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They demand the freedom of those arrested for demonstrating against the National Guard barracks
Ejido residents of San Jerónimo Bachajón and San Sebastián Bachajón make a denunciation. Photo: courtesy of Frayba *The Tseltal people have attended seven hearings with state government authorities to demand the freedom of the ejido residents charged, but as of…
Read MorePolitical prisoners to the Zapatista Caravan: “We send our words from this dungeon and wish you much success”
From the Editors of Desinformémonos Photo: Cuartoscuro Mexico City | Desinformémonos “From this dungeon we send our words and wish you much success and a happy trip crossing the heart of the sea”, the indigenous political prisoners of CERESO 5…
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 MoreParamilitary group deprives Pedro Lunez Perez of his life as the National Guard patrols nearby
FRAYBA ISSUES A CALL FOR SOLIDARITY! – The Mexican State fails to comply with precautionary measures granted by the IACHR in favor of the population of Aldama. – The federal and state governments submit to paramilitary violence in Chiapas. The…
Read MoreThe EZLN maritime delegation docks in Cuba
La Montaña crosses the sea to the first free territory of America By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Subcomandante Galeano affirmed that Ludwig, captain of the ship named La Montaña, which carries the maritime delegation of the…
Read MoreJourney for Life versus Military Accumulation
By: Gilberto López y Rivas While the EZLN’s 421st Maritime Squadron prepares to launch on May 3rd in the ship called La Montaña for the port of Vigo, Spain, to meet with the Europe of those from below, in…
Read MoreIACHR orders stopping the attacks in Aldama
By: Isaín Mandujano From Washington this Tuesday the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered the government of Mexico to implement precautionary measures in favor of the indigenous families of 12 Aldama communities, who live under fire from civilian armed…
Read MoreThe Mountain and the night sky of the Lacandón
By: Luis Hernández Navarro Since the beginning of the insurrection calendar, the image of the ship has been a central part of the metaphors of the Zapatista narrative. It is a curious irony that a political-military force territorially located in…
Read MoreThe Zapatista delegation set sail for Europe on Sunday in La Montaña
The departure of the ship with a German flag yesterday raised great expectation in Isla Mujeres. Photo: Víctor Camacho By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas The Zapatista delegation named the 421st Squadron, made up of four women,…
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