MEXICO CITY—A fresh wave of protests by women’s rights activists is raising pressure on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after a series of gruesome murders highlighted the growing problem of gender violence in the country.
Masked female protesters clashed with police over the last week and lit fires in the city’s central square. They also spray-painted slogans on the walls of the National Palace, the official residence and office of the president, including the names of women recently murdered and “AMLO Get Out,” referring to Mr. López Obrador´s initials....