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News and discussion of US-Mexico border issues. Messages are posted daily and sent via email.
Molly Molloy, Border & Latin American Specialist at the New Mexico State University Library, manages the list.
You can reach Molly at:
mollymolloy@gmail.com
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Nuevo Laredo newspaper--El Manana...
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In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent
LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Mañana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border.... more »
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3 murdered today in Juarez; estimate of 25 so far in May
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Today was violent in Ciudad Juarez, though not all of the deaths can be attributed to "drug-related-violence." Note in the first story posted below, a "presumed drug seller" was executed in the Villahermosa neighborhood. That's what the headline says, but the first line of the story says "a car-washer was shot to death in a park in... more »
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Mexican newspaper's website suffers two cyberattacks
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El Ma?ana [Nuevo Laredo] has been a frequent target of cyber attacks as well as armed attacks and an assassination of an editor:
There have been at least six other cyberattacks during this year, usually after the publication of reports about the performance of local authorities, reported the newspaper in a press release.... more »
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Two Americans--Documentary Film showing at NMSU on May 22
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On May 22, the ACLU and NMSU will be co-hosting a screening of the documentary “Two Americans,” which focuses on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration raids in Phoenix and the families they have affected. Afterwards, we will also have a Q&A with the filmmakers. At the event, we will also have copies of *Torn Apart*, the report we have written on family... more »
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Invitacion Exposición-Venta de Pintura
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Irma Gpe. Casas Franco Casa Amiga Esther Chávez Cano 6908300/6908301 casa_am...@prodigy.net.mx Amigas y amigos, tendremos esta actividad el día jueves por la tarde, es a beneficio de nuestra organización y es una oportunidad de tener una obra original y apoyar nuestras causas, espero puedan venir y saludarl@s, gracias. Irma... more »
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Inside San Pedro Sula – the most violent city in the world---GUARDIAN
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As we know, Ciudad Juarez had a murder rate somewhere between 200-300 during 2009-2011. It was surpassed in 2012 by this Central American city which is now the most violent city in the world. The descriptions of the killings are very similar to what happened in Juarez and what is still happening in other places in Mexico, though with somewhat less intensity... more »
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