Violence on The Border

Shaul Schwarz

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JUAREZ, MEXICO: DEC. 17, 2008 - Inside the car where two men were gunned down by assassins. The death industry is booming in the city of Juarez. Since Mexican President Felipi Calderon launched a 'war on drugs' at the start of 2007 Mexico has seen nothing but bloodshed -- the number of murders has quadrupled in Juarez and doubled across the country -- With approx. 1,600 deaths in 2008, Jaurez is now the deadliest city in the world, per capita.

Shaul Schwarz, "Violence on The Border," in POYi Archive, Item #42377, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/42377 (accessed June 20, 2025).