Tag Archives: Tijuana

Occupy Tijuana Tests Rights

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, a protest in Tijuana is shaping up to be a test between the right of citizens to assemble peacefully and the desire of authorities to maintain public order.  In the wee hours of the morning … Continue reading →

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Women from Iran, Mexico and Thailand win courage in journalism prizes

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

NEW YORK (AP) — A single mother who was harassed and beaten for reporting on the 2009 Iranian uprising, a Mexican journalist whose work means daily defiance of the drug cartels, and a Thai woman facing 20 years in prison … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks Border Cables: From The Mundane To The Violent

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

BY JOSE LUIS JIMÉNEZ SAN DIEGO — Secret diplomatic cables from consulates along the U.S.-Mexico border show how the escalating drug violence disrupted its consulate operations. It also shows how more routine operations, like the issuance of visas, continued as Mexico’s drug … Continue reading →

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THE END OF A DREAM

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Encarni Pindado A person walking in the old river in Tijuana, where by migrants, and drug users live. In front is the wall that separates Mexico to the US   “El bordo” (as locals in Tijuana called the dry, canalised … Continue reading →

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BAJA GOES FOR SPACE DOLLARS

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

In a renewed bid to further position their localities in a booming 21st century industry, officials in Tijuana and Baja California will host an aerospace conference later this month. Jacobo Ackerman Garcia, local delegate for Mexico’s Economy Ministry, said the … Continue reading →

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Mexico: is Hank Rhon arrest an electoral maneuver?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Acting on what military authorities said was an anonymous tip, Mexican soldiers raided the home of casino and off-track betting magnate Jorge Hank Rhon the early morning of June 4 in Tijuana, in the northwestern state of Baja California. The military reported finding … Continue reading →

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The Future U.S. Invasion of Mexico

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

by Professor Lorenzo Cano University of HoustonWhen many democratically elected governments have pursued policies contrary to the interests of the wealthy elite in the United States, the leaders of those countries have experienced the wrath of United States intervention in … Continue reading →

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