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Mexican President Peña Nieto Faces Protesters in NYC over 43 Missing Students

HeadlineSep 20, 2016

President Obama and other world leaders are in New York City for the annual United Nations General Assembly. On Monday night, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto faced protest from scores of activists outside the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, where he was speaking at a dinner hosted by the Foreign Policy Association. The activists condemned the Mexican government for attempting to cover up and derail the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in the southern state of Guerrero. Monday will mark the second anniversary of the students’ disappearance. There are also protests planned against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, and against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe over police brutality and government corruption, later in the week.

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