officers hold up and kill two tourists in the violent state