Oaxaca’s Popular Movement Suffers Yet Another Brutal Day

APPO and PFP battle in Oaxaca After March After peacefully protesting the presence of federal police forces in Oaxaca City on November 25th, 2006, the people of Oaxaca were blitzed by police agents and paramilitaries. The low-intensity warfare experienced by…

13th Day in Oaxaca

November 25th, 2006 – Xochitl writes: Greetings friends, Today was a Mega March for APPO and the people of the state of Oaxaca. Just days ago the state governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO) stated that the problems in Oaxaca had…

APPO and PFP battle in Oaxaca After March

Police and APPO protesters fought in central Oaxaca throughout the evening November 25th, 2006 – John Gibler writes: After a peaceful march of tens of thousands reached Oaxaca’s city center, police and protesters fought in the streets, police firing heavy…

7th Mega March Takes off in Oaxaca

November 25th, 2006 – Barucha Calamity Peller writes: The Seventh Mega March of the APPO has begun with hundreds of thousands marching from Santas Maria Coyotepec, 8 kilometers outside of the capital to the central zocalo of Oaxaca City, which…

Portrait of the Last Barricade

November 24th, 2006 – Barucha Calamity Peller writes: Cinco Señores barricade, positioned in front of the university to protect the radio within it and the autonomy of the university, is the last major barricade in Oaxaca City. Some of the…