La lucha sigue three years after the assassination of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes-husband and father of four-who was assassinated on August 22, 2006 by paramilitary troops under the orders of Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. A total of 26 deaths were documented…
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…
Phil writes: April 21st, 2008, was the first day of the Security and Prosperity Partnership Summit, in which the presidents of Mexico and the United States, and the prime minister of Canada met to discuss security and trade, as well…
April 18th, 2008 – FSRN writes: The recent assassination of two community radio reporters in Oaxaca’s Triqui region has triggered widespread international condemnation. Mexico has ranked as the deadliest country for journalists in this hemisphere for years. The two young…
October 30th, 2007 – HIMC Radio Posse writes: For the November 2nd Edition of the Houston Indymedia Radio Show, Jill Freidberg spoke with Houston Indymedia Programmers about the documentary film Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad, which indymedia will be screening…
September 9th, 2007 – sumacer writes: On Friday 14th September, an Indymedia activist from Oaxaca, Mexico came to the Sumac Centre to speak of the ongoing struggle in Oaxaca against the unpopular and corrupt governor and the repression that followed…
July 27th, 2007 – from Democracy Now!: Tensions remain high in Oaxaca, Mexico more than a year after the state’s bloody crackdown on striking school teachers led to a popular uprising against Governor Ulises Ruiz. This week the Oaxacan state…
June 14, 2007 – danielsan writes: On the first anniversary of the attack on the Teacher’s Camp in Oaxaca, I published for the first time an audio documentary with the voices of those struggling for social change in Oaxaca, Chiapas,…
2006 year in review report on Oaxaca from FSRN December 29th, 2006 – FSRN writes: 2006 was also a tumultuous year in Mexico. The year kicked off with a nationwide listening tour launched by the Chiapas-based Zapatista rebel army. The…