Mexico
31/10/2012 / WORLD
Four years of Obama: Observers from around the world share their disillusionment
Four years ago, much of the world rejoiced when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Many of our Observers, from Mexico to Pakistan, were among those who hoped his slogan of “Change” would apply not just to the United States’ domestic policy, but to its foreign policy, too. But today, their enthusiasm has somewhat died down. Read more…
17/08/2011 / WORLD
Insect diet may be the solution for a hungry world
Mexicans eat deep-fried grasshoppers. Japanese love wasp cookies. Leafcutter ants are considered a delicacy in Colombia, as are some caterpillars in South Africa. And in Thailand people cook everything from water beetles to bamboo worms. Even though eating insects has often been dismissed as a cultural eccentricity, it might soon become one of the answers to pressing global problems like hunger and environmental destruction. Read more…
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08/06/2011 / MEXICO
‘Blood fountains’, a potent symbol of Mexico’s drug war
The scene had an almost biblical quality to it. On May 28, the waters of Mexico City’s most famous fountain turned blood-red. It was a surreal sight, but one with a very down-to-earth message: stop Mexico’s drug war. Read more...
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05/05/2011 / MEXICO
Celebrating San Malverde, patron saint of thieves and drug dealers
Mexico’s drug lords are so powerful they even have their own patron saint: San Malverde. Every year on May 3, residents of the north-western state of Sinaloa, the birthplace of Mexico’s largest drug cartel, flock to celebrate their beloved “good bandit”. Read more...
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30/12/2010 / MEXICO
Blogger tells the real story of the war on drugs
An anonymously run blog has become the go-to site for information on the country’s bloody drug war, covering stories that the mainstream media can’t or won’t. Our Observer, herself a blogger anonymously covering drug violence and corruption, tells us why he thinks this kind of reporting is essential to Mexican society. Read more…
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22/12/2010 / MEXICO
Slain mother is a stark reminder of women’s brutal fate in Mexico
Marisela Escobedo was holding a vigil for her murdered daughter in front of the state governor’s office in Chihuahua City last Thursday when a man drove up and shot her in the head, in full view of security cameras and numerous onlookers. On the day of Escobedo's wake, armed men burned her family business down. Even by Mexico’s standards of violence, Escobedo's tragic story came as a shock. Read more…
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11/08/2010 / MEXICO
Giant yoga sessions aim to end violence
All summer, residents of Mexico are being invited to participate in free yoga sessions designed to bring peace to one of the most violent nations of the world. Read more...
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29/07/2010 / MEXICO
When clowns go on holy pilgrimages
Latin America is known for its religious fervour. In Mexico City, even the clowns organise an annual pilgrimage. Read more and see the photos...
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05/07/2010 / MEXICO
Amateur images of Hurricane Alex devastation in Mexico
Ten people have been found dead and 20 remain missing after Hurricane Alex thrashed northern Mexico. See the destruction in amateur images...
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21/04/2010 / MEXICO
Dog-cruelty video sparks criminal investigation
While Saudi Arabia is
hunting down the authors of an amateur video which showed them poaching endangered
animals on a nature reserve,
in the western city of Tepic, Mexico, local dog lovers have come out to protest
a video of extreme cruelty to animals which a group of teenagers posted on
Facebook. Read more.
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