Protests in Mexico City capitalize on World Cup celebrations to pressure government
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A World Cup statue, with graffiti that reads in Spanish, "The National Educational Workers Coordination lives" lies sideways during a teachers' protest for higher salaries sit in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)Teachers stage a protest at the Angel of Independence to demand salary increases in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Teachers eat by tents they set up during protests to demand salary increases in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)A person protesting the more than the 134,000 disappeared people, writes in spray paint, "Mexico, champion of disappearances" as Mexico prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Activists and families of the country's more than 134,000 disappeared people paste missing-person posters in Mexico City, Saturday, May 30, 2026, as Mexico prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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A World Cup statue, with graffiti that reads in Spanish, "The National Educational Workers Coordination lives" lies sideways during a teachers' protest for higher salaries sit in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)