Zapatista News Summary April 2012

APRIL 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Campaign To Free Alberto Patishtan and Francisco Santiz Lopez – The Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) in Chiapas launched an intense national and international campaign to win freedom for Alberto Patishtan and Francisco Santiz Lopez, both of whom are “political prisoners.” Patishtan is [...]

Zapatista News Summary March 2012

MARCH 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. New Charge Against Zapatista Prisoner Halts Release – On March 28, the Good Government Junta in Oventik denounced the new federal charge against Francisco Santiz: “Carrying firearms for the exclusive use of the Army.” Francisco Santiz Lpez is a civilian Zapatista support base who was arrested and [...]

Zapatista News Summary – February 2012

FEBRUARY 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Seven More Released in Acteal Case – On February 1, 7 of the men convicted of murder and other crimes in the Acteal Massacre case were released from prison after serving 14 years of a 35-year sentence. Lawyers for those released also obtained a finding of innocence [...]

January 2012 Zapatista News Summary

 JANUARY 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Seminar on Anti-Systemic Movements – From Dec 30 to Jan 2, Cideci-Unitierra, located on the outskirts of San Cristóbal de las Casas, hosted an international seminar of reflection and analysis entitled  Planet Earth Anti-Systemic Movements. The seminar celebrated the 18th anniversary of the Zapatista Uprising on January [...]

December 2011 Zapatista News Summary

 DECEMBER 2011 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY The CSC Wishes All of You A Happy New Year and a Happy 18th Anniversary of the Zapatista Uprising ________________ In Chiapas 1. Marcos Letter to Luis Villoro: A Death… Or A Life – The 4th letter from Sub-comandante Marcos to Luis Villoro was published on the Enlace Zapatista website December 7. [...]

November 2011 Zapatista News Summary

NOVEMBER 2011 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY  Thank You for Supporting Our Annual Zapatista Celebration _____________________ In Chiapas 1. EZLN Celebrates 28th Anniversary – On November 17, the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) celebrated 28 years since its founding on that date in 1983, when 6 members of the National Liberation Forces (FLN) entered the Lacandón Jungle to [...]

October 2011 Zapatista News Summary

OCTOBER 2011 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. The Hunger Strike Continues! – On September 29, 7 indigenous prisoners started a hunger strike at the state prisons located in the municipalities of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Cintalapa and Motozintla. Another four began fasting for 12 hours per day for health reasons. Participants were members [...]

September 2011 Zapatista News Summary

SEPTEMBER 2011 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Paramilitaries Encircle Zapatista Community of San Patricio; Eviction Feared; Massacre Threatened – Numerous denunciations, Urgent Action Alerts and newspaper articles during September warn of the paramilitary encirclement of San Patricio, a Zapatista community in the Northern Zone of Chiapas, Caracol of Roberto Barrios. The paramilitary group threatening [...]

ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY for AUGUST 2011

AUGUST 2011 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. PERHAPS, the 3rd Letter from SCI Marcos to Don Luis Villoro on Ethics and Politics – Dated July-August of 2011, the 3rd letter in a series from Marcos to Don Luis Villoro is divided into 6 parts. Part I, The Local Mirror, is a commentary on the [...]

July 2011 Chiapas / Zapatista News Summary

Compiled by the Chiapas Support Committee In Chiapas 1. GREAT NEWS! The Bachajon 5 ARE FREE! – On July 7, the first of the Bachajon 5, Mariano Demeza Silvano, was released from a juvenile detention facility “on conditions.” The 17-year-old youth was originally charged with “murder, damages, and attacks against the public peace.” A judge [...]