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Women searching for missing loved ones protesting the discoveries at the Izaguirre ranch, on March 16 in Teuchitlán, Jalisco.
MEXICO

Mexico’s ‘searching mothers,’ alone against the drug cartels and the authorities: ‘We live with more fear than ever’ 

Five women who are looking for missing family members across Mexico have denounced Claudia Sheinbaum’s failure to address the issue during her presidency. They accuse her of only taking action following the discovery of a mass grave in the town of Teuchitlán. These women also highlight the inaction of the prosecutors’ offices and the threats they’ve received from the cartels

chiapas

Chiapas, captive territory

Pablo Ferri / Alejandro Santos Cid / Beatriz Guillén|Frontera Comalapa / Lacandon Jungle / Tapachula|

EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced displacements, kidnappings and extortions, along with the efforts made by the local and migrant populations to survive