Latin America Commission, New Anti-Capitalist Party (2024-10-14). Is AMLO's latest reform a poisoned chalice? internationalviewpoint.org On 15 September, a Mexican bank holiday, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave a 'farewell' speech in front of 300,000 enthusiastic people gathered on the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is stepping down from office on 1 October, giving way to the new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who was triumphantly elected in June. | – | / |

CADTM International (2024-10-14). The CADTM welcomes the sovereign stance of the new Government of Mexico of not inviting King Felipe VI of Spain to attend the inauguration ceremony. cadtm.org

Agence France-Presse (2024-10-14). 5 beheaded bodies found in Mexico, latest grisly find in violence-plagued country. scmp.com Violence in Jalisco state is blamed chiefly on one of Mexico's most powerful and violent criminal groups.

newarab (2024-10-14). UN experts alarmed by treatment of migrants in Tunisia. newarab.com Migrants, refugees and human trafficking victims face alarming treatment in Tunisia, United Nations experts warned Monday. | They said human rights violations were taking place during rescue operations at sea, as people try to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, and in transfers to border areas with neighbouring Algeria and Libya. | "We have received shocking reports detailing dangerous manoeuvres when intercepting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at sea; physical violence, including beatings, threats of use of firearms; removal of engines and fuel; and capsizing of boats," the experts said in a statement.

Staff (2024-10-14). EU state to 'temporarily' stop granting asylum — PM. rt.com Poland has accused Russia and Belarus of flooding its borders with migrants | Poland will temporarily ban refugees from seeking asylum in the country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced. Tusk accused Russia and Belarus of deliberately channeling tens of thousands of migrants across Poland's borders and into the EU. | In a speech in Warsaw on Saturday, Tusk said that he would present his new migration policy — which includes "the temporary territorial suspension of the right to asylum" — to the EU after unveiling it at a government meeting on Tuesday. | "I will demand this," he said. "I will dem…

____ (2024-10-14). Italy's Offshore Asylum Processing Centers: A Controversial Move. devdiscourse.com Italy has begun a contentious operation to transfer migrants to Albania for asylum processing, the Interior Ministry announced Monday. The initiative aims to handle the influx of migrants outside Italy's borders, provoking a mix of support and criticism.

Latin America Commission, New Anti-Capitalist Party (2024-10-13). Is AMLO's latest reform a poisoned chalice? internationalviewpoint.org On 15 September, a Mexican bank holiday, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave a 'farewell' speech in front of 300,000 enthusiastic people gathered on the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is stepping down from office on 1 October, giving way to the new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who was triumphantly elected in June. | – | / |

Mephisto Feliz (2024-10-13). Short Story: Ian's Wake. fairobserver.com We'll call the woman on the balcony Karen. She stands anxiously and gazes out onto the empty beach. The low, light gray clouds graze the palm trees around her, all under an interminable gray backdrop enveloping the entire horizon. Only occasional gusts and bands of rain whip across the Gulf of Mexico and lash out…

CADTM International (2024-10-13). The CADTM welcomes the sovereign stance of the new Government of Mexico of not inviting King Felipe VI of Spain to attend the inauguration ceremony. cadtm.org