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September 20, 2016

Mexican President Peņa Nieto Faces Protesters in NYC over 43 Missing Students
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President Obama and other world leaders are in New York City for the
annual United Nations General Assembly. On Monday night, Mexican
President Enrique Peņa 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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