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ByJay Watts

Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics.

Patricia Boero, New Mexican Film Law Aims at Creative Sovereignty The Film Verdict. A new Mexican film law addresses the challenges posed by new technologies and increases democratic access to audiovisual production.

Luis Hernández Navarro, Bajo bloqueo de EU, 80% del pueblo cubano durante 67 años: Díaz-Canel La Jornada. “México es la tierra hermana que siempre ha estado al lado de Cuba, en las buenas y en las malas. La que siempre nos ha acompañado, la que nunca ha claudicado.”

Ricardo Wilson II, Langston Hughes: Novelist, Poet, Activist and… Translator Literary Hub. Ricardo Wilson II on the Writer’s Experience in Mexico and His Struggle to Bring Mexican and Cuban Writers to American Audiences.

México: reforma legal reabre esperanzas de las familias de localizar a desaparecidos Telesur. Las recientes reformas legales en materia de desaparición han permitido la localización de 31.946 personas vivas en lo que va del sexenio.

Sailboats of Nuestra América Convoy Arrive in Havana Telesur. Sailboats from Mexico reached Cuba safely after days of uncertain weather, marking a moment of solidarity and maritime achievement.

Alex Vasquez y Amy Stillman, Desalojos en Ciudad de México abren paso a rentas más costosas Bloomberg. Los desalojos de edificios completos generan indignación, ya que el alza de precios está expulsando a los residentes de sus propios barrios. Las tensiones siguen en aumento a medida que se acerca el Mundial.

Alex Vasquez and Amy Stillman, Mexico City Evictions Make Way for Pricier Housing Bloomberg. Evictions of whole buildings are one cause of anger as locals are priced out of more neighborhoods. Tensions are only rising as the World Cup approaches.

Kate Linthicum, Homeless and stateless: Deportees from U.S. are trapped in Mexico Los Angeles Times. Immigration officials gave her a choice for her deportation: “You can go to Congo or Mexico.”

Stephen Eisenhammer, Mexico says 40,000 of country’s 130,000 disappeared people may be alive Reuters. After a year-long review of the national registry of missing persons, officials said 40,308 entries – 31% of the total – showed ​some activity across other government records such as tax filings or birth certificates, suggesting those people could be ​alive and locatable.

China ‘reclama’ a México que perderá 9 mil mdd por sus aranceles: ‘Vemos barrera al comercio e inversión’ El Financiero. China estimó pérdidas por 9 mil 400 millones de dólares en los sectores mecánico y eléctrico del país asiático por los aranceles impuestos por México.