Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports on the Migrants discovered in Mexico
Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports on the Migrants discovered in Mexico
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Mexico's poisoned rivers - 24 Aug 07
The Mexican government is keen to attract investors from abroad and promote itself as "business-friendly". But Franc Contreras, reporting for Al Jazeera from Mexico, found that many local people feel the authorities are not doing enough to protect them and the environment from the side-effects of...
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POCHO HOUR of POWER w/ guest Correspondent: FRANC CONTRERAS: "JUAREZ - DRUG WAR UPDATE"
Here's an Audio Clip from the POCHO HOUR of POWER KPFK 90.7 FM / Los Angeles. The Pocho's discuss the current Drug War Violence with Mexico City correspondent: FRANC CONTRERAS (AL JAZEERA / ENGLISH) Recorded Friday, March 19th , 2010 Show Produced By SANCHEZ in MONTEBELLO
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Mass Quinceañera fiesta for Mexico City's young women
Mexico City held a giant Quinceñer fiesta for hundreds of young women on Saturday. Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City. Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City.
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Mexico's squatter communities - 11 Jan 08
Mexico's squatter communities - 11 Jan 08 00:00 In our look at the Changing Face of Mexico City, Al-Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports on the problem of over population in the cit In our look at the Changing Face of Mexico City, Al-Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports on the problem of over populatio...
Long wait for Mexicans seeking US asylum
Violence has been increasing in Mexico as drugs cartels continue to battle it out for territorial control, prompting a growing number of civilians caught in the deadly crossfire to seek political asylum in the US. Kidnappings have become such a common threat to Mexican human activists and journal...
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Mexican activists remember 1968 massacre - 2 Oct 08
October 2 is an auspicious date in Mexico, when the nation remembers the bloody massacre of 1968. That is when Mexican security forces opened fire on a public square crowded with thousands of democracy activists. No one knows for sure how many people were killed and to this day, no one has been p...
Mexico teacher calms children amid shootout
A school teacher in Mexico has been honoured after she put aside her own fears to calm her young students during a shootout. Martha Rivera Alanis became an internet sensation after a video went online showing her leading children through a duck-and-cover drill amid the violence. Al Jazeera's Fran...
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Mexicans protest redundancies - 12 Nov 09
Thousands of sacked workers have taken to the streets of Mexico City to demand their jobs back. More than 40000 employees were fired in October when the government closed a regional electricity firm. Some critics claim it was an attempt by Felipe Calderon, the Mexican president, to limit the work...
Bike-power benefits Guatemalan community
In a world of modern and hi-tech solutions, some of the most useful tools can be made from analogue technologies of the past. In San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala, one community is using bicycles to power small-scale devices at very low cost. Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from the area.
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Journalists killed in Mexico's Veracruz
Journalists in Mexico are marking World Press Freedom Day by mourning the deaths of three colleagues killed in Veracruz. Their deaths highlight the risk many reporters take on a daily basis to do their job. Reporters Without Borders says worldwide, 67 journalists were killed in 2011. The latest k...
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Mexico backs law supporting drug-war victims
Mexico's government has fast-tracked a law to compensate victims of the country's war on drugs. Congress approved the bill on Tuesday, just a week after it was passed by the Senate, Victims of criminal violence will be eligible for support payments of up to $73000. About 60000 people have been ki...
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Mexico's drug cartels fight back - 06 Dec 08
In a record year that has claimed 4500 drug-related deaths, Felipe Calderon, the Mexican president, has vowed to take on the drug cartels. But the cartels are fighting back. Franc Contreras reports.
Mexico's kidnapping business - 11 Feb 08
Kidnappings are big business in Mexico and the number of people being abducted is astonishing. Last year, the country averaged 900 kidnappings per day - that's about one kidnap victim every 90 seconds. Many Mexicans complain that the police are part of the problem, not the solution. In the first ...
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Mexico 'favours' Sinaloa cartel
Felipe Calderon, Mexico's president, has bet his presidency on his so-called war on drugs. But his military-focused strategy has, so far, seen little results in a conflict estimated to have cost more than 15000 lives since 2006. And now the government is being accused of ignoring the biggest drug...
Mexico drug gangs start using car bombs
Four people have been killed in a car bomb set off by a mobile phone, Mexican authorities say. Police say the attack is the first of its kind by a drug gang against security forces. Nearly 25000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since Felipe Calderon, the Mexican president, took po...
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