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Zapatista News Summary – March 2013
MARCH 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. EZLN Concludes THEM AND US Essay – During February, the EZLN released Parts 5, 6 and 7 (the final part) of THEM AND US. All 7 parts are translated into English on…
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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: …
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JANUARY 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. EZLN Declares An End to the Other Campaign – In January the EZLN, through its spokesperson Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, released a 5-part essay entitled THEM AND US. All 5 parts are translated…
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DECEMBER 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. More Than 40,000 Zapatistas March in Chiapas – On December 21, at the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar (13 Baktún) and the beginning of a new calendar, more than 40,000…
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NOVEMBER 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. The EZLN Celebrates 29th Anniversary – November 17 was the 29th anniversary of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). In Chiapas, alternative media and other organizations celebrated. Nationally and internationally, the Worldwide…
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OCTOBER 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Las Abejas (the Bees) Denounced the Reactivation of Paramilitary Groups – Las Abejas of Acteal, a civil society organization, denounced the reactivation of the paramilitary group, Mascara Roja, in Chenalhó Municipality. They…
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SEPTEMBER 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Paramilitaries Cause Displacement from 2 Zapatista Communities: Comandate Abel and Union Hidalgo – On September 7, the Good Government Junta in the Caracol of Roberto Barrios denounced that paramilitaries invaded and fired…
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AUGUST 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Collection of Signatures for Zapatistas in San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López! Please Sign On! – Threats of violence and eviction continue against Zapatista support bases in San Marcos Avilés. They…
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JULY 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY [Many Thanks to Everyone Who Attended Our July 12 Community Forum on Mexico and Made It A Big Success!] In Chiapas 1. Alberto Patishtan Returns to San Cristóbal Prison – A federal appeals court upheld the…
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JUNE 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Campaign To Free Alberto Patishtan and Francisco Santiz Lopez – The 2nd week of struggle, called “Bringing Down the Walls of the Jails,” to win freedom for Alberto Patishtan and Francisco Santiz…
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