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- 1Remembering the Tlatelolco Massacre of October 1968โToday in Labor History October 2, 1968: The Tlatelolco Massacre occurred in Mexico City. 15,000 students were demonstrat
On October 2, 1968, Mexican army units surrounded and opened fire on thousands of students demonstrating at the Plaza of the Three Cultures in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, against the military occupation of the university ahead of the Olympic Games. Estimates of the dead remain disputed to this day. Posts marking the anniversary recount how roughly 15,000 protesters faced 5,000 soldiers and tanks in the ambush.
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Mexico City marks October 2, the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, with commemorative marches. President Claudia Sheinbaum invoked the phrase 'October 2 is not forgotten,' while authorities announced march routes, street closures and public transport changes. Businesses in the capital boarded up ahead of the demonstrations, and commentators reflected on the risk of fading collective memory of the killings.
- 3Mexico's legacy of repression: Tlatelolco, YoSoy132 and Ayotzinapaโ๐ [EN] ๐๏ธโ Tlatelolco, # YoSoy132 and Ayotzinapa: the memory of repression in Mexico remains alive. When will there be j
Activists are recalling three emblematic episodes of state repression in Mexico โ the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, the 2012 #YoSoy132 student movement and the 2014 disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students โ arguing their memory remains alive because justice has never been delivered. Campaigners are asking when accountability will come and inviting people to share their views on the unresolved cases.