UDW editorial note by Armando Carmona: From May 2nd to May 9th the Zapatistas hosted a tribute to fallen comrades, a celebration of resistance, and a seminar to “provoke thought, reflection, critique.” On May 2nd and May 3rd 2015 the…
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 10:5 Last Friday afternoon in Mexico City, I was waiting for a friend, a dedicated human and civil rights activist for many years in Mexico. He was going to tell me about his work on an…
Before the Zapatista uprising, women in the indigenous villages of Chiapas were often forced into arranged marriages, had little access to birth control, and domestic violence was generally considered normal and acceptable. A woman could not leave the house without…
Angered at the violent repression unleashed by police against teachers, unions in Mexico have put their members on maximum alert. A teachers’ union in Mexico announced Thursday that it will escalate its tactics, declaring itself on maximum alert and preparing…
Three protesters crucified themselves in front of the State Congress building in Mexico’s Cintalapa on Friday, demanding the release of an activist charged with cattle rustling who was defending the rights of the indigenous population. The activists of the ‘Peasant…
Protesters clash with riot police in Mexico City amid anger over 43 missing students believed to have been killed. Protersters have clashed with riot police near Mexico City’s international police at the start of another day of demonstrations as the…
Mexico’s radical left is challenging state and federal authorities over the disappearance of 43 college students who were turned over to a drug gang following their arrest in Iguala, in the state of Guerrero. Around 50 student groups, unions and…
Sunday, 03 August 2014 19:34 People in this town in the central Mexican state of Puebla found out the hard way that protesting can be deadly. A new law passed in Puebla makes it possible for police to use firearms…