The past week has seen an uptick in violence in central and northern Mexico, including public displays of arson and 260 people killed between August 9-12 in the states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Chihuahua, and Baja California, reports Reforma. Two journalists have also been murdered in the last two weeks, reaching a total of 15 slain journalists in Mexico since the start of the year, as reported by InSight Crime journalist Parker Asmann on