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Mexico: Thousands Protest Femicide After Young Woman’s Murder

HeadlineSep 18, 2017

In Mexico, thousands of people took to the streets nationwide to protest violence against women, after a 19-year-old woman was found dead in the state of Puebla on Friday. Mara Fernanda Castilla went missing more than a week ago after using a ride-hailing app. Her body was found on Friday. Sunday’s protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations in recent months in Mexico and across Latin America denouncing femicide and violence against women.

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