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Viejo Velasco Massacre, 7 Years Later
Impunity Prevails 7 Years After the Viejo Velasco Suárez Massacre By: Hermann Bellinghausen Palenque, Chiapas, January 30, 2014 Seven years after the ignored massacre of defenseless and peaceful Indigenous in Viejo Velasco Suárez community, in the Lacandón Jungle in the…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for October 2013
OCTOBER 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Alberto Patishtán To Be Free Soon! – The big news this month regarding Alberto Patishtán is that both chambers of the Mexican Congress wrote and moved through the legislative process legislation to expand…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for August 2013
AUGUST 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Around 1700 Students Attend “Little Zapatista Schools” – From August 12 to 16, around 1700 students attended the “Little Zapatista Schools” (Escuelitas), to learn about Freedom According to the Zapatistas. Prior to…
Read MoreParamilitaries Re-Emerge Near Site of Acteal Massacre
PARAMILITARIES RE-EMERGE NEAR SITE OF ACTEAL MASSACRE by: Mary Ann Tenuto-Sánchez “We fear another massacre; we know that the police can again train the paramilitaries, who are active, and can extend the violence to other communities,” Las Abejas representatives from…
Read MoreZapatista Film: Corazon del tiempo (Heart of Time)
Community Film Screening, Music & Discussion With the Zapatistas at the movies! | Con l@s zapatistas en el cine! “Corazón del Tiempo” “Heart of Time” In Spanish with English subtitles A love story between two Zapatistas! Saturday, Aug 31, 2013…
Read MoreDeclaration from Indigenous Congress
Indian Mexico Continues Standing Despite Extermination, Indigenous Congress Declares We learned on this path that the powerful have no respect for the word; they betray and violate it. By: Hermann Bellinghausen, envoy Published: 08/19/2013 18:05 San Cristóbal de las Casas,…
Read MoreEZLN: Military Planes Fly Over the Zapatista Caracoles
The EZLN Denounces Nighttime Military Flyovers of the Caracoles By: Elio Henriquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, August 14, 2013 The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) denounced that on Monday and Tuesday of this week “military planes” made nighttime…
Read MoreJulio de 2013 resumen de noticias sobre los zapatistas
JULIO DE 2013 RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS In Chiapas 1. Violencia renovada en Chenalhó: Tres personas golpeadas y detenidas – El 20 de julio, dos zapatistas y un no-zapatista fueron detenidos en el ejido Puebla, municipio de Chenalhó….
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for July 2013
JULY 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Renewed Violence in Chenalhó: 3 Beaten and Detained – On July 20, 2 Zapatistas and one non-Zapatista were arrested in the Puebla ejido, municipality of Chenalhó. That is the municipality in…
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