Living in Mexico’s kill zone
by Beckypublished on 30th March 2023
Michoacan state is an epicenter of Mexico’s violence. While cartels, vigilantes & authorities fight, the population’s trapped in the middle. Al Jazeera spent a month on the ground in the state to investigate.
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