Iguala Mayor ‘Probable Mastermind’ in Disappearance of 43 Students

Iguala Mayor ‘Probable Mastermind’ in Disappearance of 43 Students

Tens of thousands marched in Mexico City and Iguala, Mexico on Wednesday to protest the disappearance of 43 student-teachers who went missing on September 26. Reflecting growing outrage over the failure of Mexican authorities to resolve the case, a group of masked protesters separated from the peaceful demonstration of several thousand in Iguala, broke into…

43 Students Feared Murdered in Mexico Narco-Government Crisis

43 Students Feared Murdered in Mexico Narco-Government Crisis

Over forty missing students are feared dead after a mass grave was discovered in the Mexican state of Guerrero. A series of student protests in the city of Iguala over discriminatory hiring practices led to municipal police and unidentified gunmen shooting seventeen civilians and killing six. BBC reports that twenty-two police officers were held in…