Mexico’s drug war has left tens of thousands of casualties in secret graves. About 60,000 people have disappeared since 2006. While defying the threats of gangs and criminal organizations, the mothers of the missing are now searching for their relatives, no longer waiting for the government to fulfill promises.

In this episode: 

John Holman (@johnholman100), Al Jazeera English journalist covering Latin America.

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More than 61,000 missing in Mexico amid spiralling drug violence

Warrior Hounds: The Mexican women searching for their disappeared

Mexico drug war: Victims' families look for relatives' bodies

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Mexico’s drug war has left tens of thousands of casualties in secret graves. About 60,000 people have disappeared since 2006. While defying the threats of gangs and criminal organizations, the mothers of the missing are now searching for their relatives, no longer waiting for the government to fulfill promises.In this episode: John Holman (<a href="https://twitter.com/johnholman100?lang=en " target="_blank">@johnholman100</a>), <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/john-holman.html " target="_blank">Al Jazeera English</a> journalist covering Latin America.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/61000-missing-mexico-spiralling-drug-violence-200107011701009.html " target="_blank">More than 61,000 missing in Mexico amid spiralling drug violence</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/warrior-hounds-mexican-women-searching-disappeared-200109103443411.html " target="_blank">Warrior Hounds: The Mexican women searching for their disappeared</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/mexico-drug-war-victims-families-relatives-bodies-200214090226369.html " target="_blank">Mexico drug war: Victims' families look for relatives' bodies</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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