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The López Montejo brothers are free after 11 years in prison
By: Yessica Morales *Abraham and Germán were arrested on January 17, 2011, being arbitrarily deprived of their freedom and each one sentenced to 75 years in prison [for murder]. The brothers Abraham and Germán López Montejo [1] were set free…
Read MoreIndigenous man set free after 20 years in prison
By: Editor Yéssica Morales *Marcelino was arrested on February 5, 2002, arbitrarily and illegally deprived of his freedom; he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The Relatives of Prisoners in Struggle Collective, the…
Read MoreEsteva: Inside Out
By: Gustavo Esteva Once in a while we get a compañero out of prison, stop the machines that come to destroy, stop a megaproject, impede a dispossession… Resorting to the law, to judicial proceedings, still produce results. But that should…
Read MoreChiapas teachers march to show their strength
THE CNTE SHOWS ITS MUSCLE: holds one of the largest marches in its 37-year history By: Isaín Mandujano This Friday, tens of thousands of teachers miles of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE, its initials in Spanish) held one…
Read MoreImpunity and provocation of the EZLN
IMPUNITY AND PROVOCATION OF THE EZLN: A GLOBAL OFFENSIVE? By: Magdalena Gómez Once again it is demonstrated that we live in times of impunity without concessions. The Zapatista commanders justifiably and indignantly acknowledged that they don’t have any reason to…
Read MoreFirst Report by International Caravan
BRIEF SUMMARY of EVENTS in the SAN SEBASTIAN BACHAJON EJIDO since the DECEMBER 21, 2014 RECUPERATION of THEIR LAND By: The “International Sixth Caravan” On December 21, 2014, during the inauguration of the Worldwide Festival of Resistances and Rebellions Against Capitalism, in Mexico, compañeros [1] from…
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