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Zapatista 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…
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JANUARY 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Zapatistas Celebrate 20 Years of Resistance! – On January 1, 2014, the Zapatistas celebrated the 20th anniversary of their Rebellion and Resistance. They hosted approximately 5,000 students between the 2 Escuelitas, one…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary – December 2013
HAPPY 20th ANNIVERSARY! As the Zapatistas and their supporters around the world celebrate the 20th anniversary of the EZLN Uprising, the Chiapas Support Committee wishes all our friends and compañer@s a HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2013 was a great year for…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for October 2013
OCTOBER 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Alberto Patishtán To Be Free Soon! – The big news this month regarding Alberto Patishtán is that both chambers of the Mexican Congress wrote and moved through the legislative process legislation to expand…
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AUGUST 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Around 1700 Students Attend “Little Zapatista Schools” – From August 12 to 16, around 1700 students attended the “Little Zapatista Schools” (Escuelitas), to learn about Freedom According to the Zapatistas. Prior to…
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JULY 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Renewed Violence in Chenalhó: 3 Beaten and Detained – On July 20, 2 Zapatistas and one non-Zapatista were arrested in the Puebla ejido, municipality of Chenalhó. That is the municipality in…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary – May 2013
MAY 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. News Update on Alberto Patishtan – On May 31, the FPDT (Atenco), Las Abejas and Alberto Patishtan’s son, Hector, released a short documentary on YouTube about Alberto’s case….
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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…
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