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Javier Sicilia on Mireles’ Arrest

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THE CAPTURE OF MIRELES SHOWS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS CONTROL OF THE NARCO: SICILIA [The disaster that Michoacán experiences is because the government has not even investigated punishing the authorities that are in collusion with organized crime, the poet Javier…

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Zapatista News Summary for June 2014

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 JUNE 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY  In Chiapas 1. Sup Moisés Describes What Is Needed to Rebuild the Autonomous School and Clinic in La Realidad – In this communiqué Subcomandante Moisés describes in detail the materials and equipment necessary to rebuild…

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San Salvador Atenco, in struggle again!

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ATENCO, IN STRUGGLE AGAIN  By: Blanche Petrich Three hours was enough for an ejido assembly in San Salvador Atenco, last Sunday, June 1, to open the door to the sale and purchase of the lands that in the last 15…

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Farewell ceremony of Sub Marcos

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THE FAREWELL CEREMONY OF SUB MARCOS By: Luis Hernández Navarro   Nothing is lost. All is transformed. The public reappearance and farewell of Subcomandante Marcos marks the end of an epoch in the Zapatista struggle. For a little more than…

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EZLN Governs 250,000 Indigenous Mexicans

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EZLN Governs 250,000 Indigenous Mexicans Over the course of twenty years, the Zapatista insurgents have founded schools, hospitals, coffee exporting cooperatives, and even banks. Their model has also inspired the growth of community police forces, forest guards, and resistance movements…

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Indigenous File Lawsuit Against San Cristóbal-Palenque Toll Road

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Tzotziles file suit for injunction against the San Cristóbal-Palenque Toll Road ** The sixth district court in Tuxtla Gutiérrez admitted it (the lawsuit) on January 13 By: Hermann Bellinghausen, Envoy Los Llanos, Chiapas, January 14, 2014 The Tzotzil community of…

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Pablo González Casanova: indigenous communities are redefining the world

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González Casanova: the original communities are redefining the world  ** They contribute a national and universal perspective, the former UNAM rector points out [Above: Pablo González Casanova, during the Course in Research and Education about Sustainable Development, which he is…

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Resumen de noticias sobre los zapatistas – Septiembre de 2013

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SEPTIEMBRE DE 2013 – RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS  SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS En Chiapas 1. Corte Niega la Libertad a Alberto Patishtán – La resolución sobre el reconocimiento de inocencia de Alberto Patishtán salió el 12 de septiembre, pero no era lo…

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Zapatista News Summary – September 2013

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 SEPTEMBER 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Court Denies Freedom to Alberto Patishtán – The long-awaited decision regarding Alberto Patishtán’s appeal for a recognition of his innocence came on September 12, but it wasn’t what he hoped for. A…

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Mexican Uprising Deepens

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THE MEXICAN UPRISING DEEPENS         By Admin | Published September 20, 2013 Less than one year after taking office, the administration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto faces serious challenges to its core policies. Leading the opposition…

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