The Leonard Lopate Show: Underreported: Mexico’s Murdered Grupero Singers

Underreported: Mexico’s Murdered Grupero Singers

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Underreported

Major news events throughout the world continue to be largely ignored until they reach tragic proportions. Underreported, a weekly feature on The Leonard Lopate Show, tackles these issues and gives an in-depth look into stories that are often relegated to the back pages.
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In Mexico, grupero musicians are being killed at an alarming rate – 13 in the past year and a half. Last month, singer Zayda Pena was shot to death in a hospital emergency room; Sergio Gomez of K-Paz de la Sierra beaten, tortured, and strangled. Maureen Meyer of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) explains what these murders have to do with Mexico’s brutal drug wars.

WOLA’s website

Guests:

Maureen Meyer

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