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They liberate the 17 students and 2 displaced indigenous people, but prohibit political activism
By: Isaín Mandujano Today, a control judge of the El Amate Prison issued the binding to criminal proceedings of the 17 teachers college students (normalistas) and 2 displaced indigenous people, but granted them the precautionary measure of facing their proceedings…
Read MoreNew police eviction of Mactumactzá students
Chiapas police during the withdrawal of Mactumactzá Rural Teachers School students Photo: Juan Carlos Santiago Hernández By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas “The police came to attack us, to repress us,” a member of the student committee…
Read More74 Mactumactzá Women Released
Demonstrations in support of the Mactumactzá students. By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas The 74 students from the Mactumactzá Rural Normal School, (a teachers college for indigenous and campesino students), arrested on May 18 were released yesterday…
Read MoreAGAINST THE REPRESSION OF THE BAD GOVERNMENTS, SUPPORT TO MACTUMACTZÁ RURAL TEACHERS SCHOOL IN CHIAPAS AND TO THE TEPEHUANO AND WIXÁRIKA PEOPLES IN JALISCO
CNI-CIG and EZLN May 2021 To the Mactumactzá Rural Teachers School, Chiapas: To the Tepehuano and Wixárika peoples of San Lorenzo de Azqueltán, Jalisco: To the human rights organizations and collectives: To the National and International Sixth: To the communications…
Read MoreMactumactzá in the crosshairs
A march demanding the freedom of the students arrested and imprisoned. By: Tanalís Padilla* La Jornada Sunday, May 23, 2021 The Mactumactzá students’ protest and the Chiapas government’s repression show us one more time the precariousness under which the rural…
Read MoreThey demand the freedom of those arrested for demonstrating against the National Guard barracks
Ejido residents of San Jerónimo Bachajón and San Sebastián Bachajón make a denunciation. Photo: courtesy of Frayba *The Tseltal people have attended seven hearings with state government authorities to demand the freedom of the ejido residents charged, but as of…
Read MorePolitical prisoners to the Zapatista Caravan: “We send our words from this dungeon and wish you much success”
From the Editors of Desinformémonos Photo: Cuartoscuro Mexico City | Desinformémonos “From this dungeon we send our words and wish you much success and a happy trip crossing the heart of the sea”, the indigenous political prisoners of CERESO 5…
Read MoreThe February betrayal, a sign of the war that continues
By: Pedro Faro Navarro* It wasn’t the EZLN that broke the dialogue and re-started the war.It was the government. It wasn’t the EZLN that feigned political will while it prepared the military and treacherous blow.It was the government. It wasn’t…
Read MoreAldama, Chiapas, reports 8 armed attacks in 24 hours
By: Elio Henríquez, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/09/29/politica/004n3pol San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas The mayor of Aldama, Rodolfo López Gómez, reported that yesterday “reports were received about eight armed attacks with different caliber weapons” from different points in the…
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