The story of the current conflict in the Chimalapas, an upland forest zone with the greatest biodiversity in Mexico, where the Zoque indigenous people are resisting the depredations of governments and the interests of loggers and ranchers. This is another rural conflict administered from above which is costing suffering, blood and tears among those from below.

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A 33-day hunger strike by prison authorities 5 San Cristobal de Las Casas, does not let a doctor about your health.

At a press conference in Frayba relatives of prisoners on hunger strike indefinitely talk about their encampment they have in front of Cathedral and demands freedom for the prisoners unfair.

Political Prisoners Voice of Amate adherents to the EZLN’s Other Campaign and the Solidarity of the Voice of Amate, and prisoners adherents to the Other Campaign Mitzitón and political prisoner Innocent Voices, held in prison No. 5 San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.

After enduring the injustices that caused us great harm to our families with these unjust imprisonments and prefabrication of the crimes have deprived us of our freedoms for the only cause and reason for some to defend the right and others as being devoid of any resource and illiterate, that our rights have been violated and continue to violate as many times we have been ignored in demanding justice from incompetent institutions.

That is why today we advertise that we take a joint decision to demonstrate our innocence through this that will start being 10.30 am this day September 29 this year where we declare 7 people on hunger strike are as follows:

1 .- Méndez Rosario Diaz: Political Prisoner “La Voz del Amate”
2 .- Pedro Lopez Jimenez Solidarity “La Voz del Amate”
3 .- José Diaz López: Solidarity “La Voz del Amate”
4 .- Alfredo López Jiménez: Solidarity “La Voz del Amate”
5 .- Alejandro Diaz Santis: Solidarity “La Voz del Amate”
6 .- Manuel Heredia Jiménez: Prisoner adherent to the Other Campaign Mitzitón
7 .- Juan Diaz Lopez: Political Prisoner Innocent Voices

And four people in plants and fasting from 12:00 hours on the grounds of illness and are:

1 .- Patishtán Alberto Gómez: Political Prisoner “La Voz del Amate”
2 .- Andres Nuñez Hernandez Solidarity “La Voz del Amate”
3 .- Rosa Lopez Diaz: Solidarity “La Voz del Amate”
4 .- Juan Jiménez Pérez: Prisoner adherent to the Other Campaign Mitzitón

Indefinite time as an end bearing demand true justice.
Therefore we demand that the C. Lic Juan Sabines Guerrero state governor to intervene immediately by our unconditional freedom belongs to us.

Finally invite colleagues and independent national and international organizations and centers of human rights NGOs to ensure our causes to demand justice and our freedoms and all political prisoners in the country.

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