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Mexican Newspaper Shuts Down In 'Act Of Protest' After Journalist's Murder

The newspaper Norte announced its closure in bold letters, with a front-page letter from its owner explaining that the violence against journalists in Juarez and elsewhere in Mexico made the paper's continued existence untenable. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters hide caption

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The Two-Way

Mexican Newspaper Shuts Down In 'Act Of Protest' After Journalist's Murder

April 3, 2017 • The owner of Norte, a paper covering the border city Juarez, told readers Sunday that if the government would not protect his journalists' safety, then he would — by dismissing all of them.

The Violence Subsides, And Revelers Return To Juarez

Concertgoers take photos of the band Intocable at a concert in Juarez, Mexico last year. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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The Violence Subsides, And Revelers Return To Juarez

June 13, 2015 • The once-thriving nightlife in the Mexican border town ground to a halt a few years back as hundreds of women were murdered and the drug cartel wars erupted. Now, partiers are venturing out again.

The Violence Subsides, And Revelers Return To Juarez

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The Two-Way

Mexican Court Sentences Four In Birthday Party Massacre

July 13, 2011 • A Mexican court orders four drug cartel gunmen to spend hundreds of years in prison for murdering 15 people at a party in Ciudad Juarez. On the same day, 18 people are murdered in the city in drug violence.