Mass grave uncovered in Mexico spurring large demonstrations

A few weeks ago in Iguala, Mexico, students from a teaching college in Guerrero State traveled to this town to “protest what they perceived as discriminatory hiring practices for teachers.” On their way back from the protest it was reported that they were attacked by local police. The police boarded three local buses including one that was carrying local football players. Shots were fired by armed men and six people were killed, three students, a football player, the driver of one of the buses and a nearby taxi driver. According to BBC, municipal police chased the remaining students firing at them while they ran. A student who survived stated that he saw the police taking his fellow students away. On September 26^th following this incident it was reported that 56 students were missing, then on the 30^th it was reported that 13 of the students had returned home. Shortly after on October 4^th, “prosecutors announced they had found six shallow graves containing the remains of at least 28 people.” Given the nature of this event and the lack of information, there remains of lot of speculation surrounding the issue. Impacting the lack of information is the state of recovered bodies which were so badly burned that it could take weeks for DNA evidence to be recovered. Demonstrations have sprung up in Mexico as the people protest the forced disappearance of these students. In Mexico City, a procession through the city was led by family members of the missing holding their photos. Demonstration also took place in Oaxaca, Veracruz, Morelia, and Guerrero and in the southern city of San Cristobal de las Casas where a silent protests was held by the EZLN, the Zapatistas Indigenous rebel group.

BBC

Mexico relatives search for students in Guerrero

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29470025

Mexico missing students: Nationwide protests held

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29538079

NPR

Mass Graves Found In Mexico, Near Place Where 43 Students Went Missing

By Eyder Peralta

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/05/353853385/mass-graves-found-in-mexico-near-place-where-43-students-went-missing

Telemundo

México: Marchan por regreso alumnos desaparecidos

http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/informacion_y_noticias/Noticias_Telemundo/article/2014-10/mexico_marchan_por_regreso_alumnos_desaparecidos

CNN

Paradero de 43 estudiantes desaparecidos en México sigue siendo un misterio

http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2014/10/07/paradero-de-43-estudiantes-desaparecidos-en-mexico-sigue-siendo-un-misterio/