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Student kidnappings: Mexicans fight back

December 13, 2014
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Mexicans fight back

In September, a group of students went missing in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Disappearances are not unusual in Mexico - official figures put the number at over 20,000 since 2006. But this case has sparked nationwide protests against the ties between politicians, police and the drug cartels. DW reporters Eva Usi and Markus Böhnisch travel to Mexico, where there are growing calls for change.

A Report by Markus Böhnisch and Eva Usi