Chiapas Support Committee

Category: News Summaries


July 2011 Chiapas / Zapatista News Summary

Compiled by the Chiapas Support Committee In Chiapas 1. GREAT NEWS! The Bachajon 5 ARE FREE! – On July 7, the first of the Bachajon 5, Mariano Demeza Silvano, was released from a juvenile detention facility “on conditions.” The 17-year-old…

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june 2011 zapatista news

Compiled monthly by the Chiapas Support Committee.  In Chiapas 1. ORCAO Kidnaps and Tortures 2 Zapatistas; Releases Them 3 Days Later – On June 20, the Organization of Ocosingo Coffee Growers (ORCAO, its initials in Spanish), a local campesino organization,…

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