Gamaliel L贸pez Candanosa and Gerardo Paredes P茅rez, two journalists with Mexico’s national network TV Azteca in Nuevo Le贸n, have been “disapeared” for the last four days, the network says in a May 14 statement. “The atmosphere of violence generated in… Read moreMexico: more journalists “disappeared”
Jo Tuckman in Mexico City writes for The Guardian, May 12: Man in the mask returns to change world with new coalition and his own sexy novel A bead of sweat is visible through the eyehole of his famous black… Read moreSubcommander Marcos writes erotica, predicts social upheaval
Two families who adhere to the indigenous organization Las Abejas have fled their homes in the hamlet of Tzanembolom, Chenalh贸 municipality, following threats from local followers of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in southern Mexico’s conflicted Chiapas state. The families,… Read moreChiapas: more threats at Acteal; rural violence escalates
Mexico’s federal government has expropriated more than 14,000 hectares of the Lacandon Selva, the lowland rainforest region of southern Chiapas state. The expropriation, approved by the Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat (SEMARNAT), came in response to a request by the… Read moreChiapas: government expropriates 14,000 hectares of Lacandon Selva
The administration of Mexican President Felipe Calder贸n May 11 authorized the dispatch of federal army and police to the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. “This morning, I spoke with [Veracruz] Gov. Fidel Herrera,” Interior Secretary Francisco Ram铆rez Acu帽a told a… Read moreMexico: army troops to Veracruz; narco gangs defiant
Veracruz state prosecutors have concluded that 73-year-old grandmother Ernestina Ascencio* wasn’t raped or beaten by Mexican federal army soldiers but died of natural causes, spokesmen said at a news conference in the state capital, Xalapa. Juan Alatriste G贸mez, a special… Read moreVeracruz: rape-murder case against soldiers dropped 鈥攁s victims’ children “disappear”
Eleven anti-Bush protetsers in the Yucatan city of Merida were released on bail of up to 20,000 pesos ($2,000) May 8. They had been arrested on charges of damaging the Municipal Palace and other violations during protests against George Bush’s… Read moreYucatan: Merida starts to release anti-Bush protesters
Letter from Ignacio del Valle, La Palma federal prison, Mexico state, via Narco News, May 7: Introduction: Brief Synopsis of the Struggles in Atenco One year after the brutal police attack against the town of San Salvador Atenco in Mexico,… Read moreMexico: Atenco political prisoner speaks
Three campesino leaders from San Salvador Atenco were each sentenced to 67 years and six months in prison on charges of kidnapping May 5. The sentences come almost exactly a year after a violent clash between Atenco residents and Mexican… Read moreMexico: Atenco leaders get 67 years
A group of students from Oaxaca鈥檚 autonomous State University allied with the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) occupied Radio Universidad鈥攖he University radio station鈥攐n April 30. The students said it was a limited take-over to last until 8… Read moreOaxaca: APPO retakes Radio Universidad
The Section 22 teachers union in Oaxaca called its one-day work stoppage and direct action campaign a “success” to press demands for a resolution to the crisis in the conflicted southern Mexican state. At least 48 state government offices were… Read moreOaxaca: teachers lead day of direct action
One year after the confrontations between inhabitants and Mexico state police at the village of San Salvador Atenco, 174 of the 204 originally detained still face charges, mostly of “attack on the means of communication” (road blocks), and 25 on… Read moreAtenco: one year later, still no justice
