Self-defense groups and their critics
Critiques and speculations regarding the self-defense movement have been leveled from left and right, yet absent is an appreciation for the events in situ.
El Enemigo Común
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
El Enemigo Común
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
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Social activist wounded on December 1 inauguration of Peña dies
The activist and theater director Juan Francisco Kuykendall, who suffered a fractured skull during the protests against Peña Nieto’s inauguration, died.
First Statement from the Self-Defense Group of Aquila, Michoacán
The self-defense phenomenon in Michoacán has great momentum, every day there are more people who decide to expel the criminals from their regions.
“With the imposition of gas station, they want to change our way of life”
"Today it starts with the gas station and then come the shopping malls. It’s a process of annihilation of the peoples."
Nahuas reject mine in Colima
Zacualpan, Colima has joined the growing number of farming and indigenous communities facing conflicts over mining.
Five years in prison for activist who filmed October 2 march
Alejandro Bautista is an actor and comedian who in recent years has been strongly opposed to the Super Highway and the South Arch in Mexico City.