Slideshow: Mexican mid-terms in Oaxaca City
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Tagged: Mexico
Independents, spoiled ballots and boycotts mark Mexico’s mid-term elections
Mexico held mid-term elections on Sunday. Voting was uneventful in most parts of the country, with notable exceptions in the southern states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Shannon Young reports form Oaxaca City. Download...
FSRN Weekly Edition – May 29, 2015
Indigenous police commander Nestora Salgado transferred from Mexican max-security prison after 24-day hunger strike Paris police announce they will clear camp where 100s of migrants languish Senate to return early from Memorial Day recess...
Indigenous police commander Nestora Salgado on hunger strike in Mexican maximum security prison
A naturalized U.S. citizen held in a maximum security prison in Mexico has escalated her weeks-long hunger strike by announcing she will no longer drink liquids. Political prisoners in Mexico are often placed in...
FSRN Weekly Edition – May 15, 2015
SE Asian nations “push back” boats crowded with migrants, leaving thousands stranded at sea EU calls for migrant resettlement quotas and maritime military action Millions in limbo as DACA/DAPA case winds through courts Striking...
Striking Mexican farmworkers score tentative victory in San Quintin
Farmworkers at export-oriented megafarms in northwestern Mexico have secured a tentative victory in their two-month-long strike. Shannon Young has more. Download Audio Thousands of farmworkers gathered under the open sky in Mexico’s San Quintin...
Mexican police raid neighborhood of striking farmworkers as labor negotiations stagnate
An ongoing strike by farmworkers at export-oriented megafarms in the Mexican state of Baja California took a tense turn over the weekend. Shannon Young reports. Download Audio The Transpeninsular Highway which connects the megafarms...
Thousands of farmworkers strike against work conditions in Mexico’s San Quintin Valley
Thousands of farmworkers are on strike in the Mexican agricultural hub of San Quintin. The protests erupted last week with farmworkers blocking a key highway of the Baja California peninsula to call for better...
FSRN Weekly Edition – March 20, 2015
Netanyahu back peddles; U.S. still to reevaluate backing Israel at UN Netanyahu reelection raises concerns in Gaza and renews calls for unity among Palestinans Regional elections in Spain will be first test for anti-austerity...
Top Mexican journalist fired on heels of whistleblower platform’s launch
[Editors note: The following story was originally posted Monday, March 16, 2015 but updated with new information on March 20th for the Weekly Edition. Audio of original version available here.] The sudden firing of...
