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AMLO Vows to Find Answers in Ayotzinapa Case

Adriana Cataño — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:34:21 +0000

Four years have passed since 43 male students from an Ayotzinapa teachers college went missing. In that time, the government has failed to punish those responsible for the crime. And while many may have moved on since, the parents of the students who went missing have not. They continue to call for justice and reject

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Meet the Mexican Artists Helping Roger Waters Protest Ayotzinapa at His Massive CDMX Concerts

Andrew S. Vargas — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:33:08 +0000

The British Invasion is back in full force in Mexico City this week, with three concerts from Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters sending Chilango rockeros into a collective frenzy. But beyond the historic implications of Waters’ appearance in the Mexican metropolis, the 70-something Brit has also been making headlines across the country or the brazen

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Still Searching for Answers, Two Years Later: Portraits of Ayotzinapa Victims’ Families

Yara Simón — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:33:20 +0000

Two years after the mass kidnapping of 43 students from an Ayotzinapa teachers college rocked Mexico, the nation still searches for answers. A foreign policy adviser to former President Felipe Calderón described it as “the single most significant crime of the 21st century in Mexico.” Since 2014, we’ve seen countless protests and street demonstrations, protest art pieces, activist hashtags,

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For Many Mexicans, Alan Pulido’s Release Is Just a Painful Reminder of All Those Who Remain Missing

Yara Simón — Tue, 31 May 2016 16:44:23 +0000

On Monday morning, Mexican officials announced Alan Pulido had been found a day after being kidnapped from a party in Tamaulipas on Saturday. While details of what happened are still emerging – originally, officials said Pulido called for help, but later reports say he overpowered his captors and escaped – the incident has only reinforced the distrust

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A Classmate of the Missing 43 Now Seeks Asylum in the US

Yara Simón — Tue, 24 May 2016 14:51:27 +0000

Ever since 43 of his classmates at La Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos disappeared in September of 2014 – an event that led to massive social unrest – Carmelo Ramirez Morales has publicly criticized the Mexican government. Now in the United States, he’s looking for asylum protection because he fears retribution for his activism. Back

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A New 608-Page Report on Ayotzinapa Accuses the Government of Planting Evidence, Implicates Police

Yara Simón — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:19:55 +0000

As the two-year anniversary of the Iguala mass kidnappings nears, international investigators have criticized the Mexican government for its lack of cooperation, finding their investigation hampered by the government’s refusal to hand over evidence. For more than a year now, the independent investigators have been trying to get to the bottom of how and why 43 students from an Ayotzinapa

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EPN Visits Iguala for the First Time Since 2014 Kidnappings, But Doesn’t Meet With the Parents of the Missing 43

Yara Simón — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:35:00 +0000

It’s been almost 17 months since 43 students were kidnapped from an Ayotzinapa teachers college, and on Wednesday, President Enrique Peña Nieto made his first visit to Iguala since the tragic crime left Mexico reeling. EPN, whose government has been severely criticized for not taking accountability for the kidnappings, did not meet with the parents

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Father of Missing Ayotzinapa Student Looking For Volunteers to Honor Son at NYC Marathon

Yara Simón — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:29:36 +0000

On Sunday, Antonio Tizapa will run the New York City Marathon in honor of his son, Jorge Antonio Tizapa, one of the 43 Ayotzinapa students kidnapped in September 2014. Through the marathon, Antonio hopes to raise awareness of the tragic crime that still has Mexico reeling. More than a year and several investigations later, the parents of

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Droncita, First Grafitti Drone in Mexico, Goes After Enrique Peña Nieto

Yara Simón — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:40:05 +0000

Since last year’s mass kidnapping of 43 students from a teachers college in Ayotzinapa, Mexico has shown that they refuse to brush this dark moment in history under the rug. While Mexican citizens continue to hold protests to demand government accountability, art is perhaps the most visible way that this movement continues to thrive. Taking their cues

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The Mexican Government Has Released 54,000+ Pages of Its Ayotzinapa Investigation, and it’s Full of Contradictions

Yara Simón — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:48:15 +0000

It’s been more than a year since 43 students from an Ayotzinapa teachers college in Mexico were kidnapped. While the movement demanding accountability from the Mexican government continues to grow – most recently with Sting’s help – the families of the missing 43 are no closer to getting any answers. Over the weekend, the office

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