Justice for the Martyr of Migration?
September 10, 2015
On the official front, a flurry of activity surrounding Nohemi’s death has unfolded in several nations.
Tag: Mexico; North America
Deportation, Detention and Abuse on the U.S.-Guatemala Border
September 8, 2015
The victims of this extraterritorial policy are Central American migrants who cross every day, seeking to save their lives and their families from the violence and hunger plaguing their countries.
One Year After the Disappearance of the Students of Ayotzinapa
September 1, 2015
On the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students at the hands of armed groups in Mexico, there is a phrase that the affected populations shout: “¡Somos un chingo!” (“We are many!”) More and more people are losing their fear after facing so much injustice and repression on the part of corrupt functionaries.
Cambiar el sistema militar-industrial, no el clima
August 25, 2015
Seguir haciendo negocios con la crisis climática, sin reducir sustancialmente las emisiones ni cuestionar de fondo el modelo económico y social dominante, a riesgo de cambiar el clima peligrosa e irreversiblemente más allá de la frontera de los 2°C… O cambiar el sistema.
Challenges of the COP21 Paris and Climate Movements
August 25, 2015
The debate is over. Now no one can deny that the world is growing warmer and that it is due to capitalist industrial activity. Or they could deny it, but without any supporting evidence in their favor.
In Mexico, Hunted Down for Speaking Out
August 6, 2015
Once a refuge, Mexico City has become a hunting ground where journalists end up reporting on the assassinations of their colleagues — and wondering who will be next.
Oaxaca Faces Police Militarization as Governor Acts to Preempt Education Protests
August 4, 2015
Protesting teachers have argued that the reforms, which were approved in 2013 by the Federal Congress and are being implemented in every state in Mexico, seek to reframe education as a private service, replacing current teachers with new workers who work on contract and have no labor rights.
Un viaje personal a los surcos de San Quintín
August 3, 2015
A las 4 de la madrugada en El Vergel todo está oscuro y hace frío. Formados en dos filas, hombres y mujeres enfundados en chamarras esperan su turno para entrar a los baños que, a la distancia, huelen a excremento. Otros se mojan la cara en los lavaderos para ahuyentar el sueño. Todos se alistan para preparar el almuerzo y la comida que llevarán al corte de pepinos y jitomates.
Reforma educativa y militarización en Oaxaca
August 3, 2015
En el momento en que el gobernador hizo publica la restructuración del IEEPO, los Policías Federales y Estatales resguardaban la sede de esta institución, de las radiodifusoras, del canal de televisión local y de las gasolineras, y los puntos turísticos y petroleros fueron ocupados por la Marina Nacional en la costa del pacifico. Los maestros organizados lo llaman “una traición”.
5 Found Guilty of Murder of 11 Young Women
July 22, 2015
It took the state of Chihuahua 23 years to recognize that it exists in a context of widespread and systematic violence against women that has resulted in cases of disappearance, sexual exploitation, and femicide.