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1 week ago

Disappearances, the biggest challenge in Claudia Sheinbaum's security strategy

According to the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons of the Ministry of the Interior, 14,072 people were reported missing and unlocated during Sheinbaum's first year in office. This represents a 20% increase over the 10,924 reported the previous year and more than double the 7,802 registered in 2019, the first year of the presidency of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum's mentor.
World news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Leaders of secretive California religious group accused of murder after members vanish

Darryl Muzic Martin, 58, who identifies himself as the pastor of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies, and Shelley Bailey "Kat" Martin, 62, who refers to herself as a prophetess and a gifted oracle, have been arrested on suspicion of murder along with member Rudy Moreno, 43, according to Redlands police. The leaders of the group have been under investigation in connection with the disappearance of former member Emilio Ghanem in May 2023 after visiting a Redlands Starbucks.
US news
Social justice
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

All the horror of Pinochet's dictatorship fits on a mother-of-pearl button

Villa Grimaldi's preserved artifacts, including a mother-of-pearl button from a victim, testify to torture, disappearances, and the murder of thousands under Pinochet.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

'They broke his neck': Seeking closure for Syria's disappeared

By the time the red sun slipped beyond the horizon, the playground was empty except for one little girl, nine-year-old Fouziah Alalawi, who stood staring at the bend where her father always appeared to pick her up from school. It was February 20, 2013, and war had become the background of her childhood: the distant thunder of shelling, the sharp percussion of gunfire, and the sudden quiet that made the adults tense.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

World Cup 2026: Re-disappearing Mexico's disappeared

In Guadalajara, the road to the World Cup is paved with erasure of the missing. The city of Guadalajara in Mexico is scheduled to host four World Cup matches next year, and labourers are working around the clock to revamp infrastructure in time for the tournament. On account of frenzied construction, the city's roads are presently a bona fide mess, constituting a perpetual headache for those who must transit them.
World news
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

World Cup hype collides with the reality of cartel violence in the Mexican state of Jalisco

Jalisco prepares World Cup security amid pervasive cartel violence, mass disappearances, and volunteer searches for the disappeared alongside heavy policing at major events.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 months ago

B-King and Regio Clown: Who were the Colombian musicians found dead after going missing in Mexico?

Two Colombian urban musicians B-King and Regio Clown were found dead in Mexico after disappearing post-concert; President Petro blamed the war on drugs.
Science
fromMail Online
4 months ago

The Bermuda Triangle's biggest remaining mysteries

Bermuda Triangle disappearances largely result from natural causes like extreme weather, but persistent missing wreckage and rare cases keep the mystery alive.
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