Journalists under siege
The week's news at a glance.
Oaxaca, Mexico
Armed picketers have been surrounding the offices of a newspaper in Mexico’s Oaxaca state for two weeks, forcing 31 employees inside to survive on canned food. The newspaper, Noticias, has been fiercely critical of the state government, and its employees voted against a strike called by a pro-government union, the Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants. Noticias director Ismael San Martín said powerful politicians sent the demonstrators to silence the newspaper. “They have shouted threats at us, they have fired shots in the air,” San Martín said. “The situation is pretty desperate.” Government officials said they had nothing to do with the standoff.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
'Make legal immigration a more plausible option'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
LA-to-Las Vegas high-speed rail line breaks ground
Speed Read The railway will be ready as soon as 2028
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Israel's military intelligence chief resigns
Speed Read Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva is the first leader to quit for failing to prevent the Hamas attack in October
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published