Protests in Mexico: General Strike Called on the Day of the Revolution Amanda Taub - Vox
go to original November 20, 2014

Mexico Protests Escalate Over Disappearances (VOAvideo)

Mexican activists planned the general strike and protests to coincide with Mexico's Revolution Day, a public holiday. It is difficult to know what effect the strike will have on the country, especially given that it will be held on a day that is already a holiday. However, according to reports on Twitter and the Telesur TV station, there's a plan for the strike to shut down Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, which is the second-largest airport in Latin America.

The largest protests are expected to take place in Mexico City, the nation's capital, but there will also be events in other cities in Mexico and the US.

These events are a continuation of nearly two months of protests against violence, corruption, and impunity in Mexico.

The protests began in response to the forced disappearance of a group of student protesters in Iguala, a small city in Mexico's Guerrero province. However, they've now become much broader — a way for Mexicans to protest against the violence and corruption that plague their country.

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