In the last weeks, violence against organized communities that defend their territories against multinational projects in Chiapas and against human rights defenders have increased dramatically. In this program, we interview adherents to the Other Campaign in Bachajón and Mitzitón and a lawyer from the Digna Ochoa Human Rights Center. (Subscribe to the podcast of Noticias de la Otra here.)(Descarga aquí)  

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Given the alarming increase in repression and violence in Chiapas and the political prisoners, we interviewed today:

Representative from the community of San Sebastián Bachajón, who spoke about the events on Feb 2 and 3 and the current situation of political prisoners.(Descarga aquí)  

Lawyer from the Digna Ochoa Human Rights Center, who spoke on the events on the coast of Chiapas and the situation of the three prisoners from that center.(Descarga aquí)  

Member of the community of Mitzitón, who spoke on the situation currently lived by the community after the new attack by members of the paramlitary organization Army of God. For more than two weeks, 219 men, 302 women, and many children are living in the church and the community building, fearing new attacks.(Descarga aquí)  

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Tras arrestos y procesos legales, injustificados, contra las comunidades de Bachajon y Mitziton. la desaparición del activista Gerardo González Miranda. la toma de la caseta de las cascadas de agua azul por la policía federal, los ataques del ejercito de dios en Mitziton y el silencio mediático persistente son una muestra clara de que el gobierno de Chiapas se encuentra a la ofensiva en estos momentos.

El numero de presos de la otra campaña va en aumento de manera alarmante a la par del uso violento de la fuerza publica para arrestar, sin mayor tramite de por medio, a las organizaciones adherentes de LOC. En las acciones del martes 22 de febrero fueron arrestados mas de 50 hombres, mujeres y niños y se estan abriendo acciones legales contra 27 personas, en el arresto contra las campesinos en Bachajon fue contra 110 personas y a 10 se les inculpa sin mas pruebas, que el uso de la fuerza publica.

En estos momentos parecen no importar las crecientes manifestaciones de apoyo y solidaridad en México y en Europa o al menos no han sido un factor para detener la ola de represión, mientras las redes, listas y organizaciones adherentes a LOC se organizan para hacer valer la la consigna surgida de la represión de Atenco en 2006 “Si tocan a uno nos tocan a todos”.

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Denuncia de la Red contra la Represión Chiapas ante escalada de Violencia

Debate Resistence and Territory at Cideci/Universidad de la Tierra, Chiapas (13 Jan 2001): Reflections, images and exchange of experiences in the struggle for the defense of territory.

• Palestine: Esta S – Activist, internationalist and representative of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee for Palestine.(Descarga aquí)  
• Landless Rural Worker Movement (MST), Brazil: Lia Barbosa – Professor at Universidade Estadual do Ceará and friend of the MST.(Descarga aquí)  
• Oaxaca: Montserrat San Martín – Indigenous Organizatinons for Human Rights in Oaxaca (OIDHO), adherent to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle.(Descarga aquí)  
• Mitzitón: Osvaldo – Member of the community in resistance of Mitzitón, adherent to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle and the Other Campaign.(Descarga aquí)  

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THE POLITICS OF VICTIMHOOD: Special podcast featuring interviews with Zach Levenson, a UC Berkeley student involved in protests around police brutality and the murder of Oscar Grant, and the privatization of public education; and John Gibler, a reporter who’s extensively covered Mexican social movements and conflicts including the Zapatistas’ “Other Campaign,” the Oaxaca rebellion of 2006, and the Mexican government’s narco-wars.

Full introduction available at Indybay.

Monthly report by the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center (in Spanish). In this program we want to share with our listeners our concern for the latest events in Chiapas, where the state government, headed by Juán Sabines Guerrero, has aimed all of its resources and state apparatus to attack human rights defenders, social organizations, and journalists in the state.

Monthly report by the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center (in English). In this program we want to share with our listeners our concern for the latest events in Chiapas, where the state government, headed by Juán Sabines Guerrero, has aimed all of its resources and state apparatus to attack human rights defenders, social organizations, and journalists in the state.

Interview with Vivian Newdick of the Comité Hermanas González, regarding the case of three tzeltal women who were gang-raped by mexican soldiers at a military checkpoint in 1994, just months after the zapatista uprising. Discussion covers the difficult history of the sisters’ legal battle against the mexican military as well as recent developments in which the current governor of chiapas has attempted to settle the case with an offer of money — but without any acknowledgment of wrongdoing on the part of the soldiers.

Independent journalists and social network communicators in Chiapas are detained and harassed.

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)