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Frayba

Situation of the defense of land in Tila, Chiapas

The Mexican Supreme Court can stop the state government’s attempt to take away 130 hectares of land from the ejidatarios of Tila, Chiapas. Ricardo, a member of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center, explains the case.

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The Frayba Report

The Frayba Report: Almost 13 years after the Acteal Massacre

Report on the massacre of Acteal and the recent liberation of 15 more paramilitaries, material authors of the massacre, with words by Don Raúl Vera, Pedro Faro (Frayba) and members of Las Abejas de Acteal. (Subscribe to the podcast of the Frayba Report).

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Reporte Frayba

Reporte Frayba: Almost 13 years after the Acteal Massacre

Report on the massacre of Acteal and the recent liberation of 15 more paramilitaries, material authors of the massacre, with words by Don Raúl Vera, Pedro Faro (Frayba) and members of Las Abejas de Acteal. (Subscribe to the podcast of Reporte Frayba).

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Relatos Zapatistas

Relatos Zapatistas show for November 7, 2010

DISPLACEMENT: complete show that attempts to develop an expansive understanding of the phenomenon of displacement. the main topics include gang injunctions in oakland; the invasion of san juan copala, oaxaca; and the case of the gonzález sisters, three tzeltal girls who were raped by mexican soldiers in 1994. (1hr 40 min, mp3)

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Frayba

Acteal: Las Abejas press conference

After the release from prison of 15 new paramilitary members physically responsible for the Massacre of Acteal, the Las Abejas civil organization gave a press conference this last October 22, where they denounce these actions by the Mexican government.

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Las Abejas de Acteal

Acteal denounces recent liberation of 15 paramilitaries involved in the massacre of Acteal

After the recent liberation of 15 paramilitaries known as material authors of the massacre of Acteal (22 Dec 1997), Las Abejas de Acteal denounce the Mexican government for covering up this crime against humanity.

Listen here.

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The Frayba Report

The Frayba Report: Misión Civil de Observación de Derechos Humanos y Conflictividad Social

The civil organizations that make up the Network for Peace (Red por la Paz) visited the municipalities of Comitán, Trinitaria, Comalapa and Chicomuselo, in the border region of Chiapas with Guatemala, in order to document the situation of human rights in the region. This program presents their report.

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Reporte Frayba

Reporte Frayba: Civil Mission for Observation of Human Rights and Social Conflicts

The civil organizations that make up the Network for Peace (Red por la Paz) visited the municipalities of Comitán, Trinitaria, Comalapa and Chicomuselo, in the border region of Chiapas with Guatemala, in order to document the situation of human rights in the region. This program presents their report.

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Indymedia Chiapas

Police dismantles Radio Proletaria, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas / 14-year-old detained

On Tuesday Oct 12 police forces broke into the facilities of Radio Proletaria in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to tear down the community radio station which for the last 5 years had been working peacefully. At the time, the 14-year-old compañero Carlos Martínez, a high school student, was transmitting; he was detained. The Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center published this bulletin. For more information, visit http://radioproletariachiapas.blogspot.com/.

Testimony by Camilo (Radio Proletaria):(Descarga aquí)  

Testimony by “Mala Fama” (Radio Proletaria): (Descarga aquí)  

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Frayba

Report on the struggle of “ejidatarios” from Tila in defense of their territory

The court is currently reviewing the case of the ejido Tila; they will be deciding whether they force the ejido to accept indemnity or whether the Mexican state will have to recognize its right as indigenous peoples to their territory, and return the 130 hectares.