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Break the Siege, Fight for Life
For a new internationalism of the oppressed. By Arturo Anguiano, published by Camino al andar The rebels of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) have once again broken through the siege, by setting off on a trip around the…
Read MoreThe 7 Zapatista delegates arrive in The Azores, Portugal, aboard La Montaña
At 8:23 a.m., the port captain’s boat picked up the crew of La Montaña, reported Subcomandante Galeano. Photo: Screenshot of the video disseminated through Zapatista networks By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas La Montaña, the ship in…
Read MoreA Journey for Life
By: Raúl Romero* Professor Douglass Rushkoff, specialist in media, technology, culture and economics published in 2018, “The Survival of the Richest: The Wealthy Are Plotting to Leave Us Behind.” (or in the Spanish translation, jump ship) (https://bit.ly/3w2krQa). In it, Rushkoff…
Read More29 Soldiers “trapped” in Aldama, due to paramilitary fire
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Around 29 soldiers from the Base of Mixed Operations (BOM, its initials in Spanish) were trapped since 11 am this Friday in Cokó community, due to attacks from the Santa Martha…
Read MoreFrayba and Sipaz accompany the convoy
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas The Zapatista delegation called the 421st Squadron, made up of four women, two men and, as described by the Zapatistas, “unoa otroa” (one non-binary person), descendants of the Native Maya peoples,…
Read MoreA meeting of leaders or of movements?
By Raúl Zibechi April 12, 2021 In a meeting with the National and International Caravan of Observation and Solidarity with the Zapatista Communities, held on August 2, 2008 in La Garrucha, Subcomandante Marcos explained how the Zapatistas perceive international encounters…
Read More7 Zapatistas will set sail on May 3 for Europe
By Desinformémonos México City | Desinformémonos Marijose, a 39-year-old Tojolabal, will be the first Zapatista to disembark in Europe next June. The EZLN presents her as a she-him-they delegate, that is, the first trans Zapatista to be an official part…
Read MoreJOURNEY TO EUROPE…
SIXTH COMMISSION OF THE EZLN, MEXICO April 10, 2021 To the individuals, groups, collectives, organizations, movements, coordinators, and Native peoples in Europe who await our visit: To the National and International Sixth: To the networks in resistance and rebellion: …
Read MoreFrayba makes an urgent call for solidarity
THEY DENOUNCE PRESENCE OF NATIONAL GUARD IN ARMED ATTACKS ON ALDAMA COMMUNITIES From the Editors Mexico City | Desinformémonos The Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) reported more than 40 attacks with high-caliber firearms against the…
Read MoreStop Paramilitary Violence in San Antonio Bulujib, Chilon, Chiapas
MARCH 15, 2021 TO THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO TO THE NETWORKS OF RESISTANCE AND REBELLION TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SIXTH TO THE MEDIA. TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. TO THE ORGANIZATIONS IN DEFENSE OF THE TERRITORY AND MOTHER EARTH….
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