Mexican journalist who received death threats gets asylum in US; case is 1st of its kind

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:13:52 +0000

A Mexican journalist who was the target of death threats like those made by drug cartels says he has been granted asylum in the United States in a case believed to be the first of its kind since…

Mexican journalist who received death threats gets asylum in US; case is 1st of its kind

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:57:41 +0000

SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican journalist who was the target of death threats like those made by drug cartels says he has been granted asylum in the United States in a case believed to be the first of its kind since the country’s bloody drug war began.

Mexican journalist who received death threats gets asylum in US; case is 1st of its kind

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:57:41 +0000

Four Mexican Journalists in Exile

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:52:13 +0000

Less than one week after the murder of Luis Carlos Santiago, a 21-year-old photojournalist for El Diario de Ciudad Juárez , three Mexican journalists in exile spoke to the press from the offices of the Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso, Texas: Emilio Gutierrez Soto, a newspaper reporter from the town of Ascensión, Chihuahua, Ricardo Chavez Aldana, a radio reporter from Juárez and …

Juarez newspaper editorial ignites a beleaguered Mexico

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:47:46 +0000

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A newspaper’s stunning, front-page editorial of seeming surrender to drug capos has set off a national debate from the presidential palace to Mexico’s equivalent of the water cooler — its ubiquitous town squares.

Juarez editorial ignites a beleaguered Mexico

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:35:43 +0000

A newspaper’s stunning, front-page editorial of seeming surrender to drug capos has set off a national debate from the presidential palace to Mexico’s equivalent of the water cooler _ its ubiquitous town squares.

Fed Up, A Mexican Town Resorts To Mob Justice

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:23:17 +0000

Murders and kidnappings have plagued Mexico amid its drug war. A mob in one Mexican town this week rose up, pursued a couple of presumed kidnappers and killed them. The day after the fury, another crowd stormed city hall and forced the mayor to fire the entire police force.

Juarez editorial ignites a beleaguered Mexico

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:51:17 +0000

Hoboken woman’s doggie designs chosen to tour Brazil and Japan with Pet Fashion Week

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:47:46 +0000

Courtesy of LMB DesignsLisa Barnes poses with her photographer’s dog who is sporting the signature “turtleback” sweater of her earth-friendly pet apparel line that will be touring Japan and Brazil this winter.In mid-August, New York City opened its doggy doors…

Juarez editorial ignites a beleaguered Mexico

Chihuahua — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:45:06 +0000

(AP:MEXICO CITY) A newspaper’s stunning, front-page editorial of seeming surrender to drug capos has set off a national debate from the presidential palace to Mexico’s equivalent of the water cooler _ its ubiquitous town squares.