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The tragic event involving four African Americans in Matamoros, Mexico has given rise to a number of theories and false narratives. One such theory suggests that the group was mistaken for Haitian drug smugglers by the Gulf Cartel. However, this is unlikely given the power dynamics in the region. A more plausible explanation is that the driver of the minivan panicked when approached by heavily-armed cartel members and attempted to flee, which led to a violent response from the cartel.

As a security expert pointed out, "[I]t sounds like the cartels had set up a checkpoint…that you had to go through them. And it sounds like the van tried to run past that. And that's when the cartels opened fire."

The group had entered Matamoros and was trying to locate a medical clinic but got lost and struggled to communicate with the office due to poor cellphone signal. They may have stopped to ask for directions or make a purchase at a pharmacy before encountering the cartel in the streets of Matamoros.

However, many questions remain unanswered, such as what happened in the two and a half hours before the four were shot at. Did they stop and get out of their vehicle to ask for directions or make a purchase at a pharmacy?

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers using this incident to bang the war drum. A Texas legislator proposed a bill that would give US authorities the right to enter Mexican territory as part of an assault on cartels, a proposal that would trample Mexican sovereignty. Senator Lindsey Graham suggested classifying Mexico's drug cartels as "foreign terrorist groups," which would set the stage for direct intervention in Mexico by US forces.

Many in Matamoros are feeling indignant with Mexico’s response to the disappearance of Mexican citizens. Volunteer search teams are forced to walk the deserts of northern Mexico with iron rods and shovels, looking for clandestine graves where the bodies of their relatives may have been buried.

As one volunteer search team member expressed, "we feel complete indignation, desperation, anguish, impotence and grief" at the authorities' failure to act when Mexican families suffer the disappearance of a relative.

Shooter took his orders from Donald Trump. His manifesto echoes Trump’s language, speaks of an “invasion.” He travelled all the way from Dallas to the border at El Paso to target Mexicans. Make no mistake: TRUMP IS RESPONSIBLE for the El Paso Shooting.

Por fin se va

Foto: Luis Alberto González

Por fin se va . Foto: Luis Alberto González @luisinius . #fuerapeña

Protest art from the Mexican Student Movement of 1968

via Gráfica del 68

50 Years On, Tlatelolco Survivors Continue the Fight for Truth and Justice

Today, October 2nd, marks 50 years since the Tlatelolco massacre of 1968. In commemoration, thousands marched throughout Mexico. ‬

‪After a long summer of protests, students insisted on having their demands met and gathered at the Plaza de Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco in an act of defiance days before the Mexico City 1968 Olympics Games were to be inaugurated.‬

The images of massacred students remains an open wound for millions who lived through this repressive era. For survivors who continue to fight for justice for their fallen comrades, Tlatelolco is hallowed ground. For all Mexicans who want to see a Mexico of peace and justice, October 2nd is a date we must never forget.

To learn more about the Massacre or Tlatelolco and the Mexican Student Movement of 1968, visit our blog: https://thinkmexican.tumblr.com/post/178685306967/

Photo credit: Alejandro Meléndez

: 1968-2018

On this day (Sept. 13) in 1968, thousands of Mexican students took to the streets in an act of defiance, in protest of government repression.

50 years later, the students of Mexico are still fighting government repression, and for peace and justice.

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Foto: Abraham Esli

Hmm… 🤔 . Foto: @abraham.esli . #blackandwhite #photography #streetphotography_mexico #mextagram

“Whatever is necessary to restore peace in this country.” - Olga Sanchez Cordero ‬

Amnesty, reparations, truth commission, legalization being proposed to lower Mexico violence as part of ‘transitional justice’ plan

Mexico: Lopez Obrador government to consider legalization of drugs | DW | 18.07.2018 Mexico's incoming president has granted his interior minister "carte blanche" to consider legalizing drugs. The new Mexican government has promised to respond to record-high violence with a package of judicial reforms.

Rodolfo Rodriguez was the victim of an anti-Mexican hate attack this past Wednesday. The 92-year-old grandfather was brutally beaten while going for a walk in South Los Angeles. Please consider contributing to his medical relief fund.

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Click here to support 92 Yr old Man Brutally Attacked. organized by Erik Mendoza On July 4th at around 7pm, my grandfather Rodolfo Rodriguez whose 92 years of age was going for his daily walk around the block when he was assaulted by and African American lady and five other guys. He is doing really bad, has a lot of bruises on his face and a broken cheekbone. El 4 de julio...

“NO MÁS PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS”

Nahuatzen, Michoacan, 28 de Junio 2018 - Una de las comunidades de la meseta Purépecha que no dejará instalar casillas electorales este 1º de julio es Arantepacua. El Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) dio a conocer que podrían no instalarse 47 casillas en poblaciones indígenas del estado ante la negativa de sus pobladores.
Foto: Juan José Estrada Serafín, CUARTOSCURO

“NO MÁS PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS” Nahuatzen, Michoacan, 28 de Junio 2018 - Una de las comunidades de la meseta Purépecha que no dejará instalar casillas electorales este 1º de julio es Arantepacua. El Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) dio a conocer que podrían no instalarse 47 casillas en poblaciones indígenas del estado ante la negativa de sus pobladores. . Foto: Juan José Estrada Serafín @xikuame, @cuartoscuromex . #eleccionesmexico #mexicoelection #nahuazten #michoacan #indigenousautonomy #autodeterminación