The CNTE: 22 years of absolute control
A 1993 accord gave the teachers far-reaching powers and almost total impunity
The political and economic power of Section 22 of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) originated with a settlement signed in 1993 by then Oaxaca governor Heladio Ramírez. Since then, FULL STORY
Military order seen as ‘incentive to execute’
Document instructs soldiers to 'take down' criminals after dark
A human rights organization has obtained a military document that indicates soldiers were under orders to kill criminal elements under the cover of darkness when the Tlatlaya massacre took place FULL STORY
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Orange Air eyes more Cancún connections
16 cities in eastern U.S. identified as potential departure points
A new Florida-based airline that began offering flights to Cancún from three U.S. cities last month sees potential for another 16 connections next year. Orange Air launched direct flights in FULL STORY
Tests reveal doctor removed wrong eye
Eye removed during surgery was healthy and free of cancer, says lab report
Pathology tests have revealed that a doctor removed the wrong eye from a 14-month-old patient at a hospital in Sonora last Friday, leaving the youngster blind. A national health institute FULL STORY
Gunmen assassinate Oaxaca broadcaster
Influential journalist killed this morning in Miahuatlán
A radio announcer described as one of the most influential in the Southern Sierra of Oaxaca was assassinated by two gunmen this morning in Miahuatlán. Filadelfo Sánchez Sarmiento, a news FULL STORY
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Parents await results of tests on baby’s eye
They say the wrong eye was removed during surgery last week
Heartbroken parents of a 14-month-old baby who was left blind after surgery last Friday are awaiting the results of tests on an eye they believe was removed in error. FernandoFULL STORY
Cartel leader is back behind bars again
Attorney General questions judge's decision to free him, launches an appeal
No sooner had federal authorities freed alleged drug cartel leader El Menchito yesterday than they arrested him again. Now, the situation regarding Rubén Oseguera González, considered to be second in FULL STORY
States make it harder for independents
Chihuahua, Sinaloa pass 'Anti-Bronco' legislation
It’s being called the Anti-Bronco Law in reference to the successful candidate for governor of Nuevo León in the June 7 elections. But Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, nicknamed “El Bronco,” wasn’t FULL STORY
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7 face torture charges over Tlatlaya case
Police investigators accused of abusing witnesses of the massacre
Criminal charges have been laid against seven police investigators for torturing three survivors of the Tlatlaya massacre last year. Twenty-two presumed criminal gang members died in what was initially reportedFULL STORY
Paint company has fun with the president
Touched-up photo puts EPN on a Comex paint bucket
The paint company Comex is an avid user of social media to promote its products but yesterday it might have decided it went a paint can too far. A touched-up FULL STORY
3 nuns attacked in isthmus violence
Residents of Palomares blocked the trans-isthmus highway today in protest
Three elderly Catholic nuns were bound and gagged in their home in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Monday night, prompting church authorities to issue a statement in which they expressed their “grave concern” FULL STORY
2016 federal budget will be zero-based
More efficient spending sought so as to boost employment, development
For Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, the goal of the 2016 budget is to spend money more efficiently so that it serves to boost employment and economic development. One of the FULL STORY
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