Mexico: Public protests by dismissed customs officers in Plaza Angel de la Independencia between April and August 1996
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX29822.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Public protests by dismissed customs officers in Plaza Angel de la Independencia between April and August 1996, 1 August 1998, MEX29822.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaf7c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Information on public protests by dismissed customs officers in Plaza Angel de la Independencia between April and August 1996 could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Please note that one article on public protests in Mexico City in December 1996 states that at least 1,522 demonstrations were recorded in the first nine months of that year, with at least five marches or protests per day" involving a total of more than half a million people (Washington Post 2 Dec. 1996). Another article published in September 1996 reported that "there are 12 to 15 protests a day" (San Antonio Express News 1 Sept. 1996).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
San Antonio Express News. 1 September 1996. "Mexico City Residents Protest Disruptive Demonstrations." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 9-22 Sept. 1996, Vol. 4, No. 17, p. 11)
Washington Post. 2 December 1996. Molly Moore. "Fighting Wrongs With a Gridlock of Protests." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 2-15 Dec. 1996, Vol. 4, No. 22, p. 10)
Additional Sources Consulted
Latin American Regional Reports: Mexico & NAFTA Report [London]. 1996.
Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. 1996.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global NewsBank, NEXIS, Internet, Refworld, WNC.
