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Mexico: Nationwide Protests Against Fuel Hike Continue

HeadlineJan 24, 2017

In Mexico, widespread protests against the government’s decision to raise fuel prices by more than 20 percent continue to rock the country. On Sunday, protesters took to the streets for coordinated demonstrations in Mexico City and in at least 12 Mexican states. Protesters in Tijuana seized control of one of the busiest border crossings along the U.S. border, forcing Mexican authorities to abandon their posts. This is one of the protesters.

Laura Islas: “I am here because I am in disagreement with all the policies of the government of Enrique Peña Nieto and what his whole Cabinet has imposed on this country, which has caused a lack of equality, inflation. They continue to rob, continue taking from the country.”

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