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Consejo Autónomo Regional de la Zona Costa de Chiapas

Comunicado del Consejo Autónomo Regional de la Zona Costa de Chiapas

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Tonalá, Chiapas a 25 de Abril del 2011

A las Juntas de Buen Gobierno
A la comisión Sexta del EZLN
A la Otra Campaña Nacional e internacional
A los medios Alternativos de Comunicación
A los pueblos dignos y rebeldes de Chiapas

Para: Al Pueblo digno y rebelde de San Sebastián Bachajon
De: Consejo Autónomo Regional de la Zona Costa de Chiapas

Compañeros y Compañeras:

Reciban nuestros saludos rebeldes desde nuestra tierra costeña, sabemos pues de su lucha que han emprendido y sabemos también de la represión que han sufrido por parte del Gobierno Federal y Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas por querer despojarlos de sus tierras para crear e imponer sus proyectos neoliberales y capitalistas, y que han ustedes resistido y siguen luchando por la defensa de la tierra y el territorio en la construcción de la autonomía de los pueblos organizados.

Desde acá hemos estado pendientes de lo que sucede en su digno y rebelde pueblo de bachajon, al igual que ustedes nosotros acá fuimos reprimidos por el gobierno de Juan Sabines el día 22 de febrero del 2011, criminalizando la protesta social y la lucha pero sobre todo causándole molestia que seamos adherentes a la otra campaña y que nuestros pueblos empiecen a organizarse desde abajo, y que nuestras luchas se entrelacen a pesar de que estamos lejos, sentimos que su lucha es nuestra y que estamos con ustedes. Y hacemos la exigencia al gobierno represor de Juan Sabines y de Felipe Calderón la libertad inmediata e incondicional de los compañeros presos políticos Juan Aguilar Guzmán, Jerónimo Guzmán Méndez, Domingo Pérez Álvaro y Domingo García Gómez, Mariano Demeza Silvano. Acusados por el mal gobierno de luchar y defender su tierra y territorio.

Mandamos todo nuestro apoyo y solidaridad a su lucha y a su resistencia, sabemos pues que el gobierno nos quiere acabar pero no podrá porque nos estamos organizando para resistir y construir otro mundo posible. Saludamos pues desde acá las acciones emprendidas por la libertad de los compañeros presos y por la defensa de su  tierra.

Condenamos la detención del compañero base de apoyo del EZLN Patricio Domínguez Vázquez del Ejido Monte Redondo, del Municipio Autónomo de Tierra y Libertad y exigimos su libertad inmediata, así también el cese al hostigamiento a las Bases de Apoyo Zapatista que pertenecen al Caracol uno de la Realidad, lo cual están generando la confrontación desde los tres niveles de gobierno para justificar la represión en contra de los pueblos y comunidades zapatistas.

Desde la Costa de Chiapas
Consejo Autónomo Regional de la Zona Costa de Chiapas
Tonalá, Chiapas a 25 de Abril del 2011

¡¡¡¡ Presos políticos Libertad¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡Respeto a la libre determinación de los Pueblos¡¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡No a los megaproyectos del mal gobierno¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡ respeto a la autonomía de los pueblos de México y del mundo¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡Viva el pueblo digno y rebelde de San Sebastian Bachajon¡¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡Cese a la represión y hostigamiento a los pueblos de la Otra Campaña¡¡¡
¡¡¡Cancelación de ordenes de aprehensión y cese a la persecución y hostigamiento del Estado¡¡¡

“Si nos tocan a uno; nos tocan a todos”

NO MAS PRESOS POLITICOS: NO MAS REPRESION

POR UNA TARIFA JUSTA DE LUZ

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Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio

Peoples of the world unite for the Bachajón 5

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Pueblos del mundo se unen para participar en los

“5 Días MÁS de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón”

En el marco de la campaña, l@s ejidatarios de San Sebastián Bachajón iniciaran un ayuno para exigir la liberacion de los 5 presos políticos.

23 de abril del 2011

A nuestr@s hermanas y hermanos del Ejido San Sebastián Bachajón:
A nuestr@s hermanas y hermanos zapatistas:
A nuestr@s compañer@s de La Otra Campaña:
A nuestr@s compañer@s de la Zezta Internazional:
A nuestr@s compañer@s adherentes a la Campaña Internacional en Defensa del Barrio y nuestros aliados de todo el mundo:
A la sociedad civil en México y en el mundo:

Les queremos compartir el segundo informe sobre la convocatoria “5 Días MÀS de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón”, los días 24 al 28 de abril, respectivamente.

Primero – Nuestr@s hermanas y hermanos de San Sebastián Bachajón, adherentes a La Otra Campaña, realizarán un ayuno durante los “5 Días MÁS de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón” para exigir la liberacion de los 5 presos políticos.

Segundo – En rincones del mundo de diferentes partes del planeta, mucha gente de buen corazón organizará acciones para exigir la liberación de los 5 presos políticos de San Sebastián Bachajón. Del 24 al 28 de abril y como parte de “5 Días MÁS de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón” el pueblo digno de los siguientes países y ciudades tomará parte en esta iniciativa internacional: distintas poblaciones de México, de la India, de Nueva Zelandia, de Filipinas, de Sudáfrica, de Eslovenia, de Francia, de Austria, de Canadá, de Edimburgo, de Barcelona, de Dorset, de Glasgow y los Estados Unidos.

Junt@s le exigiremos al presidente panista represor Felipe Calderón y al gobernador perredista represor Juan Sabines Guerrero la liberación de los 5 presos políticos de San Sebastián Bachajón.

Ademas, muchos han confirmado que tambien participaran en la campaña “Día de Acción Global por la Liberación del Preso Político Zapatista” para exigir la liberacion de nuestro hermano zapatista Patricio Domínguez Vázquez.

A los que todavía no se han comunicado con nosotr@s sobre su participación, les recordamos que por favor no dejen de informarnos, lo más pronto posible, si participarán. Se pueden comunicar con nosotr@s al correo electrónico:
movimientoporjusticiadelbarrio@yahoo.com

Eso es todo por ahorita compas.

Les enviamos abrazos de amor y solidaridad.

Desde El Barrio, Nueva York.
Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio.
La Otra Campaña Nueva York.

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Presos de Bachajón

New letter from the 5 political prisoners of Bachajón

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A LOS ADHERENTES ALA OTRA CAMPAÑA DE A SEXTA DECLARACION DE LA SELVA LACANDONA NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL

A LOS DEFENSORES DE DERECHOS HUMANOS NACIONA E INTER

A LOS ORGANISACIONES CIVILES Y NACIONALES E INTERNACIONAL

A LOS COMPAS A LA OTRA CAMPAÑA JUSTICIA DEL BARRIO NUEVA YORK

Compañeros y compañeras,

Desde este Cereso les mandamos un cordial saludo agradecerles, por los apoyos y acciones que han brindado por nuestras liberaciones. Que el mal gobierno nos tiene preso injustamente, por defender nuestras tierras como ejidatarios de San Sebastian Bachajon Adherentes a la otra campaña de la sexta declaración de la selva lacandona. Hacemos mención que el pasado 2 de febrero, un grupo de priista encabezado por el mal gobierno del estado Juan Sabines Guerrero, llegaron a desalojar violentamente a los compañeros que trabajaban en caseta de cobro, al mismo dia bloqueando carreteras y destruyendo la caseta de cobro, conjuntamente con la fuerza publica que duraron meses planeando meses con el gobierno y prihista del mismo ejido. Que en este momento esta en construcción la caseta de cobro mas no es acuerdo del ejido San Sebastián Bachajón (Ejidatarios) Que únicamente fueron un grupo personas denominado los priistas, conjuntamente con el gobierno queriendo se apoderar por la riquezas Naturales del Ejido para sus proyectos, “visión 2030” Como ejidatarios que nos tienen injustamente presos no cansamos de seguir luchando en defensa de nuestras Tierras.

Compañer@s les pedimos ampliamente el apoyo o acciones para nuestras liberaciones inmediatas y nosotros estaremos en pie de lucha. Hasta salir adelante y también nuestros Compañer@s del E.S.S.B estan luchando para nuestra libertad:

¡Hasta la Victoria Siempre!

¡La lucha sigue sigue! ¡Zapata vive vive!

¡Tierra y Libertad!

Presos Políticos

Juan Aguilar Guzman

Domingo Garcia Gomez

Jeronimo Guzman Mendez

Domingo Pérez Alvaro

Mariano Demeza Silvano (Menor de edad)

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Relatos Zapatistas

Relatos Zapatistas April Show

On today’s show, we examine the new geography of war in the context of the “old” geography of Chiapas. We talk with a compa of ours on the ground in Chiapas, who reports on some of the most recent clashes of the low-intensity war in Mitzitón, Bachajón, and Tila. We use these events, and the bigger picture in which they take place, to help us frame the conversation about the new letter from Subcomandante Marcos: “Notes on War.”

Read the full introduction on Indybay.

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Relatos Zapatistas

Interview on the current state of repression / low-intensity war in Chiapas

In-depth interview with Alejandro Reyes on the current state of repression and low-intensity war in Chiapas being waged against Zapatista communities and human rights organizations. Topics include: big-picture analysis focused on the Proyecto Mesoamérica, “sustainable rural cities,” and ecotourism; detailed reports on repression in Mitzitón, Bachajón, Tila, and the coast region; and some implications of the death of Samuel Ruiz. All in the context of the recent letter from Subcomandante Marcos to Professor Luis Villoro, titled “Notes on War.”

This interview originally aired on April 3 during Relatos Zapatistas, which broadcasts from West Oakland the first Sunday of every month from 4-6 pm on Berkeley Liberation Radio (104.1 fm). You can check out all our shows here and here.
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Reclaim UC

Mexican Consulate in NYC Occupied [Updated]

Source: Reclaim UC

The Mexican Consulate in New York has been occupied by the Movimiento por Justicia en el Barrio in solidarity with five political prisoners from the community of Bachajón, Chiapas. On February 3, Chiapas state police raided the community and arrested 117 people. After worldwide protests erupted in response, the government released 112 of the prisoners. But five remain in jail, facing charges of murder or attempted murder.

The Bachajón Zapatista supporters are adherents to the Other Campaign, which was initiated by the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) in order to form national and global alliances amongst leftist organizations and movements.

The arrests stem from a confrontation between rival indigenous groups that occurred the previous day in San Sebastian Bachajón, which is an ejido, or communally held lands. Marcos García Moreno, an ejido member who belonged to the faction that allied itself with the government, was shot and killed during the confrontation with ejido members who are Other Campaign adherents. The government accuses the Other Campaign adherents of murdering García Moreno and attempting to murder a second man who was shot during the confrontation. The Other Campaign adherents deny the charges. They say they were unarmed, and that the government-allied ejido members were shooting guns into the air during the confrontation.

The government has attempted to paint the conflict as a dispute between rival indigenous factions over control of a tollbooth that charges a fee to enter the Agua Azul waterfalls, one of Chiapas’ most popular tourist attractions. However, the Bachajón adherents and their lawyers at the Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center (“Frayba”) say that they have proof that the tollbooth confrontation was designed to provoke government intervention and police occupation of the region. The Bachajón adherents argue that the government orchestrated the confrontation at the tollbooth “as a pretext to take over the Agua Azul Waterfalls Ecotourism Center for its transnational interests and projects.”

The occupation of the Mexican Consulate takes place on the fourth day a five-day campaign “5 Days of Worldwide Action for the Bachajón 5.” Here’s the message that was sent out, including the demands — we’ve translated it into English (Spanish and Tzeltal are below the fold):

Compañeros from the alternative, autonomous, and independent media,

We have occupied the Mexican Consulate here in New York to demand the liberation of the Bachajón 5. In this way we are trying to ensure that the demands made by our brothers and sisters in San Sebastian Bachajon make an echo around the world. We ask that you help us spread the word. Later we will send a write-up and photos.

Our demands, which are the demands from San Sebastian Bachajon, are the following:

We demand the unconditional release of our compañeros, political prisoners who have been taken hostage by the bad government of Chiapas and Mexico.

We demand respect for the lands and territories of our mother earth within the framework of our autonomy as Indigenous Peoples.

We demand respect for our right to administer and care for our natural resources from our culture as Originary Peoples.

We will be posting updates and photos as we receive them.

[Update Monday 1:17 pm]: An article on the occupation was just published in the Mexico City daily La Jornada (in Spanish). Here’s a rough translation of the opening paragraphs:

Mexico City — This morning, the Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio of New York, adherent to the “other campaign,” peacefully occupied the offices of the Consulate of Mexico in New York City, in order to demand that the government of Chiapas release the “Bachajón 5.” The action took place as part of a worldwide campaign that has been developing in many countries since April 1.

Protest actions have taken place in front of the Mexican Embassy in London, and the Consulate in Montreal. On Sunday, the Unión Sindical Solidaria, meeting in Paris, demanded the liberation of the five tzeltal peasants from San Sebastián Bachajón, Chiapas, who have been captive for five months facing charges for crimes they did not commit. The Association Ya Basta! participated this past weekend in anti-war marches in various cities of Italy, and included the release of the indigenous prisoners among their demands.

[Update Tuesday 11:40 am]: The Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio has released a communiqué (in Spanish) and some photos from the action. We’ve posted a rough translation here.

Below is the original message in Spanish and Tzeltal that was sent out from the occupation this morning:

Compas de medios libres, autonomos y independientes,

Hemos tomado el Consulado de Mexico aqui en Nueva York para exigir la liberacion de los 5 compas de Bachajon. De esta forma estamos tratando de asegurar que las demandas de nuestr@s herman@s de San Sebastian Bachajon tengan eco alrededor del mundo. Les pedimos que nos ayuden a sacar esto a la luz. Mas tarde les enviaremos una cronica y fotos.

Las demandas de San Sebastian Bachajon que son las nuestras son:

Exigimos la libertad incondicional de nuestros compañeros, presos políticos que están siendo rehenes del mal gobierno de Chiapas y de México.

Ya jsutik te ak’a kolok’ ta chukel te mololabtik ta oranax ma’ xu’ ya yich’ k’anbeyel smulta, na’otik te chopol awalil ja’ nax la xchuk yu’un ta spobeyel te lumsk’inal son te sk’ulejal te banti nakal, ta slumal Chiapa ta sk’inal México.

Exigimos el respeto a nuestra madre tierras y territorios en el marco de nuestra autonomía como Pueblos Indígenas que somos.

Ya jsutik te yich’el ta muk’ te jch’ul jmetik ta spamal lum k’inal sok chapanel xkulejal te ja yu’un stalel te bats’il ants winiketik.

Exigimos el respeto a nuestro derecho a administrar y cuidar nuestros recursos naturales desde nuestra cultura como Pueblos originarios.

Ya jsutik ta yich’el ta muk’ te cocheltik sok skanantayel sok yilel te bitik sk’ulejal te jch’ul jmetik lum k’inal jich bin útil xkuxlejal te bats’il ants winiketik.



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Presos políticos de San Sebastián Bachajón

Words by political prisoners from San Sebastián Bachajón

Playas de Catazaja, Chiapas. 28 March 2011.
Prison No. 17

TO THE ADHERENTS OF THE OTHER CAMPAIGN – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS
TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MOVEMENTS
TO THE ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
TO THE COMPAÑEROS OF THE NEW YORK OTHER CAMPAIGN MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE IN EL BARRIO

TO THE PUBLIC OPINION

SUBJECT: A PUBLIC DENOUNCEMENT

By way of this letter, we publically denounce the bad government of Juan Sabines Guerrero for its bad actions: first and foremost, they have kept us kidnapped in this prison since February 2 until today, because we defended our lands which belong to the ejido of San Sebastian Bachajon, adherents of the Other Campaign. Compañeros, we want you to support us in solidarity for our immediate release, since we disagree with everything that is being done to us by the bad government, and are tired of the mistreatment. They only give us food and scarce amounts of water once a day, and we have gotten sick due to the horrible food that they give us, and they do not provide any medication. And when our relatives visit us, they deny us the food that they have brought for us, and they force them to remove their clothing in order to be searched. For this reason, from this prison, we make public our denouncement and hope that you all continue to support us. Don’t give up the fight! We too are in the struggle to defend our lands so that our futures will no longer belong by the government. Until victory, always!
The struggle continues! Zapata lives!
LAND, FREEDOM, AND JUSTICE!
THE LAND IS NOT FOR SALE, IT IS TO BE DEFENDED!

ATTENTIVELY
POLITICAL PRISONERS


PLAYAS DE CATAZAJA, CHIAPAS
28 MARCH 2011
PRISON NO. 17

To the adherents of the Other Campaign – National and International
To the National and International Civil Organizations
To National and International Human Rights Defenders
To the compañeros of The Other Campaign of New York, Movement for Justice in El Barrio

Subject: Public Announcement

By way of the following, we thank the compañeros for the solidarity and the support that you all, from your respective locations and countries, have manifested for our immediate release. We hope that you will continue supporting us with other actions, may you not grow weary in supporting us. We, too, from this prison, will continue to fight to defend our lands.

We send you an embrace and energy, compañeros in this struggle! Until victory, always. Land, freedom.
ATTENTIVELY

JUAN AGUILAR GUZMAN
JERONIMO GUZMAN MENDEZ
DOMINGO GARCIA GOMEZ
DOMINGO PEREZ ALVARO
MARIANO DEMEZA SILVANO

POLITICAL PRISONERS!

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Frayba

7th Bulletin by Frayba: State Government maintains ejidatarios from San Sebastián Bachajón prisoner as a mechanism for pressur for territorial control in the zone

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Presos de San Sebastián Bachajón

Letter by the Political Prisoners from San Sebastián Bachajón

Cereso Playas de Catazaja (Playas de Catazaja Jail) – Chiapas No. 17

TO THE ADHERENTS OF THE OTHER CAMPAIGN – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS
TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
TO THE PUBLIC OPINION

Via this letter, we denounce publically the bad federal and state government, and its components: Owing to the construction of the toll booth by the San Sebastián Bachajón ejido, located in territory of adherents of The Other Campaign of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, the bad government has sought to destroy our organization for defending the land against its attempt to seize the natural wealth and reserves as an eco-turism project – without authorization from members of the ejido of the three centers of said ejido. It seeks the Agua Azul waterfall in order to put the so-called “Vision 2030” or some transnational project. As Tzeltal indigenous people who live on the land and defend the lands our grandparents have left us, the government does not view this favorably and as such, on February 3, kidnapped our compas for not conceding to a dialogue and agreement to hand over our natural resources to the bad government. They themselves fabricated the three crimes that they accuse us of committing. Additionally on the days in which these supposed crimes took place, a group of people from the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) arrived and began to provoke and rob the said locale and obstructed the path for the eco-tourists; and then blamed us for it. We are Juan Aguilar Guzman, Jeronimo Guzman Mendez, Domingo Perez Alvaro and Domingo Garcia Gomez kidnapped in this prison and another in Villa Crisol, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chapas, Mariano Demeza Silvano. We hope that justice be done in a transparent way, and that they do not blame us for the above mentioned day, as not one of the five of us who are currently kidnapped was there. For this reason, compañer@s of other organizations, support us with actions from your respective places to obtain our immediate release – without any other condition from the government. We are with you in struggle.

The struggle continues! Zapata lives!
The land is not for sale! It is to be defended!

Attentively,
Political Prisoners

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Frayba

Campaign 5 Days for the Bachajón 5

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Del 1 al 5 de Abril la Otra Nueva York convocan a acciones mundiales por la libertad de los presos políticos de San Sebastián Bachajón rehenes del Gobierno de Chiapas. 5 días de acciones por los 5 de Bachajón