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Political 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 MoreA Journey for Life
By: Raúl Romero* Professor Douglass Rushkoff, specialist in media, technology, culture and economics published in 2018, “The Survival of the Richest: The Wealthy Are Plotting to Leave Us Behind.” (or in the Spanish translation, jump ship) (https://bit.ly/3w2krQa). In it, Rushkoff…
Read More29 Soldiers “trapped” in Aldama, due to paramilitary fire
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Around 29 soldiers from the Base of Mixed Operations (BOM, its initials in Spanish) were trapped since 11 am this Friday in Cokó community, due to attacks from the Santa Martha…
Read MoreZapatismo today and the anti-capitalist struggle
By: Magdalena Gómez The voyage across the sea of the Zapatista delegation Squadron 421 undertaken this past May 2nd from Isla Mujeres on the ship re-christened for its international tour as La Montaña, destination Port of Vigo in Galicia, Spain,…
Read MoreThe EZLN maritime delegation docks in Cuba
La Montaña crosses the sea to the first free territory of America By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Subcomandante Galeano affirmed that Ludwig, captain of the ship named La Montaña, which carries the maritime delegation of the…
Read MoreIACHR orders stopping the attacks in Aldama
By: Isaín Mandujano From Washington this Tuesday the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered the government of Mexico to implement precautionary measures in favor of the indigenous families of 12 Aldama communities, who live under fire from civilian armed…
Read MoreThe Mountain and the night sky of the Lacandón
By: Luis Hernández Navarro Since the beginning of the insurrection calendar, the image of the ship has been a central part of the metaphors of the Zapatista narrative. It is a curious irony that a political-military force territorially located in…
Read MoreThe Zapatista delegation set sail for Europe on Sunday in La Montaña
The departure of the ship with a German flag yesterday raised great expectation in Isla Mujeres. Photo: Víctor Camacho By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas The Zapatista delegation named the 421st Squadron, made up of four women,…
Read MoreFrayba and Sipaz accompany the convoy
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas The Zapatista delegation called the 421st Squadron, made up of four women, two men and, as described by the Zapatistas, “unoa otroa” (one non-binary person), descendants of the Native Maya peoples,…
Read MoreEZLN publishes images of farewell events for group that travels to Europe
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas The Zapatista National Liberation Army (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) published images of farewell events for the delegation that will leave on May 3 for Europe from a Mexican port…
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