A special homage to Emeritus Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Samuel Ruiz García, who died on January 24, 2011, after more than 50 years as a great defender of the rights of indigenous peoples and the poor in Mexico. A liberation theologist, Tatik Samuel was mediator in the dialogs between the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and the Mexican government, and was President of the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) since its foundation in 1989. In this homage, we bring together autios from his funeral in Chiapas, voices from some of his many admirers, the communique by the EZLN on his death, and interviews with Don Samuel on his work in Chiapas.(Descarga aquí)   (Continuar leyendo…)

With sorrow and an immense recognition we bade farewell to our dear Jtatic Samuel Ruiz García, who passed away on January 24, 2011. These are some of the moments of his farewell during the 38 hours in which his body remained in the cathedral of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, before being buried in the cathedral. To Don Samuel, our deepest feelings of gratitude for his work at the side of the original peoples, the poor and exploited. You remain with us, dear Tatic.

• Arrival of Don Samuel at the cathedral of San Cristóbal.(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by Patricio Murphy Ruiz, nephew of Don Samuel.(Descarga aquí)  
• Resucitó: chants for Tatic Samuel.(Descarga aquí)  
• Part of the words by bishop Felipe Arizmendi.(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by the civil society of Las Abejas de Acteal.(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by Pueblo Creyente.(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by Don José Ruiz García, brother of Don Samuel.(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by a compañera from Guatemala.(Descarga aquí)  
• The last half hour of Tatic’s body with us.(Descarga aquí)  

Communique by the CCRI-CG of the EZLN on the death of Don Samuel.

After a long struggle, the vendors at the traditional market in San Cristóbal de las Casas won the battle to stay at their place of work and sustainance. Among general joy, Narciso Ruiz Sántiz, president of the newly formed Association of Merchants of the Traditional Market of San Cristóbal de las Casas gave this press conference.

(Also read the articl on the situation before the agreement, by Hermann Bellinghausen of La Jornada.)

In a press conference at Café Museo Café in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Las Abejas de Acteal invite us to a concert of Coro de Acteal and Sak Tzevul, to celebrate their walking together and to raise funds to produce a CD by Coro de Acteal. This coming 16 December 2010 at Casa de las Imágenes, Belisario Dominguez #9, Colonia Centro, San Cristóbal de las Casas, at 18:00.(Descarga aquí)  

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(Anti)promocional radio spot on “sustainable rural cities.”

In this special report on the so-called “sustainable rural cities,” the residents tell us what it’s like to live in these cities, and we analize their meaning as a mechanism for social control, counterinsurgency, and land grab for the benefit of transnational interests.

Interview to community representatives at the “sustainable rural city” of Nuevo Grijalva, Chiapas (full, unedited interview)

Feminicide of Tatiana Trujillo by husband and former federal deputy for the PRI Elmar Darinel Díaz Solórzano (Ocosingo, Chiapas). Testimonies by her parents during press conference at Frayba:

• Testimony by Tatiana’s father(Descarga aquí)  
• Testiomony by Tatiana’s mother(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by Frayba(Descarga aquí)  

Adherents to the Other Campaign from the community of Mitzitón (Chiapas) began a road block to demand that the paramlitary groups be relocated out of their community.

For more info, see: Indymedia Chiapas

• About the road block (1:50 min) (Descarga aquí)  
• Current situation (1:10 min)(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by compañero (2:20 min)(Descarga aquí)  
• Words by another compañero (3:10 min)(Descarga aquí)  

Report/summary of the Sit-in Our Prisoners First on May 3 and 4 at the zócalo in Mexico City, with voices of the main participants and interviews.