Chiapas Support Committee

Category: Human Rights


Mexico’s Southern Border Mix

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Ayotzinapa and the new civic insurgency

AYOTZINAPA AND THE NEW CIVIC INSURGENCY By: Luis Hernández Navarro Fire devours a vehicle in front of the Chilpancingo government palace. On the chassis of another overturned (vehicle), above one of its sides, furious hands painted: “Justicia.” Guerrero is in…

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EZLN-CNI Statement on Arrests in Xochicuautla

Joint Declaration from the National Indigenous Congress and the EZLN on the Cowardly Attack by Government forces against the Ñatho Indigenous Community of San Francisco Xochicuautla on November 3, 2014 To the Ñatho Indigenous Community of San Francisco Xochicuautla To…

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Zapatista News Summary for October 2014

OCTOBER 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Zapatista Solidarity with Ayotzinapa, 4 Comunicados, 2 Demonstrations  –  First, the Zapatistas issued a comunicado expressing solidarity with Ayotzinapa students and announcing that its members would participate silently in the October 8…

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EZLN & CNI Statement on Ayotzinapa

JOINT DECLARATION OF THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS CONGRESS AND THE EZLN ABOUT THE AYOTZINAPA CRIME AND FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE YAQUI LEADERS (NOTE: CNI members read this text in some of the mobilizations that were held in Mexico on October…

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Thousands of Zapatistas Demonstrate in Chiapas on Oct 22

IN CHIAPAS, THOUSANDS OF ZAPATISTAS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF AYOTZINAPA aND the YAQUI PEOPLE Chiapas México. October 22, 2014 Just like in different parts of the country and the world, thousands of Zapatista support bases once again demonstrated in silence,…

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Zapatistas join October 22 events

ZAPATISTAS JOIN OCTOBER 22 EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF AYOTZINAPA AND THE YAQUI PEOPLE Communiqué from the Revolutionary Indigenous Clandestine Committee-General Command of the Zapatista National Liberation Army Mexico October 19, 2014 To the classmates, teachers, and family members of the…

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Bishop Vera re: Massacre of Ayotzinapa Students

Raul Vera: Ayotzinapa / Acteal, “a message from the state to intimidate the insurgents” Massacring social strugglers, “a habit” in Mexico: Raúl Vera By fabbia @ desinformemonos Mexico. “I don’t believe it is organized crime; it’s something else. This is a message…

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20,000 Zapatistas March for Ayotzinapa

SILENT MARCH of 20,000 ZAPATISTAS FOR AYOTZINAPA By: Chiapas Paralelo Some 20,000 indigenous men and women, milicianos and support bases of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) among them, held a silent mega-march in solidarity with the students in Ayotzinapa,…

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Anatomy of a paramilitary attack on the Zapatistas

ANATOMY OF A PARAMILITARY ATTACK: A REPORT FROM SAN MANUEL By: Mary Ann Tenuto-Sánchez “Manuel Velasco state paramilitary chief, Enrique Peña Nieto supreme paramilitary chief” That’s what the letrero (hand-painted sign) says in front of the Zapatista bodega at the Cuxuljá…

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