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Guadalajara World Cup Prep Overshadowed by Missing Persons Crisis

12/6/2025

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Guadalajara, Mexico, is preparing to host four World Cup matches.
Nearly 16,000 people are reported missing, linked to government complicity and cartels.
Local officials aim to sanitize the city by removing memorials for the missing.
Activists, including Maribel Cedeno of Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco, criticize the focus on security over families' safety amid reports of clandestine graves near the stadium.

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Story summary

Guadalajara, Mexico, is preparing to host four World Cup matches.
Nearly 16,000 people are reported missing, linked to government complicity and cartels.
Local officials aim to sanitize the city by removing memorials for the missing.
Activists, including Maribel Cedeno of Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco, criticize the focus on security over families' safety amid reports of clandestine graves near the stadium.