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Critics slam Mexico’s gentrification protests as xenophobic. Activists say they’re fighting for their human rights
The anti-gentrification rallies in Mexico City mirror protests that have erupted in cities like Barcelona and Paris against ...
Mexico’s president calls march against mass tourism ‘xenophobic.’ Critics blame government failures
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by long-running government ...
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Mexico City Protests Foreign Gentrification - The Real Deal
Mexico City’s housing squeeze just got personal. A protest against rising rents and foreign-fueled gentrification in North America’s largest city turned angry last Friday, and into the week ...
Anti-tourist protests turn violent as holidaymakers harassed and shops smashed
Tensions boiled over this past Friday as throngs of mostly peaceful protesters, brandishing placards with messages like ...
‘Ironic’: Mexicans Protest American ‘Gringos’ Driving Up Rent, Erasing Culture
Mexicans are taking to the streets of Mexico City to protest a wave of American “digital nomads” and tourists they say are driving up rents and displacing locals from their neighborhoods. What began ...