Stories about Mexico from May, 2016
Mexico and the World Meet at the Festival of Friendly Cultures
More than 90 nations are converging at Mexico City's Zócalo. France is the special guest country.
Classism in Mexican Cinema: Entertainment or a Serious Issue?
Satire has always spiced up critiques about undesirable behaviors that we should try to overcome. In Mexico, classism is used as a sales hook that brings people to the cinema.
GV Face: Is That El Chapo on Your T-Shirt? The Glamorization of Violence in Latin America
T-shirts, songs, fame, and even a Rolling Stones interview. Who wins and who loses in the glamorization of violence?
Mexico Launches National Transparency Platform
Mexico has a new tool to combat the opacity of public servants and of those who govern. But its effectiveness in practice remains to be seen.
After Months of Investigation, More Doubts Than Certainties Remain in Mexico's Ayotzinapa Case
Where are the 43 Ayotzinapa students? That is the question which remains unanswered 19 months after the group of young teaching students were detained by local police officers in Mexico.
#LeyTelecom: Mexican Supreme Court Ratifies Geolocation and Retention of Metadata
Mexico's Supreme Court has ratified the indiscriminate retention of metadata, allowing authorities to use real-time geolocation of mobile devices. But the battle in defense of privacy is far from over.
Violence Against Women in Mexico Has Become Dangerously Normalised, One Lawyer Says
"Social media has played a key role in exposing the high rates of violence that Mexican women endure, as well as the silence and machismo that often surrounds it."