27Feb2014
Campaign Triumphs as Loggers Expelled From Territory of 'Earth's Most Threatened Tribe'
Survival International
A global campaign by Survival International to save the Awá, Earth’s most threatened tribe, has triumphed this week, as loggers and ranchers responsible for the destruction of the tribe’s rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon are being expelled.

27Feb2014
'Free Shorty': Hundreds March in Culiacan Calling for Cartel Boss to Be Freed
The Associated Press
Hundreds of people marched on the streets of this western Mexico city on Wednesday demanding that Mexican authorities free the boss of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.

27Feb2014
Mazatlan Welcomes International Tourists to Its 116th Carnaval Celebration
PRNewswire
Mazatlan expects record-breaking number of tourists from around the world, contributing to an astounding one million visitors.

26Feb2014
Indian Women Demand Compensation From Government for False Imprisonment
Agencia EFE
Two Otomi Indian women are demanding that the Mexican federal Attorney General's Office compensate them for the four years they spent in prison on kidnapping convictions that were later thrown out by the courts.

26Feb2014
Accusations of Mexico Blacklisting Seasonal Workers Who Unionize in Canada
rabble.ca
A successful campaign to unionize migrant workers has led to allegations that the Mexican government blacklisted labor activists, then prevented some of those workers from returning to work in Canada under Canada's Seasonal Agricultural worker program.

26Feb2014
Deportees Stuck Between Two Countries in US-Mexico Border 'Purgatory'
CNN
Part of the fence separating the United States and Mexico sits about 50 yards away from hundreds of tunnel-like holes and makeshift tents where people live, stuck between two countries.

26Feb2014
Largest Study of Hispanic Health Seeks Answers to Group's Longevity
Miami Herald
There’s a paradox to the health of Hispanics in America that federal researchers are struggling to solve: While they live longer than non-Hispanic whites according to the U.S. Census - Hispanics also have higher incidences of weight gain, hypertension and diabetes.

26Feb2014
SCORE Kicks Off Season With Baja 250 Opener
Imperial Valley Press
The SCORE season opener will be held in Mexico’s picturesque fishing village of San Felipe, located 125 miles south of the U.S. border on the East side of the Baja California peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil Sea of Cortez.


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