Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
To Chihuahua State Governor José Reyes Baeza Terrazas: (The following open letter to the governor of Chihuahua signed by an astounding number of well-respected academics, authors, lawyers, intellectuals, concerned citizens and human rights activists from Mexico, the US and various…
The indynewswire show airs weekly on Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM, Friday mornings 10-12 noon, broadcasting news and opinion from independent media worldwide, focused on indymedia sites but also drawing from other websites. The October 3rd episode features discussion…
Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (1968) Military training film showing psychological operations in “Hostland,” a mythical (probably Latin American) country, designed to aid the host government in gaining the support of the population. Producer:…
Mexico, October 2, 1968: The Night of Tlatelolco; the Death of the Student Movement Ernesto Páramo – Tlaxcala Translation: Machetera The events of the night of Tlatelolco are still concealed, 40 years later, by a cold, dense fog that obscures…
Reporters Without Borders writes to the Federal Justice Minister Federal Justice Minister Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza Dear Minister, Reporters Without Borders has just learned, as have you, of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) recommendation 50/2008 on the investigation into…
October 1st, 2008 – by Kristin Bricker: Military convoys patrol the streets. Soldiers kick down doors to carry out warrantless house searches, terrorizing families in the name of “security.” At military checkpoints, nervous, trigger-happy soldiers massacre families. Soldiers rape young…
Hasta Siempre Sally: Another US Activist Murdered in Oaxaca September 25th, 2008 – Marcella “Sali” Grace Eiler, a solidarity activist with the struggle in Oaxaca and Chiapas, was found dead on September 24th in a deserted cabin twenty minutes from…
The following collection of articles on Oaxacan radical movements between January and September 2008 was translated from a number of different sources and posted to libcom‘s forums. They provide a number of useful insights into the situation in the volatile…
September 5th, 2008, Scott Campbell writes: This fall in Oaxaca marks a season of commemorations. Already marches for fallen APPO members Jose Jimenez Colmenares and Lorenzo San Pablo Cervantes have woven their ways through the streets of the city, pausing…