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The 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 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…
Read MoreA meeting of leaders or of movements?
By Raúl Zibechi April 12, 2021 In a meeting with the National and International Caravan of Observation and Solidarity with the Zapatista Communities, held on August 2, 2008 in La Garrucha, Subcomandante Marcos explained how the Zapatistas perceive international encounters…
Read MoreThe war of attrition against the Zapatista communities
The strategy of the Andrés Manuel López Obrador Government is completed with the installation of new camps and National Guard bases in the Ocosingo region, which goes hand in hand with the reactivation of armed groups such as the ORCAO…
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