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Oaxaca, a neighboring state to Chiapas and known to many westerners as a tourist destination, is home to some of the worst human rights abuses in Mexico, and is an area of increasing focus for CASA.

Reflecting on the Oaxacan Social Movement with La Doctora

<p>An article about <font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><em>La Doctora, </em>who became well known in Oaxaca during the violence of 2006 by being one of the main voices on the Radio Universidad. </font></p>

By Alejandro Dávila

DECLARACIÓN DE VOCAL ANTE LOS HECHOS DEL 25 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2008 Y LOS PROBLEMAS DE LA UNIDAD EN LA APPO

Quienes formamos parte de VOCAL nos dirigimos a todos los hombres y mujeres, niños y ancianos, indígenas, trabajadores, campesinos, maestros, maestras, todos y todas quienes forma

Detienen a agresores de Radio Calenda

FUENTE: Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC)

(AMARC/IFEX) - El 14 de noviembre de 2008 fueron aprehendidos algunos de

Commemorative March of Oaxaca 2006 Uprising

<p>A report on the November 25 observance of the 2006 repression of the Oaxaca social movement.</p>

By Nancy Davies

Teaching Rebellion Contributor Kidnapped and Tortured

Journalist Pedro Matías, whose testimony is included in the book "Teaching Rebellion", was kidnapped and tortured for twelve hours yesterday before being abandoned on the side of t

Hunger Strike in Front of Hillary Clinton´s Manhattan Office to Demand Attention to Brad Will´s Case

Friends of Brad Will, including human rights advocates Robert Jereski and Harry Bubbins, will be engaging in a 4-day vigil and fast as part of an inte

Continued Impunity in Brad Will Case

As some of you might already know, late last week the prosecutor's office in Mexico brought charges against a number of Oaxacan activists in the death of indymedia reporter Brad Will, and have indi

Review of Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca

<p>Review of Teaching Rebellion by Peter Gelderloos.</p>

Review by Peter Gelderloos, author of How Nonviolence Protects the State


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