Cartel leader tortured and killed by rivals in major blow to Mexico s most brutal gang
Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel [CJNG] were targeted by the United Cartel. Thugs afterwards circulated chilling videos of the attack in which they celebrated their victory
12:37, 25 FEB 2021
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At least 22 criminal groups dispute Mexico City
Some have alliances with criminal organizations with an international presence to carry out their objective
IVÃN MEJÃA
Executions in broad daylight,
multi-homicides with high-caliber weapons, and rebellions are part of the scenario between gangs seeking control of the city considered one of the largest in
Central America and where more than nine million people live.
A recent report prepared by the Secretariat of Citizen Security (
SSC) of the capital lists the following
criminal groups, among them the different factions of
La Unión Tepito (which number eight), La Ronda 88, the criminal group of El 20 ,
Governments will be banned from financing beauty pageants
Authorities from the three levels of government will be prohibited from financing beauty events that promote symbolic violence against women
ÃRIKA FLORES
Detener
Mexico is a country where women and girls are raped, and increased femicides have been registered. (Cuartoscuro)
At any of its three levels, the government will be prohibited from
financing beauty events that promote objectification and
symbolic violence against women. Federal deputies endorsed this issue, which has been controversial. In July 2020, former Miss Univers,
Lupita Jones, considered that the proposal made by deputy
Frida Esparza of the PRD was counterproductive because
Almost 1 million Mexicans died in 2020, 40% more than expected
The Ministry of Health expected that in 2020 680,031 deaths would occur; 30% of deaths in total were concentrated in 15 municipalities
MARILUZ ROLDÃN
Detener
The Ministry of Health expected 680,031 deaths to occur in 2020, based on data from 2015 to 2018; however, there was excess mortality of 274 thousand 486, 40.4% more than expected. (Cuartoscuro)
In 2020, 954 thousand 517
Mexicans died from all causes, but only 15 municipalities concentrated 30% of the
deaths, as shown by the data on
Excess Mortalityfrom the
excess mortality and found that 280 thousand 903
deaths registered last year occurred in 15 municipalities, which is 0.6% of the 2 thousand 466 that exist throughout the country.