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Zapatista News Summary for April 2014
APRIL 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Zapatistas Release 2nd Issue of Rebeldía Zapatista – The Zapatistas have released another edition of the Rebeldía Zapatista magazine. The Zapatista bases that participated in the Escuelitas give their impressions of the…
Read MoreRebel Zapatista: The Word of the EZLN
Editorial 2: Rebeldia Zapatista: The Word of the EZLN Editorial by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés for the second edition of the magazine Rebeldia Zapatista: The Word of the EZLN. Compañeras and compañeros of the Sixth and the Zapatista Little School: Here we…
Read MoreEZLN Announces Activities for May and June 2014
The EZLN Announces Activities for May and June 2014 Zapatista National Liberation Army Mexico March 2014 To: The Sixth in Mexico and the World From: Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés Compañeras, compañeros and compañeroas of the Sixth: We send greetings from all…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for March 2014
MARCH 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Zapatista Supporter Murdered Near Agua Azul – On March 21, Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano, 22, was ambushed and murdered while driving his small truck. He was hit by more than 20 shots….
Read MoreChiapas Human Rights Center Celebrates 25 Years
THE FRAYBA IS ONE MORE ACTOR INSIDE A LIBERATING PROCESS: VICTOR HUGO LÓPEZ ** The NGO’s director recognizes the role of Bishop Samuel Ruiz, the center’s founder ** The largest number of denunciations it receives now are from women “hooked”…
Read MoreThe Plan Puebla-Panama Is Changing Chiapas
[This article has been updated to reflect the opening of the Palenque International Airport and an additional murder in the Agua Azul region (Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano), which is reported in the post below this*] THE PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA IS CHANGING…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for February 2014
FEBRUARY 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Catholic Nuns Assaulted in Attack on Zapatista Community – During the first two days of February, reports started to come out about a January 30 attack on the Zapatista community of 10…
Read MoreMurder in the Lacandón Jungle; background on Viejo Velasco Massacre
Murder and Other High Crimes in the Lacandón Jungle By: Mary Ann Tenuto-Sánchez On November 13, 2006, an armed attack occurred against the indigenous community of Viejo Velasco Suárez, in the Lacandón Jungle of Chiapas. Four people died as a…
Read MoreViejo 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…
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