Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador delivered his first state of the union address on September 1 from a position of strength, in spite of the fact that the first nine months in office have failed to produce results in several key areas.
En el 2009, Mariano Abarca fue asesinado por su activismo contra el proyecto Minero Canadiense. Cansados de esperar por justicia de parte del Estado Mexicano, su familia está llevando el caso a la Organización de Estados Americanos.
Knowing that his life was in danger, Abarca began to raise his public profile. In July 2009, he traveled to the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City to deliver a message about Blackfire’s conduct and the threats to his person. A video from that visit shows him telling an embassy representative that Blackfire is using its employees as shock troops for violent attacks on activists.
México acaba de unirse a la creciente lista de países que han avanzado hacia la legalización de la marihuana.
Mexico just joined the growing list of countries that have moved towards legalization of marijuana. In a ruling last Thursday, the Supreme Court of Mexico granted injunctive relief to a group of four plaintiffs who had filed a complaint in 2013 requesting to be able to grow, transport and consume marijuana.
El sábado 26 de septiembre, cuando se cumplía el primer año tras las desapariciones, al menos quince mil simpatizantes que representaban una amplia muestra de la sociedad mexicana se manifestaron en la capital pidiendo justicia para los estudiantes. Grupos como colectivos estudiantiles, uniones de profesores, organizaciones indígenas, partidos políticos de izquierdas y zapatistas entre otros marcharon juntos para mostrar su apoyo a las familias de los desaparecidos.
On Saturday, Sept. 26, which marked the first anniversary of the disappearances, at least fifteen thousand supporters representing a broad cross-section of Mexican society marched in the capital demanding justice for the students. Marching in contingents, organizations including student collectives, teachers’ unions, indigenous organizations, leftwing political parties and Zapatista supporters showed their support for the families of the disappeared.
