16Dec2013
Meet Miriam Lopez: A Torture Survivor Fighting for Justice in Mexico
Amnesty International
Miriam Lopez was kidnapped by men in balaclavas, tortured and detained for months. How could this happen? Amnesty International looks at the reality of torture in Mexico.

16Dec2013
Jalisco Celebrates First Civil Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex
Advocate.com
A lesbian couple in Jalisco, Mexico, wed on Saturday after a judge granted them the right through an injunction.

15Dec2013
US Widely Surveyed Electronic Exchanges Between Mexican Citizens
The Voice of Russia
A number of classified documents that have been revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden contained evidence that the US National Security Agency had widely surveyed electronic exchanges between Mexican citizens, including politicians of the highest rank and even former and current presidents.

15Dec2013
The Double-Edged Drug: Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
The New York Times
In demand in clinics and on the street, 'Bupe' has become both medication and dope: a treatment with considerable successes and also failures, as well as a street and prison drug bedeviling local authorities.

15Dec2013
Subway Riders in Mexico City Defy Sharp Metro Ticket Price Hike
PressTV
This has been a common scene around the Mexico City underground lately: students jumping over turnstiles or crawling under them, and journalists reporting on this new social movement.

15Dec2013
10,500-Year-Old Hunter-Gatherer Prints Found in Northern Mexican Desert
Daily Mail
Centuries ago a hunter-gatherer trekked across the Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert in search of food and left behind just a single pair of perfectly preserved prints.

15Dec2013
Exorcisms on the Rise in Mexico, Many Lay Blame on the War on Drugs
The Young Turks
How has a the war on drugs and brutal violence from drug cartels led to a rise in exorcisms in Mexico? Is the devil to blame, or is it about bad government policy?

15Dec2013
Petsy.mx Raises $1M to Bring US-Style E-Commerce to Mexico's Pet Lovers
TechCrunch
Launched in June 2013 with the aim of bringing “US-style” customer service to the Mexican e-commerce market, Petsy.mx sells a wide variety of pet care products, including premium dog and cat food brands.


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