Mexican women protest missing loved ones on Mother’s Day

Women hold photos of missing persons at a march in Mexico City May 10, 2025 (Mexico). EFE/ José Méndez

By Ana Baez Mexico City, May 10 (EFE). – Thousands of mothers marched on Saturday, ahead of Mothers’ Day in Mexico, to demand truth, justice, and reparations for over 127,000 people who have disappeared in the country, demanding that those dedicated to searching for their loved ones not disappear or be murdered. “We’re living in … Read more

127,000 missing without trace in Mexico, no state response in sight

The executive director of Amnesty International (AI) Mexico, Edith Olivares, speaks during an interview with EFE in Mexico City on Tuesday. April 29, 2025. EFE/ Sáshenka Gutiérrez

By Ana Báez Mexico City (EFE).- There are over 127,000 missing persons who remain uned for, being searched for by their families in Mexico in the absence of an official response in their relatives’ cases. “When the authorities say there are no enforced disappearances, they are insulting them,” said the executive director of Amnesty International … Read more

Mexico City deploys “Violet Glasses” in Latin America’s largest surveillance network

Photograph of the Centro de Comando, Control, Cómputo, Comunicaciones y o Ciudadano de México (C5), in Mexico City, Mexico. Apr. 14, 2025. EFE/ Mario Guzmán

Mexico City, (EFE).- Mexico City has launched the “Violet Glasses” initiative within its massive surveillance system, aiming to incorporate a gender perspective to detect and prevent violence against women. The program operates through the city’s C5 center: Mexico City’s Command, Control, Computing, Communications, and Citizen hub, which manages over 80,000 security cameras, the largest … Read more

Rift between Mexico and Spain after King Felipe VI not invited to Sheinbaum’s inauguration

Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during an event at the Ministry of Public Education in Mexico City, Mexico, 25 September, 2024. EFE/ Mario Guzmán

International desk, Sep 25 (EFE).- Pedro Sánchez, the president of the Spanish government, said on Wednesday that the Mexican government’s decision not to invite King Felipe VI to the inauguration of president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum was “unacceptable” and “inexplicable.” Spain announced on Tuesday night that it would not be sending a representative to Sheinbaum’s inauguration on … Read more

Amid Migration Crisis, Inflation Soars on Mexico’s Southern Border

Migrants remain in the main squares in the city of Tapachula on February 2, 2024, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. EFE/Juan Manuel Blanco

By Juan Manuel Blanco Tapachula, Mexico, Feb 2 (EFE). – The city of Tapachula, on Mexico’s southern border, closed 2023 with the highest inflation in the country amid an unprecedented migration crisis, local business organizations warned Friday. The city had an annual inflation rate of 7.17%, above Mexico’s national average of 4.66%, according to the … Read more

LGBT groups demand justice after trans politician murdered in Mexico

(FILE) Aerial photograph dated March 30, 2022 showing activists and ers of the Trans community as they place a giant flag with messages of  at the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City (Mexico). EFE/Isaac Esquivel

Mexico City, Jan 12 (EFE).- Mexican LGBT groups demanded justice on Friday after the murder of Miriam Ríos, a trans member of the opposition Civic Movement (MC) party, in the western state of Michoacán. “We strongly condemn the transfeminicide of a fellow activist, an LGBTI+ leader. A precious woman of our community, an active member … Read more

Lopez Obrador and Blinken meet in Mexico to discuss migration

The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (r), attends a meeting with the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken (c), at the National Palace on December 27, 2023, in Mexico City ( Mexico).EFE/ Madla Hartz

Mexico City, Dec 27 (EFE).- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Wednesday to address the resurgence of migratory flows that led to the closure of border checkpoints for several days in the last month. The emergency meeting at the National Palace in Mexico comes as a caravan … Read more

López Obrador describes the governor of Texas as ‘having bad blood’

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his morning press conference on December 19, 2023 at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico. EFE/Mario Guzmán

Mexico City, Dec 19 (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, described on Tuesday the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, of “having bad blood” for his recent measures that allow United States police officers to detain and deport migrants. “He has bad blood, he is an evil man from evil-land,” said the president, … Read more

López Obrador attributes massacre of 12 people in central Mexico to increase in drug use

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, 18 December 2023. EFE/ Sashenka Gutierrez

Mexico City, Dec 18 (EFE).- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday that the massacre of 12 young people early Sunday morning in Guanajuato, central Mexico, was linked to a “structural problem” in the region caused by increased drug use. “Guanajuato needs special attention. There is a deep structural problem, something that has … Read more