11Feb2015
How Did Everyone Get Addicted to Trivia Crack?
Businessweek
In Latin America, where it was the most downloaded free app last year, Trivia Crack is on one of every eight smartphones.

11Feb2015
Writer Eric Benson on Examining the Role of Citizen Journalism in Mexico
NPR.org
The rise and fall of citizen journalism in the cartel-controlled parts of Mexico is deeply chronicled by writer Eric Benson in the latest Texas Monthly Magazine.

11Feb2015
Network of Church-Run Migrant Shelters Wins Council's Top Mexican Award
Catholic News Service
A network of church-run migrant shelters across northern Mexico has won the top award from the national anti-discrimination council for its efforts to protect people traveling through the country without the proper papers.

11Feb2015
Gang Threats Force Universidad Valle de Mexico to Close Down Campus Permanently
Sputnik
UVM decided not to reopen its campus in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, plagued by gang violence. The campus was closed in mid-January following threats from drug cartels, who attempted extortion.

11Feb2015
Documenting Huichol Culture: 'Echo of the Mountain'
Variety
An award-winning documentary about Huichol artist Santos de la Torre, divided between the creative process and scenes of traditional rituals.

11Feb2015
Judge Clears Woman Forced by Troops to Falsely Confess to Organized Crime Charges
MENAFN
A Mexican judge has exonerated a woman who was forced to falsely confess to organized crime charges by troops who tortured and sexually abused her.

10Feb2015
Ayotzinapa: Argentine Forensic Team Goes Nose to Nose with Mexican Government's Version
Proceso
The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team responded to criticism made by the Attorney General's Office for contradicting its "historic truth" about the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students.

10Feb2015
Police Confront 4,000 Teachers Camped Out in Mexico City for Wage Hike
Television del Sur
Early Tuesday morning, a mass sit-in by 4,000 teachers on Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma avenue was surrounded by Mexico City and federal riot police. The encampment has since been moved to the Monument to the Revolution.


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