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September 24, 2015

Mexico: Parents of Disappeared Students Launch 43-Hour Hunger Strike 
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In Mexico, parents of the 43 missing students have set up a protest camp
in the center of Mexico City and are slated to launch a 43-hour hunger
strike Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the disappearance of
their children. The students went missing in the state of Guerrero after
coming under attack by local police the night of September 26. An
international group of experts has rejected the Mexican government's
accounts of events, saying the investigation was deeply flawed, and
pointing to the role the federal police and military played in the
students' disappearance. Activists in Chicago have announced they will
also hold a 43-hour hunger strike over the weekend.

 

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