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Xi’ Nich distances itself from conflict in the Lacandón Community Zone
XI’ NICH DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE CONFLICT IN THE LACANDÓN COMMUNITY ZONE ** It classifies it as a violent organization and differs with its methods ** Its leader Gabriel Montoya, is responsible for the massacre in Viejo Velasco, it points…
Read MoreZibechi: Social policies, ethics and the Zapatistas
SOCIAL POLICIES, ETHICS AND THE EZLN By: Raúl Zibechi Behind the cowardly murder of the teacher Galeano in La Realidad are the so-called “social policies” inspired in the “fight against poverty” sketched by the World Bank four decades ago, after…
Read MoreCall To Action in Support of the Zapatistas
AN ATTACK ON THE ZAPATISTAS IS AN ATTACK ON US ALL CALL TO ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ZAPATISTAS WEEK OF ACTION: MAY 18-24 (DAY OF REMEMBRANCE MAY 24) JUSTICE FOR GALEANO; STOP THE WAR AGAINST THE ZAPATISTA COMMUNITIES! CLICK…
Read MoreMarcos: Fragments of La Realidad I
[The Zapatistas announce a homage to Compañero Galeano on May 24 in all Caracols.] FRAGMENTS OF LA REALIDAD I May 2014 The wee hours of the morning…it must be like 2 or 3 o’clock, who knows. It sounds like silence…
Read MoreLetter in Solidarity with the Zapatistas
[Letters of Solidarity are being sent to the Zapatistas from all over the world and Protest Actions are taking place and being planned. We, the Chiapas Support Committee/Comité de Apoyo a Chiapas, signed the letter below.] Letter in solidarity…
Read More1 Dead and 15 Injured: La Realidad Junta
THE “TOWARDS HOPE” GOOD GOVERNMENT JUNTA VEHEMENTLY DENOUNCES THE CIOAC PARAMILITARIES ORGANIZED BY THE THREE LEVELS OF BAD GOVERNMENT AGAINST OUR BASES OF SUPPORT OF THE ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY THE GOOD GOVERNMENT JUNTA “HACIA LA ESPERANZA” CARACOL I MOTHER…
Read MoreEZLN: Marcos: Pain and Rage – activities cancelled
EZLN: PAIN and RAGE Zapatista National Liberation Army May 8, 2014 To the Compañeras and Compañeros of the Sixth: Compas: To tell you the truth, the communiqué was all ready. It was succinct, clear, precise, how communiqués should be. But… well… maybe later. For…
Read MoreZapatistas clarify: it was not a confrontation, but an attack
THERE WAS NO CONFRONTATION; IT WAS AN ATTACK ON US, ZAPATISTAS CLARIFY ** The Good Government Junta will send the case to the EZLN’s General Command ** They denounce behavior of the CIOAC-H paramilitaries, headed by the Los Luises…
Read MoreZapatistas Were Ambushed at Entrance to La Realidad
MEMBERS of CIOAC-H, PVEM and PAN MURDERED a Zapatista: FRAYBA [Note: The Zapatistas have now issued an account of the events that took place surrounding the murder of their compañero. It will take time to translate. This article, as it…
Read MoreUpdate on Murdered Zapatista
FIVE CIOAC-H MEMBERS GIVE STATEMENTS By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, May 4, 2014 On Sunday afternoon, state police presented five members of the Independent Central of Agricultural Workers and Campesinos-Historic (CIOAC-H) to the District Attorney…
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