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...
Montes Azules
The Montes Azules Biosphere is an area of the Lacandon jungle in Eastern Chiapas near the Guatemalan border, a Zapatista stronghold whose richness in natural resources has led to conflicts with state and corporate interests over its resources such as oil, hardwoods, and medicinal plants. The region supplies Mexico with 30% of its electricity.
National Human Rights Commission Reports Major Flaws in Attorney General´s Handling of Brad Will´s Murder Invetigation
Translation by Scott Campbell
Recommendation 050/2008
Displacement of two communities in Montes Azules, Chiapas
Board of Good Government Hacia la Esperanza Indigenous Women, Men and Children Killed on November 13th in the Montes Azules region of Chiapas, México.The Montes Azules region in the state of Chiapas has for a long time been a place of controversy and conflict. The "Otra Campaña" Zapatista in OaxacaBy Magalí Rabasa In this article, Magali offers a detailed account of the days she spent following la Otra Campaña during its stay in Oaxaca. Magali is currently a volunteer with the Servico Internacional Para la Paz (SIPAZ), an organizational partner of the Peace House. Montes Azules Relocation Assistance
Article written by Monica Sandschafer
The Zapatista movement is requesting assistance from the international community for the successful relocation of eight of their communities from the Montes Azules bio-reserve. While some communities have decided to stay and continue to resist threats of potentially violent expulsion at the hands of the federal government, these eight have chosen to relocate in order to have greater access to Zapatista health care and education. The communities will need support in order to relocate, as they will need to build new houses, prepare land for planting and amass temporary food provisions until the first harvest. The Mexico Solidarity Network is collecting donations to go directly to the communities to assist them in relocating. Please see www.mexicosolidaritynetwork.org for details. Analysis: Montes Azules: Land, Wealth, and Spin
Article written by Alex Rocklin and Rachel Wallis
One of the most striking aspects of the conflict in Chiapas is that the situations of dire poverty and oppression, against which the Zapatistas are fighting, take place in one of the states richest in natural resources in Mexico. Chiapas is rich in timber, bio-diversity, petroleum, minerals and water, which is used for both drinking water and hydroelectric dams. Yet while this natural wealth is being exploited at an alarming rate, the residents of Chiapas see almost none of the benefits. At the time of the uprising, according to the peace and justice organization SIPAZ, Chiapas was supplying more than 30% of the electricity to the country of Mexico, but more than 30% of the states residents had no access to this service. casacollective.org collectivocasa.org 
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