Monday, January 22, 2018

Classmates of 43 disappeared students of 2014 Iguala kidnappings, still protesting


In September of 2014, forty-three university students disappeared after being arrested attempting to protest education policies and the poor conditions of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College, in what became known as the Iguala kidnappings. The missing students are believed to have been then handed over to and murdered by criminal gangs. The remains of only two students have since been confirmed through DNA testing. 

This afternoon, my friend Artur and I came upon the classmates of these missing students outside the Ministry of Justice in Mexico City, still demanding justice and protesting corruption three and a half years later. This man approached us to help us understand what was happening. He was kind enough to let us record his take on this situation and also share a bit about himself. Kindly forgive the cellphone shakiness and poor framing,

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