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Protestors In Mexico Take To Social Media As There Is Still No Sign Of Missing Students

Protestors In Mexico Take To Social Media As There Is Still No Sign Of Missing Students
Christy Havranek & Ana Benedetti

On Sept. 26th, 43 students disappeared in Iguala, Mexico.

The teacher-trainees from Ayotzinapa were on their way to a day of protests in Iguala when they were intercepted and abducted by the police, according to eyewitness accounts. Three young men were killed and 43 were hauled into vans. Their whereabouts have been a mystery for over a month.

The Mexican government has felt increased pressure to find the missing students, who are now presumed dead. President Enrique Peña Nieto has claimed that finding the young men is the government’s number one priority, but after a month of no results the situation is turning into a major crisis.

The abduction has been linked to the mayor of Iguala and his wife, who officials say ordered the attacks on the teachers college students. The now-former mayor of Iguala and his wife were arrested in Mexico City on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

During the search investigators have found over 12 clandestine graves near Iguala, though DNA tests have confirmed that none of the bodies belong to the students.

The disappearance of these 43 students have led to protests across Mexico and in other parts of the world. Protestors use the hashtag #TodosSomosAyotzinapa to show their support for the missing students and their frustration with the levels of violence in Mexico.

Below are some images of the protests that have gone on for over a month.

Universidad Iberoamérica in Mexico City
@fernandavargass
"We want them alive"
Frida Bello
Protests In Aguascalientes
@Jenn_CG
43 missing young men
@chiocorpus
"The worst part of horror is getting used to it"
@apriet0
"It's not only 43, it's a whole generation."
@escorpuma
"We're all Ayotzinapa"
@_gutierritoz
Protests in Tijuana
@astridackerman
Protests in Tlaxcala
@zuriel_lima
More and more bodies are being found
@miguecastella
Photos of the 43 missing students in Mexico City
@rak_lpm
Support from Australia
@eimsos
Protests in Toronto
@GOLileczka
From New Mexico
@IAmStephanieS
Protests in New York City
@marianitapc
Solidarity from Lyon, France
@lorena_co

More From The WorldPost On The Search For The Missing Students:

- Mexico Is Looking For 43 Missing Students. What Has Been Found Is Truly Terrifying- On The Blog: Enough! Mexico Is Ready To Explode - 11 Numbers To Help You Understand The Violence Rocking Mexico

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