Soberanía Special Report: Behind the ‘Gen Z’ March in Mexico
An AI-generated call for a “Gen Z March” began circulating online weeks before the assassination of Uruapan’s mayor, Carlos Manzo. When he was killed, the narrative caught fire, moving from bot accounts to Mexico’s political opposition to its media spheres. The demonstration was promoted as youth-led and independent of any political group. We went on the ground to see for ourselves who was pushing it and what it really represented. This special report was produced and edited by Noam Sala Budgen with cameras by Kurt Hackbarth and José Luis Granados Ceja.
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PAN Ex-Governor of Baja California Ran the Largest Fiscal Fuel-Smuggling Network Brought In from the US, Says Mexico’s Attorney General
Ruffo Appel is among 25 facing warrants; the ring moved Texas fuel by rail, declaring 10% of each tank car and costing the treasury over 4 billion pesos.
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National Mobilization Called to Reject Water Agreement Between Chihuahua and Israel
Chihuahua’s right-wing PAN government signed the Israel water pact without registering it with Mexico’s federal foreign ministry; groups in 14 states march August 1 to cancel it.
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Mexico’s Attorney General Arrests Ernesto Ruffo, Former PAN Governor of BC, for Organized Crime and Fuel Smuggling
Baja California governor from 1989 to 1995 and Mexico’s first opposition governor, he was arrested in Ensenada for organized crime and fuel smuggling.
