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Geraldine Juarez

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Geral­dine works in the street and the inter­net. She focus in under­stand­ing the config­u­ra­tions and effects cre­ated when soci­ety, infor­ma­tion, pop culture, intel­lec­tual prop­erty and power col­lide.

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14 December 2011

Mexico: Two Students Killed During Protest in Ayotzinapa

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Two students from a rural school were killed during a protest in Ayotzinapa, Chilpancingo, the capital of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Contradicting versions of the events have been published online, while netizens share reports and their outrage on Twitter.

29 November 2011

Mexico: Government Considers Legal Actions Against Citizens Demanding ICC Probe

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The Mexican government has rejected war crime allegations and threatened to use legal actions against citizens that filed a complaint at the ICC against the President, top government officials, and drug gang leaders involved in Mexico's Drug War.

25 November 2011

Mexico: Massive Civil Lawsuit at ICC Seeks Drug War Justice

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23,000 Mexican citizens have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate heads of drug cartels, President Felipe Calderón and other top officials for crimes against civilians in Mexico's ongoing Drug War.

15 November 2011

Mexico: Citizen Detained Over Politician Helicopter Crash Joke Tweet

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The Mexican Twittersphere exploded on November 13 demanding the release of Mario Flores, who was detained without an arrest order allegedly because of a joke he tweeted last Thursday, November 10. Geraldine Juarez takes a closer look at this case.

31 October 2011

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Mexico: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt over Anonymous' #OpCartel

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Over recent days many media outlets have widely publicized news about a video by Anonymous Mexico threatening the Zetas cartel as a response to the kidnapping of one of the former's members. Inconsistencies in reports about the operation are however evident.

7 June 2011

Mexico: Fighting Impunity on the Second Anniversary of the Guardería ABC Fire

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June 5 marked the second anniversary of a tragic fire that killed 49 children and left others injured in 'Guarderia ABC', a childcare facility in Sonora, Mexico. Two years later, parents are still seeking justice for the death of their children.

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