Posts Tagged ‘PRI’

More Violence in Mexico

Wednesday, November 12th, 2014

In a follow-up to my previous pieces, protestors have set fire to the ruling PRI party’s building in the state of Guerrero. Also, I missed this earlier, but the U.S. state department has warned Americans away from most of Guerrero.

Violent clashes between police and protestors in Acapulco:

Here’s author Alfredo Corchado on the situation is Mexico. “I think what happened in Guerrero confirms everything. The situation is very clear. There’s corruption among the authorities with the drug cartels, the organized crime.”

And here’s a photo gallery. Ignore the dumbass Ferguson comparison.

More than isolated incidents, less than a revolution…

Mexico Burning Followup

Sunday, November 9th, 2014

The news reports are downplaying last night’s Mexican protests, saying they only succeeded in setting the front door of the ceremonial National Palace alight.

The dramatic pictures of burning trucks appear to be from Chilpancingo, the capital of the state of Guerrero, which also contains Ayotzinapa, where the massacred students hailed from.

There are also reports of the PRI Mayor in Oaxaca authorizing police to fire on protestors.

Vaguely related: A New York Times reporter gets shaken down by a crooked cop in Mexico.