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Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno is Free part 2
In this clip, Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno shares with us words of hope upon recently being release from prison. He was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongfully accused for the murder of Bradley Will, Indymedia journalist, who was documenting a...
Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno is Free
In this clip, a community member shares with us some words while waiting for the release of Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno. Juan Manuel was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongly accused for the assassination of Bradley Will, Indymedia reporter....
Honoring the life of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes during Day of the Dead

La lucha sigue three years after the assassination of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes-husband and father of four-who was assassinated on August 22, 2006 by paramilitary troops under the orders of...

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Issue 37 - June 2006

Greetings from the new coordinator of Casa Chapulín, Oaxaca!

¡Saludos a los amigos de la casa de la paz!

A few words to introduce myself and invite you to share your ideas as the Oaxaca Peace House (Casa Chapulín) begins to take shape…

Atenco and the "Rule of Law": Whose rights are protected?

by Maureen Welch

Roughly a month after the violent days in early May, San Salvador de Atenco has already become a case study in conflicting reportage and political spin. The tenor of the coverage immediately following the events focused on “machete-wielding” peasantry, but gradually shifted in the following days to the police brutality at the scene.