NEW: In January 2023, Mexican activist Antonio Diaz & his lawyer Ricardo Lagunes disappeared after a community assembly against a mine, their truck found abandoned & shot up.
The case shows how local cartels benefit from the presence of mining companies like steelmaker Ternium.
ALT Indigenous activist Antonio Diaz (left) and lawyer Ricardo Lagunes (right) disappeared in Western Mexico.
Photo courtesy of Antonio Diaz's and Ricardo Lagunes's families.