A large protest against insecurity and government corruption turned violent in Mexico City on Saturday (November 15) as demonstrators clashed with riot police outside the National Palace.

Thousands of protesters marched from the Angel of Independence monument through several streets and avenues before reaching the Zocalo, the capital's main square where the National Palace—home and office of President Claudia Sheinbaum—is located.

Tensions exploded when masked protesters tore down metal barriers protecting the palace, prompting riot police to respond with tear gas and smoke bombs. Demonstrators pushed and kicked the fences while some hurled stones at officers.

The demonstration, organized primarily by Generation Z youth groups, drew citizens protesting specific cases of violence, including the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo. Participants waving Mexican flags voiced frustration over deteriorating security conditions and government corruption.

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (NOVEMBER 15, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PROTESTERS PUSHING FENCES SURROUNDING THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT PALACE

2. POLICE THROWING SMOKE BOMBS AND TEAR GAS AT PROTESTERS

3. PROTESTERS KICKING FENCES SURROUNDING THE MEXICO GOVERNMENT PALACE

4. SMOKE CLOUD AND PROTESTERS COVERING THEIR FACES

5. INJURED PERSON BEING TREATED

6. PROTESTERS BANGING ON FENCES SURROUNDING THE GOVERNMENT PALACE

7. VARIOUS OF CLASHES BETWEEN PROTESTERS AND POLICE

8. PROTESTERS WAVING MEXICAN FLAG

9. PERSON HOLDING PHOTO OF ASSASSINATED URUAPAN MAYOR, CARLOS MANZO

10. PROTESTERS GATHERED

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DEMONSTRATOR, VANESSA HERNANDEZ, SAYING:

"We are marching for Carlos Manzo, for the vile murder of Carlos Manzo. Because we want justice for Carlos Manzo and for all those who have lost their lives and their property at the hands of criminals."

12. PEOPLE PROTESTING

13. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HANDING OUT HATS TO PROTESTERS

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DEMONSTRATOR, MANUEL MARTINEZ, SAYING:

"We came because of what happened to Carlos Manzo. For me, this is living proof that people have woken up. We cannot be in the hands of a country ruled by crime. No more, no more. I think this is the limit."

15. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING

16. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DEMONSTRATOR, LORENA VALLADARES, SAYING:

"What I would like is for the government to stop being so permissive with crime and drug trafficking, to control them, and to stop extorting people."

17. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED DEMONSTRATOR, SAYING:

"We are not here to protest for lunch; no one paid us. We are here of our own free will. We love Mexico, and we are tired. Get out of here, Morena (ruling party); you are destroying Mexico. This is not Mexico."

19. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING