Karol Suarez

Karol Suarez

Journalist based out of Mexico City for Latin America.

The Courier-Journal •

The power of blood: Why Mexican drug cartels make such a show of their brutality

The power of blood: Why Mexican drug cartels make such a show of their brutality MEXICO CITY — Body parts found inside freezers, bodies hanging from bridges, young men killing each other under cartel orders. Mexico is no stranger to displays of brutality put on by the nation’s drug cartels. Bodies hanging from bridges is a near daily occurrence, a display that dates to the early 2000s, when it first astonished the population of a small town in central Mexico. Other times, the shows of violen
The Courier-Journal •

Tijuana turf war: CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel battle for control of US/Mexico border city

Musical artists Peso Pluma, Fuerza Regida have canceled shows in the city following threats MEXICO CITY — The white blanket hanging above a Tijuana road held a scrawled message for all to see — but particularly city leaders. “Enough of your preference for your Sinaloa Cartel partners … we have you fully located,” it read. “Remember that bullets do not bounce off public officials.” The threat earlier this month was allegedly signed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG,) one of Mexico’s m
CNN •

Hurricane Otis death toll climbs to 45 in Mexico

At least 45 people have died after powerful Hurricane Otis tore through southern Mexico’s Guerrero state as a devastating Category 5 storm last week, the region’s governor said Sunday. At least 47 people remain missing, Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado Pineda said in a Monday morning news conference. Shortly after midnight Wednesday, the record-breaking storm brought sustained winds of 165 mph ashore near Acapulco, leaving the popular southern Mexico tourist destination in ruins. Salgado Pineda’s
CNN •

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for US-based opposition leader Juan Guaido

Venezuelan authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader and former interim president Juan Guaido, who dismissed the move as politically motivated. During a press conference in the capital Caracas, Attorney General Tarek William Saab alleged that Guaido had used the state-owned oil company PDVSA’s resources to finance himself and pay his legal expenses. “Juan Guaido used PDVSA resources to finance himself, pay his legal expenses, and forced PDVSA to accept his financin
CNN •

At least 10 Cuban migrants die after truck overturns in Mexico, officials say

At least 10 Cuban migrants died and 17 others were injured when the truck they were traveling in overturned in southern Mexico on Sunday, Mexican authorities say. The truck was “irregularly” transporting 27 Cuban nationals on the Pijijiapan-Tonalá highway in the southern state of Chiapas when the accident occurred, Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) said in a statement. Officials said initial reports suggested the driver had been speeding and lost control of the unit, fleeing the scen
CNN •

Crisis de migrantes: familias caminan entre pastizales para evadir puestos de control en México

Ciudad Hidalgo, México (CNN) -- Un par de decenas de personas se amontonan en una camioneta con cupo para 13 pasajeros. Acaban de cruzar un río en una balsa improvisada y esperan recorrer unos 30 kilómetros en México para llegar a su próxima parada. Pero unos minutos después, la camioneta se detiene y todos tienen que bajar. Los pasajeros ––niños y sus padres, parejas mayores y adultos solteros–– pagaron para llegar desde Ciudad Hidalgo, en la frontera de México y Guatemala, hasta Tapachula, la
CNN •

Families weave through long grass to dodge migration checkpoints

A couple of dozen people pile into a van meant for 13. They’ve crossed a river on a makeshift raft and hope to ride 20 or so miles to get to their next stop. But after a short while, the van stops and everyone has to get out. The passengers – children and their parents, older couples and single adults – have paid to get from Ciudad Hidalgo in Mexico, a small town on the border with Guatemala, to Tapachula, the nearest city. But they entered Mexico without permission or papers so the van driver
CNN •

Migrantes cruzan en balsas improvisadas el río entre Guatemala y México para seguir hacia EE.UU.

Ciudad Hidalgo, México (CNN) -- Hay un tránsito ajetreado de personas y mercancías esta semana a través del río que marca la frontera entre Guatemala y México. Pero casi todo el flujo de personas bordea la ruta a través del puente carretero y trata de evadir las miradas de las autoridades sobre el agua. Balsas improvisadas de madera y neumáticos de camiones transportan, a través del río Suchiate, a las familias. La mayoría de ellas se prepara para cruzar otro país más en su camino hacia Estad
CNN •

Families board makeshift rafts to get closer to the US

There’s a bustling trade in people and goods across the Guatemala-Mexico river border this week. But almost the entire flow of people skirts the route across the road bridge and tries to avoid official eyes by floating across the water. Makeshift rafts of wood and truck inner tubes carry families across the Suchiate River – most of them getting set to cross yet another country as they aim for the United States and hopes of a better life. They are part of a continuing surge of travelers impacti
CNN •

Agencia de inmigración mexicana desplegará más agentes en rutas de trenes por crisis de migrantes

(CNN) -- El Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) de México dijo que desplegará más agentes de inmigración para las rutas de trenes a medida que el país lidia con un aumento de migrantes que hacen autostop en trenes en dirección norte para acercarse a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Funcionarios del INM también se reunirán con representantes del operador ferroviario más grande del país, Ferromex, para discutir nuevas medidas para enfrentar la crisis. Ferromex suspendió este martes e
CNN •

Reportan tres heridos de bala en ataque a una caravana de vehículos en ciudad fronteriza mexicana

(CNN) -- Una caravana procedente de Estados Unidos fue atacada por civiles armados en el Puente Roma de Miguel Alemán la madrugada de este sábado, en la que resultaron tres personas con heridas de bala y seis debieron ser atendidas por crisis nerviosa, según un comunicado de la Vocería de Seguridad del estado de Tamaulipas, México, publicado este sábado en su cuenta oficial en Facebook. “La Línea de Emergencias 9-1-1 recibió el reporte, y unidades de la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena
CNN •

Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion

Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to federally decriminalize abortion on Wednesday, finding that the current ban on the procedure is unconstitutional. “The First Chamber of the Court ruled that the legal system that penalizes abortion in the Federal Criminal Code is unconstitutional, since it violates the human rights of women and people with the capacity to gestate,” the Supreme Court said on social media. Abortion has already been decriminalized in 12 states in Mexico. The most recent ruling, whi
CNN •

Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal

(CNN Español) –– La Suprema Corte de México falló para despenalizar el aborto a nivel federal y consideró inconstitucional la prohibición actual del procedimiento en el Código Penal. "La Primera Sala resolvió que es inconstitucional el sistema jurídico que penaliza el aborto en el Código Penal Federal, ya que viola los derechos humanos de las mujeres y personas con capacidad de gestar", publicó la Suprema Corte en redes sociales. Antes de este fallo judicial, quien se sometiera a un aborto pod
CNN •

Muere piloto de avión tras rociar humo de color rosa en una fiesta de revelación de género, dicen las autoridades

(CNN) -- El piloto de un pequeño avión de una sola hélice que cayó en picada y se estrelló después de arrojar humo rosa sobre una fiesta de revelación de género en Navolato, México, murió, dijeron las autoridades a CNN este domingo. Un video que se volvió viral en las redes sociales mostraba a una pareja en una fiesta de celebración de revelación de género parada al aire libre en el césped frente a un cartel que decía “Oh Baby”, rodeada de globos rosas y azules. Segundos después una avioneta s
Louisville Courier Journal •

Children of the cartel: CJNG members describe what led them to a life in organized crime

Children of the cartel: CJNG members describe what led them to a life in organized crime Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for all audiences. MORELIA, Mexico ― “I had to burn some guys alive; that was my first task,” the 18-year-old said with some excitement in his voice, recalling his first assignment in a Mexican cartel. “We were chilling out, and two hours later they brought them. We tied them up and sprayed them in gasoline and then fire; it smelle
CNN •

El presidente de Ecuador ordena a las Fuerzas Armadas velar por la seguridad de los candidatos presidenciales de cara a la segunda vuelta electoral

(CNN) -- El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, ordenó a las Fuerzas Armadas que velen por la seguridad de los candidatos presidenciales de cara a la segunda vuelta electoral del 15 de octubre y en medio de una violencia sin precedentes en el país. "Queridos ecuatorianos: he ordenado a las Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador que se hagan cargo de inmediato de la seguridad de los candidatos presidenciales Luisa González y Daniel Noboa", dijo Lasso este jueves en la red "X", antes conocida como Twitt
CNN •

16 dead and 36 injured after bus carrying migrants and locals crashes in Mexico, officials say

At least 16 people have been killed and 36 more injured following a bus crash Tuesday on central Mexico’s Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway, according to officials. The bus, which was carrying locals and migrants, collided with a trailer truck on the highway near the border between the states of Oaxaca and Puebla, Oaxaca’s Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. The traffic accident killed at least eight men and eight women, including one minor. The injured were transferred to hospitals in Puebla fo
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