Tag Archives: Autodefensas
Masked Politics in Mexico
In the recent protests in Mexico over the Ayotzinapa[1] case, a minority of ‘encapuchados’ (people with bandannas covering their faces) have been involved in small ‘disturbances’ (including an arson attack on the door of the National Palace and some minor … Continue reading
Posted in Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomía, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, EZLN, Iguala, Mass Protests, Social Activism, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged #AyotzinapaSomosTodos, Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Chiapas, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Fascism, Freedom, Government, Guerrero, Iguala, Impunity, Mexico, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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MEXICO: Levels of Dignified Rage
Hundreds of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Mexico on numerous occasions since the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teacher training college towards the end of September in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero.[1] The initial cries were for … Continue reading
Posted in Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, Murder
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Drug Cartels, EZLN, Fascism, Free Nestora, Freedom, Government, Guerrero, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Media, Mexico, Mexico City, Michoacán, Murder
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22nd October March for Ayotzinapa in Mexico City
Thousands of people marched. Thousands chanted. And thousands made their indignation very clear. Students in particular came out in massive numbers to show their solidarity with the students who went missing in Ayotzinapa last month. The vast majority of protesters … Continue reading
Posted in Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Iguala, politics, PRD, PRI
Tagged Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Chiapas, Drug Cartels, EZLN, Guerrero, Iguala, Mexico, PRD, PRI, Teachers
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The Political Murders of Ayotzinapa & the October 8th Solidarity March in Mexico City
Last weekend, 28 charred bodies were found in Iguala, Guerrero, in what was another in a long line of mass murders in Mexico since the drugs trade became more prominent in the 1990s. This time, however, the BBC reported that … Continue reading
Posted in #AyotzinapaNoSeOlvida, #JusticiaParaAyotzinapa, #TodosSomosAyotzinapa, #TodxsSomxsAyotzinapa, Ayotzinapa, Drug Cartels, Education, Free Nestora, Guerrero, Iguala, Mireles, Nestora Salgado, Normalistas, PAN, PRD, PRI, Teachers
Tagged #AyotzinapaNoSeOlvida, #JusticiaParaAyotzinapa, #TodosSomosAyotzinapa, #TodxsSomxsAyotzinapa, Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, CNTE, Communism, Community Police Forces, Counterrevolution, Death, Drug Cartels, Drug Trafficking, Education, Free Nestora, Guerrero, Iguala, Nestora Salgado, Normalistas, Teachers
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MEXICO: Six Reasons Why Indigenous Communities Are Opposed to the San Cristóbal-Palenque Motorway
July 31st, 2014 In Chiapas, Mexico, there are plans to build a motorway between San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Palenque – two of the most important tourist sites in the state. The Department of Infrastructure and Communications in … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Climate Change, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, socialismo, The Media, transport, transporte, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Change, Chiapas, Colonialism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Organised Crime, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Protests, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolución, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Solidarity, State, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Criminalisation of Autonomous Social Activism
The high security prisons of Mexico are now home to those who demand justice, defend their territory against large neoliberal business projects, and organise their own security in the face of violent organised crime. In Nayarit, for example, Comandanta Nestora … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Michoacán, Murder, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, War
Tagged Autodefensas, Capitalism, Community Police Forces, Enrique Peña Nieto, Free Nestora, Human Rights Abuses, José Manuel Mireles Valverde, La Jornada, Mexico, Oppression, Osorio Chong, PRI, Social Activism, www.desinformemonos.org
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Mireles: “I Am a Political Prisoner”
Doctor José Manuel Mireles Valverde has received widespread support since his arrest, and people are even shaving their heads as a sign of solidarity. However, he affirms that his refusal to submit to the will of an ineffective and corrupt … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Libertarian Communism, Michoacán, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, The Media, War
Tagged Autodefensas, Capitalism, Enrique Peña Nieto, José Mireles, Michoacán, Neoliberalism
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MEXICO: National Committee for the Liberation of Dr Mireles, Nestora Salgado, etc.
In a communique released on July 1st, 2014, the Mexican Party of Socialist Workers (POS) called for the formation of a “National Committee for the Liberation of Dr Mireles, Nestora Salgado, and all of the imprisoned members of community police … Continue reading
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Tagged Autodefensas, Guerrero, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Michoacán, Mireles, Nestora Salgado, Organised Crime, Policías Comunitarias, POS
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The Farewell Ceremony of Subcomandante Marcos
The reappearance and public farewell of Subcomandante Marcos marks the end of an era in the Zapatista struggle. For slightly over twenty years, his personality has been the central actor on the public stage in Mexico. Both loved and hated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Autodefensas, Bad Government, Chiapas, Citizen Participation, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Delegate Zero, EZLN, Government Complicity, Guerrero, La Realidad, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Michoacán, Murder, Nestora Salgado, Organised Crime, People Power, Policías Comunitarias, Popular Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution, Self-Defence Forces, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Resistance Is Fertile 