In New York City, relatives of two of the 43 students missing from the Mexican state of Guerrero for over six months participated in a 10-kilometer run Saturday to protest the ongoing disappearance of their loved ones. The Mexican government says the students were killed by gang members, but the families question that account and believe they are alive. Antonio Tizapa, the father of a missing student, wore a T-shirt which read, “My son is your son, and your son is my son.”
Antonio Tizapa: “That way we can show our government, the Mexican government, that wherever there is a Mexican, there is a lot of support. As you can see, there are several fellow Mexicans here, expressing their support for the cause of the Ayotzinapa 43 and making it clear to the government that it is not a closed case, as they would like it to be.”
Late last week, unknown protesters wrote the names of the missing 43 students and on the facade of the Mexican Consulate in New York City with the phrase: “Consulate accomplice.”