Look harder
A deeper mystery over a dreadful disappearance
NOTHING has cast such a long shadow over the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto as last year’s disappearance of 43 students in the south-western state of Guerrero. The shadow grew longer on September 6th when the government’s account of events was severely questioned by an international inquiry.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Look harder”
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