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EZLN: One House, Other Worlds
July/August/September, 2016 To whom it may concern: Topic: Invitation to “CompArte and ConCiencias for Humanity.” Yes, we know. Days and nights go by in which bitterness is the only thing that appears on the horizon. Our steps drag along in…
Read MoreAfter meeting with Miranda Nava, the CNTE seeks “political exit”
By: Isaín Mandujano The National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) in Chiapas agreed early this morning to seek “a political exit” to the teachers’ movement, after meeting with the former Assistant Secretary of Governance and now the Secretary of Social…
Read MoreNochixtlán nurse: we attended to injuries like in a war
By: Blanche Petrich Nochixtlán, Oaxaca Last June 19, the Nochixtlán community hospital existed as if it were suddenly in the midst of a war. Almost eight hours of shooting left more than one hundred injured in the surrounding. With 12…
Read MoreCNTE: the strike isn’t over…
CNTE: THE STRIKE ISN’T OVER and THERE WILL NOT BE A RETURN TO CLASSES, PROTESTS CONTINUE Teachers of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) agreed this Friday night to continue with the teachers’ movement and not return to classes…
Read MoreOxchuc rejects reinstating mayor
IN OXCHUC, THEY REJECT MARÍA GLORIA and the TEPJF DECISION THAT ORDERS HER RESTORED AS MAYOR By: Isaín Mandujano Oxchuc With a multitudinous mobilization, thousands of indigenous Tseltals of Oxchuc, rejected María Gloria Sánchez Gómez’ attempt this Wednesday to be…
Read MoreChiapas CNTE holds consultations on ending strike
By: Angeles Mariscal Teachers of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) carried out consultations in their more than 800 delegations in the state to make a decision about ending the strike that started last May 15 and return to…
Read MoreCNI and EZLN announce 5th National Indigenous Congress
THE CNI AND EZLN ANNOUNCE THE FIFTH NATIONAL INDIGENOUS CONGRESS Given that: This October marks 20 years of uninterrupted work by the National Indigenous Congress [CNI], a space of unity, reflection, and organization for the indigenous peoples of Mexico. The…
Read MoreArrival of Federal Police in Chiapas places CNTE on alert
By: Isaín Mandujano TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Chiapas Teachers of the National Coordinator Education Workers (CNTE) spent a long night on alert, after the arrival of hundreds of federal forces by land and air in Chiapas Wednesday afternoon and evening. Dozens of…
Read MoreTribunal orders the return of María Gloria as mayor of Oxchuc
By: Sandra de los Santos On Wednesday night, August 31, the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation (TEPJF) ordered María Gloria Sánchez restored to her constitutional position as municipal president of Oxchuc. The resolution in favor of María…
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