Jesse Franzblau

Jesse Franzblau is a policy analyst and freedom of information advocate. His work has appeared in The Nation, Al Jazeera, NACLA, Animal Político, Foreign Policy In Focus, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Michigan Journal of Public Affairs and freedominfo.org, among other publications.

He tweets at @JFranzblau.

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jfranzbl@umich.edu
@JFranzblau
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View of a mural painted by artists in memory of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez in Monterrey, Mexico on May 19, 2017. "The other festival" project aims to raise awareness through murals on major events with social impact, such as the May 15, 2017 murder of award-winning journalist Javier Valdez in Culiacan, Mexico. / AFP PHOTO / Julio Cesar AGUILAR (Photo credit should read JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP/Getty Images)

The Murder of Mexican Journalists Points to U.S. Role in Fueling Drug War Violence

Jesse Franzblau

- Jun. 15

The U.S. has spent billions on aid and equipment for Mexico’s military and police, but the killing of journalist Javier Valdez shows how impunity still reigns.

Armed police officials patrol a neighborhood in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. Mexican federal police found an underground shooting range and an arsenal of arms Saturday in this house in downtown Tijuana, which they say was a training ground for drug cartel hit men. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Mexican Authorities Implicated in Violence, But U.S. Security Aid Still Flows

Cora Currier, Jesse Franzblau

- May. 8

Documents show that the U.S. is well aware that its support is going to Mexican authorities connected to abuses, but only very rarely has anything been done in response.

Jesse Franzblau

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The Murder of Mexican Journalists Points to U.S. Role in Fueling Drug War Violence

Mexican Authorities Implicated in Violence, But U.S. Security Aid Still Flows