Archive for November, 2008

Video: Crimes Against Dogs in Mexico City

Video: Crimes Against Dogs in Mexico City

| November 27, 2008 | Comments (0)

When thieves brandishing handguns broke into Ignacio Villanueva’s bulldog breeding kennels on the outskirts of Mexico City, it wasn’t the safe they were after but Cinderella, Titiana, Adelita and a handful of other dogs and puppies.

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45 journalists killed in Mexico since 2000; rights body appeals for end to impunity

45 journalists killed in Mexico since 2000; rights body appeals for end to impunity

| November 24, 2008 | Comments (1)

Mexico’s National Commission of Human Rights appealed to authorities over the weekend to investigate thoroughly the recent killings of a number of journalists here, and to put an end to the impunity for those who murder members of the profession.

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Video: A delicious sound above the din of Mexico City

Video: A delicious sound above the din of Mexico City

| November 23, 2008 | Comments (3)

The sound of street-sellers peddling their wares is a constant in Mexico City, and none more so than the seller of tamales – a traditional, Mexican corncake.

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Media non-profit appeals for asylum for journalists escaping Mexico

Media non-profit appeals for asylum for journalists escaping Mexico

| November 20, 2008 | Comments (2)

Reporters Without Borders issued an appeal to the international community today to provide asylum for journalists fleeing Mexican cities such a Ciudad Juarez.

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Journalist flees Ciudad Juarez to the U.S

Journalist flees Ciudad Juarez to the U.S

| November 20, 2008 | Comments (2)

Jorge Luis Aguirre, director of the news website “La Polaka,” has fled Mexico with his family to the United States after receiving death threats in his home city of Ciudad Juárez, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.

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Video: Graffiti artist hits Mexico City – with knitting

Video: Graffiti artist hits Mexico City – with knitting

| November 17, 2008 | Comments (4)

Guerrilla-knitter Magda Sayeg of KnittaPlease.com hit the streets of Mexico City to take on her biggest challenge yet. It was her task to cover an entire bus with knitting, as is her style, and we caught up with her just as she was completing her task.

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Newspaper offices in Northern Mexico attacked with grenades

Newspaper offices in Northern Mexico attacked with grenades

| November 17, 2008 | Comments (0)

Reports are surfacing this morning that the offices of the Culiacán newspaper El Debate were attacked with two grenades early Monday.

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Journalists profile conservative activist

Journalists profile conservative activist

| November 14, 2008 | Comments (1)

It turned out to be an unusual book launch. Scheduled to begin at 5pm yesterday afternoon in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, the authors were to present their profile of Mexico’s most prominent Catholic fundamentalist and anti-abortion campaigner.

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Crime reporter shot to death in Ciudad Juarez

Crime reporter shot to death in Ciudad Juarez

| November 14, 2008 | Comments (5)

Veteran Mexican crime reporter Armando Rodríguez was shot to death yesterday morning while in his car in the border city of Ciudad Juárez.

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Guerrilla knitting attacks Mexico City

Guerrilla knitting attacks Mexico City

| November 12, 2008 | Comments (1)

Magda Seyeg is a Texan artist who tags – but not with graffiti. She and her collective of guerilla knitters – who you can touch base with at KnittaPlease.com – place knitted stuff on door handles, park benches, statues, lamp posts and virtually anything else standing in the street.

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MexicoReporter.com en español!

MexicoReporter.com en español!

| November 11, 2008 | Comments (0)

Ahora MexicoReporter.com esta en español! Usa el enlace de “translator” a la derecha. MexicoReporter.com is now available in Spanish – use the flag link on the right.

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More than half of Mexicans surveyed suspect foul play in plane crash

More than half of Mexicans surveyed suspect foul play in plane crash

| November 10, 2008 | Comments (0)

Mexicans don’t have much faith in the word of their government. The natural reaction of many here in Mexico following a plane crash last week that killed Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño has been suspicion.

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Plane crash "an accident", says Mexico government

Plane crash "an accident", says Mexico government

| November 6, 2008 | Comments (3)

The Mexico Government maintains that there is no sign of foul play surrounding the plane crash on Tuesday night here in Mexico City that killed interior minister Juan Camilo Mouriño.

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Nov 4th: a night of highs and lows

Nov 4th: a night of highs and lows

| November 5, 2008 | Comments (0)

I thought I knew what the big story was going to be last night as I headed out of the house to a small gathering of people at the apartment of a friend of mine.

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Video: Texan Travels South for Knee Surgery

Video: Texan Travels South for Knee Surgery

| November 4, 2008 | Comments (0)

Paul Hambleton is a Texan who traveled south to get some minor knee-surgery done.

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Video: Family celebrates Dia de los Muertos in the cemetery

Video: Family celebrates Dia de los Muertos in the cemetery

| November 3, 2008 | Comments (1)

The Gutierrez Renteria family arrived early at the Panteon Frances (the French Cemetery) in Mexico City on Saturday morning. They had a lot to do to honor their dead loved ones in recognition of Dia De Los Muertos.

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Only in Mexico: Funeral Advertising

Only in Mexico: Funeral Advertising

| November 2, 2008 | Comments (0)

This advertising campaign is currently running on buses, bus stops and billboards across Mexico City. The ads are promoting a funeral home, and was run in conjunction with Day of the Dead.

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Dia de los Muertos, Panteon Frances de la Piedad

Dia de los Muertos, Panteon Frances de la Piedad

| November 1, 2008 | Comments (0)

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