The surrender of a free press is a very sad outcome of the war on drugs.
The Associated Press: Mexico border newspaper seeks truce with cartels: "In a front-page editorial, El Diario de Juarez asked the cartels what they want from the newspaper so it can continue its work without further death, injury or intimidation of its staff. "We ask you to explain what you want from us, what we should try to publish or not publish, so we know what to expect."" Sept. 19, 2010
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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