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MEXICO: CNTE, Zapatistas & CRAC-PC Unite Around Ayotzinapa

Posted on 18/11/2014 by Ed Sykes

Three social movements that have represented the hopes of Mexican people for autonomy and justice in recent years have been the CNTE teaching union, the Zapatistas, and the community police forces of the CRAC-PC. Strongest in the southern states of … Continue reading →

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MEXICO: Levels of Dignified Rage

Posted on 09/11/2014 by Ed Sykes

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 | Leave a comment

The Political Murders of Ayotzinapa & the October 8th Solidarity March in Mexico City

Posted on 09/10/2014 by Ed Sykes

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 →

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Freedom for Mexico’s Political Prisoners

Posted on 22/08/2014 by Ed Sykes

On August 21st 2014, events were held in Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic in solidarity with the Mexican prisoners who have been arrested for political motives since the 2012 inauguration of President Enrique … Continue reading →

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The Criminalisation of Autonomous Social Activism

Posted on 10/07/2014 by Ed Sykes

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 | 2 Comments

The “Biopower” of the New PRI

Posted on 20/05/2014 by Ed Sykes

In 1957, Octavio Paz (whose centenary we celebrate this year) published one of the greatest poems in the Spanish language of the 20th century – Piedra de Sol (The Sun Stone). Inspired by the Aztec Calendar and the 584 days … Continue reading →

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MEXICO: Federal Judge Orders the Release of Nestora Salgado

Posted on 03/04/2014 by Ed Sykes

The defence lawyer of Nestora Salgado, regional coordinator of Olinalá’s Community Police Force, has just announced the official decision to release her from prison, where she has been held since August last year. A federal judge revoked the previous … Continue reading →

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What are the Mexican Autodefensas and Community Police Forces?

Posted on 01/03/2014 by Ed Sykes

In around 5% of Mexican territory – at least 11 states and 106 municipalities – there are community self-defence groups, which have grown in response to extortion and violence at the hands of drug traffickers. Around 77% of these groups … Continue reading →

A Conversation with the Family and Friends of Nestora Salgado

Posted on 18/12/2013 by Ed Sykes

Approaching the end of 2013, we find ourselves sitting with the family of Nestora Salgado in Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico. Nestora is the commander of the community police of this town, which belongs to the Regional Coordinating Group of Community Authorities … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Community Police, Free Nestora, Freedom Socialist Party, Guerrero, Mexico, Nestora Salgado, Olinalá, Partido Obrero Socialista, POS, Revolution, Self-Defence, USA | 2 Comments