Mexico wakes up to corrupt politics and brutal cartels

Jose Luis Abarca and his wife Maria de los Angeles Pineda. Credit: Reuters.

TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014

The disappearance of 43 students in Mexico sparks a wave of violent clashes against the government and its brutal cartels. Guillermo Galdos travels to the country as Mexicans begin to demand answers.

Forty-four days ago, 43 students were detained by the Mexican police in front of dozens of witnesses in the city of Iguala, in the state of Guerrero.
Mexico Wakes Up to Corrupt Politics and Brutal Cartels by Thavam Ratna