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Rebuked Over Missing Students Case, Mexican Attorney General Steps Down
Jesus Murillo Karam is the first high-profile exit from the cabinet of President Enrique Peña Nieto. It came the day after the five-month march since the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa Normal School students, as thousands more marched in their memory.
Fatal Protest in Acapulco Shows Tensions Remain High in Troubled Guerrero, Mexico
One retired school teacher was killed when federal forces in Acapulco forcibly cleared a blockade by the teachers union CETEG.
A US Citizen Who Tried to Fight Corruption in Guerrero Has Been Imprisoned in Mexico for 18 Months
The family of a Seattle-area woman who returned to her hometown in rural Mexico and tried to arrest the local sheriff is pleading for the US State Department to help secure her release.
Serious Faults Found in Mexico’s Handling of Missing Students Case, Independent Team Says
Dentures were found at the dump where the students were supposedly incinerated, among other anomalies detailed by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. The attorney general struck back at the group, calling its assertions "speculation."
Bodies Discovered in Mexico Crematorium Had Been Abandoned for Months, Officials Say
"Some were wearing suits like they had just come from a funeral celebration," a witness said after entering an Acapulco crematorium that officials said had been abandoned for at least seven months.
Parents Storm a Military Base: Mexico's Missing Students (Dispatch 2)
Parents of the 43 missing students storm a military base in the city of Iguala as the federal case is set to come a close.
Parents Call on United Nations for Help in Search for Missing Mexican Students
Mexican officials delivered a report to the UN committee on forced disappearances in Geneva this week, acknowledging the Ayotzinapa case as a sign that much more must still be done to prevent similar tragedies.
Confessed Killer's Invisible 'Handcuffs' Bring More Mockery to Mexico’s Government
When federal police brought in a suspect in the case of the 43 disappeared students, they held him as if he was cuffed, but the confessed murderer was only hold water. "The dude is in custody," a government spokesman said.
Mexico Says Missing Students Case Is Solved, Despite No New Evidence
Four months after the Ayotzinapa Normal School students were "disappeared," authorities offered no conclusive proof all 43 young men were incinerated at a dump, but also asked the public to move on.
The Executioners: What the Government Hasn’t Revealed About the Mexico Student Massacre
Cartel members interrogated by authorities claim dozens of people — more than authorities admit — were attacked and killed because the cartel believed a rival gang was attempting to enter Iguala.
Parents of Missing Students Injured in Clashes With Soldiers at Mexican Military Base
Two parents of two missing Ayotzinapa students, plus two others, were struck by stones thrown allegedly by military police during clashes on Monday at a base in Iguala, Guerrero, where the September police attacks took place.
Mexican Ex-Mayor's Wife Facing Organized Crime Charges Related to the Missing Students
Maria de los Angeles Pineda allegedly paid off the drug gang Guerreros Unidos using funds from inside city hall in Iguala, Guerrero, in a sign of the depth of collusion between crime and local officials that exists in many regions of Mexico.