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Marbella Ibarra: Mexican women’s football pioneer killed

October 18, 2018 zoshinuk 0

One of the main promoters of women’s football in Mexico, Marbella Ibarra, has been killed. Ms Ibarra, 44, was the founder of Mexico’s first professional women’s football team, Xolas de Tijuana. Her body, which showed […]

Mexico town’s entire police force detained after murder

June 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

The entire police force of the Mexican town of Ocampo has been detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a mayoral candidate. Fernando Ángeles Juárez, 64, was shot dead by unknown gunmen on […]

Mexico police kill 19 gunmen in big Sinaloa shootout

July 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Mexican police say they have killed 19 gunmen in a shootout in the northern state of Sinaloa. Five police officers were injured in the confrontation. It started on Friday night in the town of Villa […]

Mexican villagers kidnap mother of local drugs gang chief and demand hostage swap

December 15, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MEXICO – Vigilantes in a Mexican village have kidnapped the mother of a local drugs gang chief, who they say they will free in exchange for the release of locals. After seizing alleged collaborators of […]

Politician beaten so badly by four men following car accident she needed surgery

December 13, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Nicole Morley for Metro.co.uk Mexico – A Mexican senator ended up in hospital after she was brutally beaten up by four men following a car crash. Ana Gabriela Guevara, 39, was involved in an […]

Body parts found in graves in Mexico village

November 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MEXICO – Mexican authorities have exhumed 32 bodies (31 men and 1 woman) and nine heads from hidden graves in a village famous for its drug cartel turf wars, Pochahuixco, part of the municipality of […]

Girl’s Rape and Death in Argentina Causes Mass Protests

October 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

After the rape and death of a teenage girl, tens of thousands of women have demonstrated across Latin America. Sixteen year old Lucia Perez was drugged, tortured and repeatedly raped before dying of a heart attack in […]

‘Mexico is one big cemetery.’ The search for the disappeared

September 29, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

On a recent Sunday, scores of families showed up at the Catholic Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in a working-class neighborhood of this vibrant port city. They came not to attend services, but […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]