Students from the Iberoamerican University chant a school cheer during a protest last weekend in Mexico City. A video they uploaded to YouTube helped launch a nationwide youth protest movement. The demonstrators have added fuel to the political frenzy leading up to Mexico's elections on Sunday, July 1.
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Youth demonstrators march in Mexico City, protesting presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto.
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Selene Galindo Enriquez, 20, stands beside an art installation that she and other youth protesters helped create in Mexico City.
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Selene Galindo Enriquez carries a handmade sign as she marches alongside other youth protesters in Mexico City. She said she plans to vote for the first time in Sunday's elections.
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Parents of student protesters display a sign supporting the youth movement known as #YoSoy132. "You are not alone," it says.
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A youth activist in Mexico City urges passers-by to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
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An activist in Mexico City places an origami bird on a sidewalk as part of an art project to promote peace.
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Youth in Mexico City pose with origami birds they made as part of a sidewalk art project to promote peace.
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Graffiti supporting the #YoSoy132 youth protest movement covers a wall in Mexico City.
