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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
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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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Freedom for Mexico’s Political Prisoners
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
Posted in Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, CNTE, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, maestros, Michoacán, Murder, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Strike, Teachers, The Media, Trade Unions, Uncategorized, War, Zapatistas
Tagged Aquila, Arturo Campos, Atenco, Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Free Nestora, Galeano, Gonzalo Molina, Human Rights, La Parota, Marco Antonio Suástegui, Mexico City, Nestora Salgado, Political Prisoners, POS, Rocío Mensino, UACM
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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
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, CNTE, Democracy, dignity, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, política, Policías Comunitarias, politics, rebellion, revolution, Teachers, The Media, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Autodefensas, Guerrero, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Michoacán, Mireles, Nestora Salgado, Organised Crime, Policías Comunitarias, POS
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MEXICO: Army & Government Harassment against CECOP in Guerrero Deteriorates
Members of the CECOP (Council of Ejidos and ‘Comuneros’ Opposed to the Parota) have defended their land in Guerrero for the last fourteen years, opposing government plans to build a dam called “La Parota” and affirming their “Land Is Not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Cacahuatepec, CECOP, Comuneros, CRAC, Dispossession, Ejidos, Guerrero, Harassment, Injustice, Intimidation, La Parota, Latin America, Mexico, Military, Nestora Salgado, Persecution, Police, Reservoir, Zapateando
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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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The “Biopower” of the New PRI
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
Posted in Autodefensas, Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, Imperialism, independence, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, México, Mexico, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, Uncategorized, Zapatistas
Tagged Atenco, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Community Police, Dictatorship, Drug Wars, EPN, EZLN, Francoism, Free Nestora, Freedom, Guerrero, Imperialism, Injustice, Javier Sicilia, Justice, Mexico, Michoacán, Neocolonialism, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Octavio Paz, PAN, Peña Nieto, Policia Comunitaria, PRD, PRI, Priism, Proceso, State Terrorism, Structural Reforms, Totalitarianism, Zapatistas
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MEXICO: Federal Judge Orders the Release of Nestora Salgado
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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Tagged Autodefensas, Capitalism, Carteles, Community Police Forces, Community Resistance, Crimen Organizado, Free Nestora, Freedom, Freedom Socialist Party, Guerrero, Latin America, Libertad Para Nestora, México, Mexico, Michoacán, Nestora Salgado, Political Prisoners, Politics
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What are the Mexican Autodefensas and Community Police Forces?
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
Posted in Autodefensas, Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, Imperialism, independence, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, México, Mexico, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, Uncategorized, Zapatistas
Tagged Autodefensas, Autonomy, Carteles, Community Police Forces, Crimen Organizado, Drugs, Free Nestora, Guerrero, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Libertad Para Nestora, México, Mexico, Michoacán, Nestora Salgado
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MEXICO: Nestora Salgado’s Unjust Captivity
With all the recent talk in Mexico about Michoacán’s self-defence groups (Autodefensas), it would be easy to forget that citizen self-defence forces have existed for a while now. For example, the Community Police (PC) in Guerrero came into being around … Continue reading
Resistance Is Fertile 