Dark Clouds over Sunshine Week as Network Fires Mexico’s Leading Investigative Team

National Security Archive deeply troubled over dismissal of journalists in Mexico This statement reflects the views and opinions of Michael Evans, Jesse Franzblau and Kate Doyle of the National Security Archive’s Mexico Project staff. The National Security Archive is deeply troubled over the decision by Mexican news network Noticias MVS to dismantle the country’s top investigative … Continue reading →

Four Years Later, Mexican Migration Agency Makes First Disclosure on 2010 San Fernando Massacre

INM Invokes Human Rights Clause of Mexican Access Law; Says Right to Information is “a Fundamental Human Right”; Cites Presumption of Disclosure Nearly four years later, Mexico’s federal migration agency has for the first time released declassified files on the August 2010 San Fernando massacre—in which 72 migrants were pulled from buses in Mexico’s northern … Continue reading →

Carmen Aristegui Tweets Story on Napolitano/Snowden Briefing Papers

This morning, Carmen Aristegui of Noticias MVS in Mexico essentially live-tweeted a story about the Napolitano briefing papers we published yesterday. These documents included a bullet point indicating that Mexico wanted to “put to bed” issues stemming from leaked documents on U.S. spy operations in Mexico. You can read the documents in our original post … Continue reading →