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"She will not stop looking and repeats her search, her questions, her loss, until the disappeared body she loves reappears, whether dead or alive."

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"She will not stop looking and repeats her search, her questions, her loss, until the disappeared body she loves reappears, whether dead or alive."

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"Throughout history the figure of Antigone has represented the invisible, unheard voices of those prevented from mourning the people taken away from them."

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"Throughout history the figure of Antigone has represented the invisible, unheard voices of those prevented from mourning the people taken away from them."

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"Throughout history the figure of Antigone has represented the invisible, unheard voices of those prevented from mourning the people taken away from them"

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"'I' behaves as a word and a letter, acknowledging the individual/collective pain experienced by thousands."

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"'I' behaves as a word and a letter, acknowledging the individual/collective pain experienced by thousands."

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"Chihuahua, Chihuahua, April 17. A four year old child was found dead. His mother had reported him disappeared on April 6"

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"Through the multitude of voices bound together in the “I,” appropriation becomes a positive force, honest to both difference and commonality. No one is spoken for, as the “I” functions as a kind of limbo, wherein people can speak, read, and extend themselves to one another."

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"Wasn't there a plague in the city? Weren't useless prayers said to the gods?" 

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"Wasn't there a plague in the city? Weren't useless prayers said to the gods?" 

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-page 105

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" I pray for your missing body to be granted justice. For it to be granted a name. I pray I'll have a place to go to cry. I pray for those who are good and for the others, because even if they have no heart, I do" pg 37

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"Tadeo Gonzalez. Absent. Tadeo Gonzalez. Absent. Tadeo Gonzalez. Absent."

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"Tadeo Gonzalez. Absent. Tadeo Gonzalez. Absent. Tadeo Gonzalez. Absent."

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-pg 83

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"Importantly, this letter-word, 'I' -- a stand-in for a speaking, searching, present body -- is made to speak by an absent body."

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"How do we understand this strange place between life and death, of speaking precisely from that vacillating boundary?"

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a symbol of death/grief/injustice for many people

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a symbol of death/grief/injustice for many people

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In both this text and the play, Antigone represents all people who cannot speak up. She is the shield and the sword.

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"'What thing is the body when it's lost?' A memory and a description?"

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"To be conscious of the number of deaths related to the violence in the country, of the number of kidnappings and forced disappearances is not a comfortable enterprise; it is a painful and urgent task."

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"To be conscious of the number of deaths related to the violence in the country, of the number of kidnappings and forced disappearances is not a comfortable enterprise; it is a painful and urgent task."

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"The absurd, the exhausting, the urgent labor of unburying a body to bury it anew. To confirm out loud what is so feared, so desired: yes sir, agent, yes sir, police officer, this body is mine."

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"What I do know is that literary texts, language, can summon us to be in pain together, to cry with another person about their loved ones' lost lives or disappeared bodies, to accompany them in their search and in their demand for justice..."

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"What I do know is that literary texts, language, can summon us to be in pain together, to cry with another person about their loved ones' lost lives or disappeared bodies, to accompany them in their search and in their demand for justice..."

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"There are some who search as a way to refuse to remain in silence to which they've been relegated."

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Antigone takes her power back by telling the king that she would be proven right if he kills her or not. This is the same with writing the book. If the government acknowledges the missing people or not the author and the families still prove the point that there is a large problem.

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"What is not named vanishes, what is not exposed publicly is diluted, is rendered invisible"

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"What I do know is that literary texts, language, can summon us to be in pain together, to cry with another person about their loved one' lost lives or disappeared bodies, to accompany them in their search and in their demand for justice, to come to terms with the fact that the missing bodies and their violence deaths of our country have something to do with us, that we cannot remain indifferent, as if nothing were happening"

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"Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz in Tamaulipas and of Alberto Garcia in Oaxaca brings to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls."

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"Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz in Tamaulipas and of Alberto Garcia in Oaxaca brings to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls."

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Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz in Tamaulipas and of Alberto Garcia in Oaxaca bring to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls.

Violence linked to organised crime in Mexico has long killed politicians from various parties [File: Henry Romero/Reuters]

Two mayoral contenders have been found dead in a single day in Mexico, adding to the toll of slain candidates in what is shaping up to be the country's most violent election on record.

The deaths reported in different parts of the country on Friday bring to 17 the number of candidates killed in the lead-up to the presidential, congressional and local polls on June 2.

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In the northern state of Tamaulipas, authorities said they had launched a manhunt for the person who killed candidate Noe Ramos Ferretiz. He was seeking re-election as mayor of Ciudad Mante for a coalition of the opposition National Action Party and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Local media reported he had been stabbed and posted photos showing a bloodied body lying on a sidewalk.

"We will not allow violence to decide these elections," PRI party leader Alejandro Moreno wrote on social media, where he confirmed the "cowardly assassination" of Ramos Ferretiz.

The second slain candidate, Alberto Garcia, was found dead a day after he was reported missing. He was running for mayor of San Jose Independencia in the southern state of Oaxaca.

The state electoral board condemned the death of Garcia, who went missing along with his wife, the current mayor of San Jose Independencia and and who was found alive. The board called Garcia's death a "killing", and said such crimes "should not occur during elections".

Violence linked to organised crime in Mexico has long killed politicians from various parties, especially those who hold or are seeking regional positions.

Drug cartels have often carried out such assassination attempts in a bid to control local police or extort money from municipal governments.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador acknowledged in early April that the cartels often seek to determine who will serve as mayor - either by running their own candidates or eliminating potential rivals.

"They make an agreement and say, 'this person is going to be mayor; we don't want anyone else to register to run', and anybody who does, well, they know [what to expect]," he said.

The recent slayings have prompted the government to provide bodyguards for about 250 candidates, while those running for municipal positions - the most endangered - are the last in line for security.

Earlier this month, candidate Bertha Gaytan was shot dead on the first day of her campaign. She was running for mayor of Celaya, a city in the north-central state of Guanajuato.

Also in April, the mayor of Churumuco, a town in the western state of Michoacan, was shot dead at a taco restaurant in the state capital, Morelia.

In late February, in another town in Michoacan, two mayoral hopefuls were shot dead within hours of each other.

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Two Mexican mayoral contenders found dead on same day

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Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz and Alberto Garcia bring to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls.

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‘We’re praying for a miracle,’ family says of Des Moines woman feared kidnapped in Mexico

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Chris Leguisano’s family received a text message seeking ransom for her safe return. But no one has heard from her since she went to Mexico on Aug. 9.

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"The Femsa corporation, which operates Mexico’s largest chain of convenience stores, announced late last week that it was closing all of its Oxxo stores due to gang problems."

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"The Femsa corporation, which operates Mexico’s largest chain of convenience stores, announced late last week that it was closing all of its Oxxo stores due to gang problems."

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Extortion, gang violence hits even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico

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The Femsa corporation, which operates Mexico’s largest chain of convenience stores, announced late last week that it was closing all of its Oxxo stores due to gang problems.

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"They say while in Tamaulipas, she was kidnapped for ransom."

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Iowa lawmakers demand answers about Iowa woman missing in Mexico

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The concealment of bodies is common practice, above all in the in the context of armed conflict and dictatorship, but the job of burying bodies is not physical, as they are also erased at the level of discourse, that is to say, in language itself.

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"An international security expert told the outlet that the region was formerly dominated by the Zetas drug cartel, which was known for its violent tactics." 

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"An international security expert told the outlet that the region was formerly dominated by the Zetas drug cartel, which was known for its violent tactics." 

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Mexico has sent 600 troops to areas on the border with the U.S. following an uptick in violence, including an attack on a military installation and mass kidnappings.

The Mexican soldiers have been sent to the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, which border Texas, according to Border Report, an outlet which reports on news about the Mexico-U.S. border.

An international security expert told the outlet that the region was formerly dominated by the Zetas drug cartel, which was known for its violent tactics.

While the Zetas' influence has waned due to leadership arrests, factions like the Northeast cartel and Zetas Old School remain active, and the border area is now contested by splinter and rival groups, the expert said.

In recent weeks, the area has seen a surge in violence.

Mayoral candidate Noe Ramos Ferretiz, who was seeking reelection, was killed in Tamaulipas, in what local media reported was a knife attack.

A Mexican army installation was also attacked in the town of Miguel Aleman in Tamaulipas, and armed clashes between gangs were reported to have taken place in the area.

And in Nuevo Leon, dozens of people were reported to have been kidnapped, of which many have since been released or rescued.

Speaking about cartel violence in the region, Michael Ballard, vice president of intelligence for Virginia-based Global Guardian, told Border Report: "The Zetas are not a congruent entity anymore, but some offshoots are quite active. We are seeing major factions operating in cities along the border,

"It's a small slice of what they used to control, but those two states are still among the primary routes for heroin and cocaine to make its way to the border and the U.S. There's a reason why border cities and states remain hotly contested and you have a lot of violence."

Ballard said that while the levels of control and violence are lower than they were under the Zetas, "make no mistake, they are still dangerous, and we broadly recommend against travel to Veracruz or Tamaulipas unless it's absolutely necessary."

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is known for his "hugs, not bullets" policy for dealing with cartels, which involves avoiding confrontations with them and instead seeking to address the socioeconomic roots of organized crime.

However, his apparent attempts to humanize the cartels have sometimes stoked controversy-last week he described the country's cartels and gangs as essentially "respectful people" who "respect the citizenry" and mostly kill one another.

Experts and activists say that cartel violence has resulted in the deaths of thousands of Mexicans and forced many to flee their homes.

Obrador last month refused to fight drug cartels on U.S. orders as part of what he called a "Mexico First" policy, explaining, "We are not going to act as police officers for any foreign government."

Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.

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Mexico sends hundreds of troops to US border

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Mexico has sent 600 troops to areas on the border with the U.S. following an uptick in violence.