Manuel Roig-Franzia

Articles by Manuel Roig-Franzia

Court Orders U.S. to Halt Execution of 5 Mexicans (July 17, 2008)

Protest Fatigue in Mexico City, A Daily Mess of Demonstrations (July 15, 2008)

Report Cites Abuses by Mexican Military (July 12, 2008)

Mexico Plan Adds Police To Take On Drug Cartels (July 11, 2008)

Latin America Policy at a Crossroads (July 4, 2008)

Videos of Violent Police Training Appear as Mexico Awaits U.S. Aid (July 2, 2008)

Anti-Drug Assistance Approved For Mexico (June 28, 2008)

Federal Police Official Killed in Mexico City (June 27, 2008)

Mexico City Mayor Cites 'Grave Errors' in Fatal Raid (June 22, 2008)

Mexico Revises Its Justice System (June 18, 2008)

Tijuana Strip Turns Ghostly In Wake of Drug Violence (June 16, 2008)

In a Centuries-Old Plaza, the Quiet Hum of Electric Typewriters (June 13, 2008)

'Sand in an Oyster,' a Dancer for the Disabled (June 4, 2008)

Ford's 'Global Car' To Roll Out in Mexico (May 31, 2008)

Mexico's Police Chief Is Killed In Brazen Attack by Gunmen (May 9, 2008)

Leader of Mexico's Federal Police Gunned Down (May 8, 2008)

Mexican Drug Cartels Making Audacious Pitch for Recruits (May 7, 2008)

For Many, Control of State-Run Pemex Is About National Pride (April 30, 2008)

From Mexico, Drug Violence Spills Into U.S. (April 20, 2008)

Mexicans Get Less Aid From Migrants (April 18, 2008)

Cuba Warns Foes That Recent Reforms Strengthen, Not Weaken, Socialism (April 17, 2008)

In Mexico, War on Drug Cartels Takes Wider Toll (April 14, 2008)

Cuba Clarifies Rights of State Workers to Homes (April 12, 2008)

Cuba Repeals Ban on Its Citizens Staying in Hotels on Island (April 1, 2008)

Cuba Lifts Restrictions On Personal Cellphones (March 29, 2008)

Drug Trade Tyranny on The Border (March 16, 2008)

Cartels Suspected In Mexico Killings (March 15, 2008)

Mexico's No. 2 Official Targeted in Graft Probe (March 14, 2008)

Mexico's No. 2 Official Faces Pressure Over Deals Tied to Family (March 12, 2008)

In Havana, A Page From McCain's Past (March 11, 2008)

Drug Gang, Police Battle For 5 Hours In Tijuana (March 4, 2008)

With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency (February 27, 2008)

Party Elders Triumph In Cuba (February 25, 2008)

In Cuba, Hopes for a New Capitalist Season (February 24, 2008)

Fidel Castro Will Always Lead Cuba, Locals Say (February 22, 2008)

A New Generation Stands By in Cuba (February 21, 2008)

Raúl Castro, Leader With a Freer Hand (February 20, 2008)

Uncertainty in Cuba as Castro Steps Down (February 20, 2008)

Mexican Rights Panel Called 'Disappointing' (February 14, 2008)

Report Reveals Human Rights Abuses in Mexico (February 13, 2008)

Calder¿May Reduce Military's Anti-Drug Role (February 7, 2008)

Mexico Launches Search For 'Dirty War' Evidence (February 3, 2008)

Arrests, Slaying Underscore Mexico's Drug Crisis (January 23, 2008)

Reputed Drug Lord Is Arrested In Mexico (January 22, 2008)

Mexico's Calder¿n Replaces Interior Minister Who Riled Opposition (January 17, 2008)

Mexico Rebukes U.S. Candidates On Migrant Issues (January 8, 2008)

Mexican Drug Cartels Threaten Elections (January 5, 2008)

A Warm Reception for Ice (January 3, 2008)

The Savage Silencing of Mexico's Musicians (December 26, 2007)

Nicaraguan Court Voids American's Conviction (December 18, 2007)

Castro Said To Hint at No Return To Power (December 18, 2007)

Crossing From Mexico The Old-Fashioned Way, Powered by Forearms (December 14, 2007)

Guatemala Moves to Tighten Adoption Rules (December 12, 2007)

Mexico Launches 8th Offensive In Its Drive Against Drug Cartels (December 1, 2007)

Would-Be Parents Fret Over Looming Changes (December 1, 2007)

Central Americans See Peril in Bush's Anti-Drug Priorities (November 29, 2007)

Mexicans Ask Where Flood Aid Went (November 19, 2007)

U.S. Anti-Drug Plan Would Recast Legal System in Mexico (November 18, 2007)

Mexico Calls U.S. Border Fence Severe Threat to Environment (November 16, 2007)

Mexican Leader Sees Bias in U.S. Politicking (November 15, 2007)

Rains Bring Mexico's Poverty to Surface (November 7, 2007)

Colom Wins Presidency In Guatemalan Runoff (November 5, 2007)

Huge Cocaine Shipment Intercepted In Mexico (November 2, 2007)

Cuba's Waning System of Block-Watchers (October 30, 2007)

Document Details U.S. Aid Proposed For Mexico (October 27, 2007)

Bush Seeking Aid for Mexico In Drug Fight (October 23, 2007)

Mexican Ex-Leader's Statue, and Stature, Fall (October 20, 2007)

Mexican 'Dirty War' Case Nears Court (October 13, 2007)

Costa Ricans Vote on Trade Pact (October 8, 2007)

In Mexico, Doubts on Anti-Drug Proposal (October 6, 2007)

Terms Set For Anti-Drug Aid From U.S., Mexico Says (October 5, 2007)

Increased Enforcement Disrupts Drug Supply From Mexico, White House Says (October 2, 2007)

Pampering A Mysterious Deity With Presents and Rum (September 26, 2007)

Mexican Drug Cartels Move North (September 20, 2007)

Mexico's Fox, in Book, Chides and Praises Bush (September 19, 2007)

Guatemalan Businessman, Ex-General Head to Runoff (September 11, 2007)

For Guatemalan Villagers, Ability to Vote Is a Victory (September 10, 2007)

Killings on the Campaign Trail (September 9, 2007)

Hurricane Felix Hits Nicaragua as Henriette Slams Baja Peninsula (September 5, 2007)

Nicaragua's Soviet-Era Missiles Locked in Limbo (September 3, 2007)

State of Mexico Addressed, by Invitation Only (September 3, 2007)

Mexican President Delivers Text but No Address (September 2, 2007)

In Article, Castro Reflects on Clinton-Obama Ticket (August 29, 2007)

On Mexican Coast, Anxiety After Dean (August 23, 2007)

After Dean, Yucatan Counts Its Blessings (August 22, 2007)

Yucatan Villagers Implored to Flee Homes (August 21, 2007)

Dean Punishes Jamaica, Takes Aim at Yucatan (August 20, 2007)

U.S., Cuba Trade Accusations Over Shortfall of Visas for Would-Be Migrants (August 9, 2007)

U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Would Target Mexican Cartels (August 8, 2007)

Smuggling Of Cubans Surges In Mexico (August 4, 2007)

Prosperous Haven in Mexico Is Invaded by Drug Violence (August 4, 2007)

The Hack as Journalist: Chasing Fares and Stories, With a Baby on Board (July 31, 2007)

Cuba's Call for Economic Detente (July 27, 2007)

In the Eerie Twilight, Frenetic Homage To a Potent Symbol (July 22, 2007)

Americans Covering Mexico Drug Trade Face Assassination Threat (July 14, 2007)

Mexican Court Clears Ex-Leader In '68 Massacre (July 13, 2007)

Rebels Say They're Behind Pipeline Blasts in Mexico (July 12, 2007)

Calderón's Offensive Against Drug Cartels (July 8, 2007)

Sharp Reaction to Immigration Bill's Defeat (June 30, 2007)

Ancient Tribe at a Crossroads (June 28, 2007)

Mexico Demotes Senior Police Officials in Graft Crackdown (June 26, 2007)

Former Mexican Governor Could Face U.S. Drug Trial (June 22, 2007)

The Sweet Fruit Of Harsh Conditions (June 21, 2007)

Discount Dentistry, South of The Border (June 18, 2007)

Castro Mocks Bush Visits To Albania And Bulgaria (June 13, 2007)

Mexico's Journalists Feel Heavy Hand of Violence (May 30, 2007)

Mexican Takes Page From Carter, Clinton (May 27, 2007)

Popular Haitian Talk Show Host Is Found Slain (May 24, 2007)

In Mexico City, Bells and Baptism, Then Tamales at Home (May 22, 2007)

In Juarez, Expiring Justice (May 14, 2007)

Getting Bare In the Square For Art's Sake (May 7, 2007)

20 Haitian Migrants Die at Sea; 58 Missing (May 5, 2007)

Hijacking by Renegade Cubans Is Foiled (May 4, 2007)

Mexico City's Legislature Votes to Legalize Abortion (April 25, 2007)

In Mexico, Powerful Forces Drive a Furious Debate Over Abortion (April 15, 2007)

Mexican Drug Cartels Leave a Bloody Trail on YouTube (April 9, 2007)

Horror Story (April 1, 2007)

Linked Killings Undercut Trust In Guatemala (March 23, 2007)

Mexican President Criticizes 'Absurd' U.S. Border Policies (March 17, 2007)

Mexico Tries a Slower Path To Changes on Immigration (March 12, 2007)

Haiti's Lost Boys (March 3, 2007)

3 Salvadoran Officials Kidnapped, Killed in Guatemala (February 21, 2007)

Mexico Arrests Prosecutor in Political Figure's Slaying (February 21, 2007)

In Haiti, Abductions Hold Nation Hostage (February 21, 2007)

U.N. Peacekeepers Raid Slum in Haiti (February 10, 2007)

Former Salvadoran Foes Share Doubts on War (January 29, 2007)

A Culinary and Cultural Staple in Crisis (January 27, 2007)

U.S. Officials Laud Transfer Of Mexican Drug Suspects (January 21, 2007)

Mexico's Doctors Urged to Stub Out (January 20, 2007)

A Quirk in Mexican Law Could Keep New President From Traveling Abroad (January 5, 2007)

Sashaying Through a Door Swung Open in Cuba, Jose Shines as Nayla (December 26, 2006)

Raul Castro Urges Students to Debate 'Fearlessly' (December 22, 2006)

Troops, Police Dispatched to Drug-Plagued Mexican State (December 12, 2006)

No Castro, but Lots of Speculation (December 3, 2006)

Surge in Violence Shocks Even Weary Mexico (November 29, 2006)

Marigolds and Mariachis Mark an Elaborate Farewell (November 11, 2006)

Mexico City Officials Legalize Gay Unions (November 10, 2006)

Oaxaca Governor Pledges Not to Quit (November 4, 2006)

In Oaxaca, Violence Erupts Near Campus (November 3, 2006)

Oaxaca's Embattled Governor Keeps a Tenuous Hold on Power (November 1, 2006)

Two Forces Maintain Siege of Oaxaca (October 31, 2006)

Police Ordered to Oaxaca After 3 Killings in Strike (October 29, 2006)

Panama Hotel Is Imperiled Frogs' Lifeboat (October 26, 2006)

In Cuba, 'On the Left' Means A Flourishing Black Market (October 22, 2006)

Voters in Panama Hold Key To Future of Canal's Locks (October 21, 2006)

Intended Tainting Suspected in 21 Deaths in Panama (October 13, 2006)

In 30-Year-Old Terror Case, a Test for the U.S. (October 5, 2006)

Drums, Rum and Sweets Hasten the Spirits (October 4, 2006)

In Rural Cuba, a Slow Road to Progress (September 28, 2006)

Summit Is Stage for Anti-U.S. Sentiment (September 14, 2006)

Mexican Court Declares Calderón President-Elect (September 6, 2006)

Mexican Lawmakers Block Fox's Speech (September 2, 2006)

Baja California Resort City Braces As Hurricane John Roars Ashore (September 2, 2006)

Mexican Court Rejects Fraud Claims (August 29, 2006)

In Mexico, the Cardinal and the 'Crazies' (August 28, 2006)

Rescued at Sea, Now Roasted in the Media (August 23, 2006)

Raúl Castro Finally Speaks Out, Bashes Bush (August 19, 2006)

Blood, Above Pesos, Proves a Lifeline for Those in Need (August 18, 2006)

Cuban Paper Carries Castro Photos, Note (August 14, 2006)

Mexican Runner-Up Sees Years Of Protest (August 14, 2006)

Mexican Runner-Up Remains Defiant (August 7, 2006)

Partial Vote Recount Ordered In Mexico (August 6, 2006)

Cuba's Divided Dissidents Keep Low Profile (August 4, 2006)

In Cuba, Questions About Raúl (August 3, 2006)

For Castro, a First Step In Calculated Transition (August 2, 2006)

Ailing Castro Transfers Powers (August 1, 2006)

In Mexico's 'Misery Belt,' an Annual Strike Becomes Much More (July 30, 2006)

In Mexico, Strains Along Democracy's Path (July 25, 2006)

López Obrador Urges Civil Resistance (July 17, 2006)

Calderón Says He Would Accept Partial Recount (July 12, 2006)

Mexican Runner-Up Files Legal Challenge (July 10, 2006)

Contender Alleges Mexico Vote Was Rigged (July 9, 2006)

Apparent Mexican Winner Attacks Border Wall (July 8, 2006)

Mexico Vote Tally Gives Free-Trader A Narrow Victory (July 7, 2006)

Mexico Watches as Votes Are Tallied (July 6, 2006)