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Mexicans Seek Asylum from Drug Violence
MEXICANS SEEK ASYLUM AS DRUG VIOLENCE PERSISTS SAN DIEGO October 3, 2013 (AP) By ELLIOT SPAGAT and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press Elizabeth Silva was walking her younger sister to school when two hooded men burst into her house and pumped…
Read MoreUS Will Act On Mexico’s Southern Border
[Further militarization of Mexico’s southern border could dramatically affect the state of Chiapas, which is surrounded by Guatemala as shown on the map below. Chiapas is outlined in dark purple.] The US Will Act On Mexico’s Southern Border For “An…
Read More145 Organizations Ask Presidents to Re-Evaluate Drug War
[Editors’ Note: The Chiapas Support Committee is participating in a national Drug War Working Group through the Latin American Solidarity Coalition (LASC). We are also organizing a local group in the Bay Area. The letter below was sent to heads…
Read MoreResumen de noticias de los zapatistas – Abril de 2013
Abril DE 2013 RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS En Chiapas 1. Asesinato político de líder pro-zapatista en San Sebastian Bachajón – El miércoles 24 de abril, Juan Vázquez Gómez, líder de los pro-zapatistas en San Sebastian Bachajon, fue asesinado…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary – April 2013
APRIL 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Political Assassination of Pro-Zapatista Leader in San Sebastián Bachajón – On Wednesday, April 24, Juan Vazquez Gomez, leader of the pro-Zapatistas in San Sebastian Bachajon, was assassinated by unidentified individuals as he…
Read MoreMexico-US: Interventionism and Double Standard
[As the US government prepares its new budget, the first thing that should be cut are funds for continuing the bloody drug war in Mexico! An editorial from Mexico’s progressive daily newspaper, La Jornada, is translated below. CSC] La Jornada…
Read MoreParamilitarism, Armed Groups and Community Self Defense
[As this article explains, violence from organized crime and the Drug War in Mexico is rampant in a number of Mexican states. Some indigenous communities have policed themselves for some time, but more and more communities are now taking up…
Read MoreResumen de Noticias sobre los Zapatistas – Marzo de 2013
MARZO DE 2013 RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS En Chiapas 1. El EZLN concluye el ensayo ELLOS Y NOSOTROS – Durante el mes de febrero, el EZLN publicó las partes 5, 6 y 7 (la parte final) de ELLOS…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for February 2013
FEBRUARY 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. EZLN Introduces Subcomandante Moisés – During February, the EZLN released Part VI, entitled Gazes, of the essay THEM AND US. All 6 parts are translated into English on our blog: …
Read More116, 100 Dead in Mexico Drug War!
Document 116, 100 Deaths Due to the Fight Against Drugs, “more than in a Country at War” ** The European grouping classifies Mexico as a nation of killings and unheard of barbarities ** It details in a report that there…
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