Browsing All posts tagged under »protest demonstrations«

Where Gringos Don’t Belong

April 12, 2015

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“Amor! They’re attacking..! Kill-..!” Pati’s voice broke off and “No!” she screamed, not to him but to someone around her. Through the receiver he could hear shouts and blasts that sounded like explosions. Again, “No!” and then her voice, briefly, anguished, “They won’t..! They won’t…!” then a scream again, piercing, a laser through his mind. […]

Beneath the Surface: Mexico

January 30, 2014

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Laughing, chanting, waving banners the marchers arrive at the city center. They are tired but despite the deepening chill they are exhilarated. Their demands for reform have attracted thousands, their insistence that the governor resign reverberates throughout the state. They do not see the federal police until it is too late. Snipers atop buildings fire […]