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Protests surrounding the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teaching college in Mexico have raged on for weeks with no signs of slowing
Originally centered in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero, the demonstrations have now expanded nationwide, including a march last week in which thousands of protesters stormed the main square in Mexico City and set fire to the door of the National Palace. A national strike is planned for Thursday, Nov. 20, and thousands are expected to participate.
Kidnappings and violence in Mexico are not new — according to an Amnesty International report, more than 26,000 people disappeared in the country between Dec. 2006 and Dec. 2012 in addition to the 65,000 who died in violence related to the drug war in that time Read more...
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