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Students Demand Federal Action in Mexico City as Ayotzinapa Families Press Extraditions

Protesters turned to national authorities after reporting local inaction on Oaxaca violence, with extradition cases still described as in process.

Overview

  • About 2,000 FNERRR students and Antorcha supporters rallied by Palacio Nacional seeking a meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum over alleged violent removals of student shelters in Oaxaca.
  • Protesters say Mexico City police blocked access to the Zócalo and some were assaulted, while organizers reported no audience with the presidency after more than four hours.
  • Student leaders cited an August 5 raid by roughly 20 armed individuals at the Villas de Monte Albán shelter and the loss of spaces in Villas de Monte Albán and Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz.
  • Parents and normalistas of the 43 marched to the Foreign Ministry demanding the extraditions of Tomás Zerón from Israel and José Ulises Bernabé from the United States.
  • Demonstrators left paint on the SRE facade, authorities reported no major damage, and organizers said the extradition procedures remain under review without immediate resolution.