Murder of Outspoken Anti-Crime Mayor Spurs Violent Protests in Mexican State

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For the third day, high school students and universities in Morelia and Uruapan protested the murder of Mayor Carlos Manzo.

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Mexico, Mexico. Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum launched a program for peace and security in the state of Michoacán (west), rocked by a wave of protests after the murder of a popular mayor three days ago. In Michoacán, drug trafficking gangs such as the powerful Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) and La Nueva Familia Michoacana, designated last February as “foreign terrorist organizations” by U.S. president Donald Trump, operate in Mich…

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After two days of protests, demands for justice continue in several localities of Michoacán after the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, who joins a wave of violence that affects the state of southwestern Mexico.

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By CNN en Español: After two days of protests, demands for justice continue in several towns in Michoacán following the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, which adds to a wave of violence affecting the southwestern Mexican state. The demonstrations began Sunday in Morelia, the state capital, under the slogan "Enough of abuses and omissions." The protest turned into riots, and some people stormed the Government Palace. Local authorities…

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After the assassination of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the creation of a comprehensive strategy to deal with the wave of violence that has worsened in recent years in the entity.She said that the initiatives will be consulted with the different sectors of the population, the entire presidential cabinet will participate and will play a role in concreteizing the strategy in the coming days.