43 desaparecidos en Ayotzinapa

On the night of September 26, 2014, a group of students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School of Ayotzinapa, between 17 and 25 years old, arrived in the city of Iguala, Guerrero, located in the same state, with the purpose of “taking” buses that require them to participate in the celebration of October 2, which each year keeps alive in Mexico the memory of this repression against students that occurred in 1968. Although the retention and temporary use of buses by students to carry out their activities Although the activities had been common in Guerrero and even had the tacit approval of companies and authorities, on September 26 the response of the authorities was not common: Municipal Police of Iguala opened fire on the students to prevent them from leaving the city with the buses. In this way, helped by other corporations and civilians, the police managed to close the road to five buses – three that passed through a central street and those that arrived through a peripheral street. During these scenes, 43 students were arrested and eventually disappeared. Later that same night, the attacks against students and the general population continued, not only by state agents but also by civilians who, as was later demonstrated, were part of the structure of a criminal organization strongly intertwined with state agencies present. in this area of ​​Guerrero, called Guerreros Unidos. (Prodh Center, Ayotzinapa)

Years later, the students are still missing.