October 2nd march live; follow the minute-by-minute coverage of the demonstration 58 years after the Tlatelolco massacre

| 02-10-26 | 12:12 | Updated | 02-10-26 | 12:16 | Eduardo DinaView profileThis October 2 marks 58 years since the massacre of students in Tlatelolco, an episode that marked the country's history due to the repression of the student movement by the State and by the president of that era, the PRI member Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. As every year, hundreds of students and activists march through the main streets of Mexico City in memory of the victims murdered that day and with a call for justice for the deaths of the young people. Follow here the latest news from the demonstration:Nation 11:54 AM Capital secured for commemorative march Since very early, personnel reinforced security around the National Palace for the October 2 demonstrations, and later anti-riot vehicles were deployed in the city center. Bellas Artes remains boarded up and personnel from the Secretariat of Citizen Security began arriving ahead of the October 2 march; in addition, some businesses along Juárez Avenue remain closed. Nation 11:53 AM Alternative routes for the October 2 march As part of the alternative routes announced by the capital's security secretary, the following are included: Manuel González Eje 1 Oriente José María Izazaga Dr. Río de la Loza Avenida Chapultepec Avenida Insurgentes Nation 11:52 AM Time and route of the October 2 commemorative march The capital's Secretariat of Citizen Security announced that this Friday, October 2, the commemorative march for the massacre of students in Tlatelolco will take place at 4:00 PM. The contingents will depart from the Plaza of the Three Cultures heading to the Zócalo, passing along Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and 5 de Mayo. Nation 11:51 AM "October 2 is not forgotten," Sheinbaum says at her morning conference This morning, President Claudia Sheinbaum began her morning conference under the slogan "October 2 is not forgotten" and recalled the massacre of students more than 50 years ago in Tlatelolco. She also stated that her administration has identified former PRI president Gustavo Díaz Ordaz as responsible for this massacre. "We remember one of the most painful episodes in the history of Mexico, the repression of a student movement in the plaza of Tlatelolco," she said, while also declaring "Never again shall the State repress a social movement." You may be interested inMarches and mobilizations for October 2 in Mexico City; routes, times and alternative roadsOctober 2 is not forgotten: Sheinbaum recalls the Tlatelolco massacre; calls for no State repression of social movementsAfter attack at a middle school in Torreón, group created to ban platforms that fail to remove violent contentro/aprMore information