Women from the National Front of Struggle for Socialism (FNLS [2]) blocked roads at various locations across Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, in protest of the "anti-national and pro-imperialist" government of President Felipe Calderon. They also demanded lower electricity rates [3]. Traffic was halted for several hours on major roads through the Highlands, Selva, Northern Zone and Central Valley. (La Jornada, Feb. 25 via Chiapas95 [4]) In a Feb. 14 communique, the FNLS protested the massive federal immigration raids [5] in Chiapas, saying they revealed the "fascist and ultra-right" nature of the Calderon government. (FNLS, Feb. 14 via APIA [6]) See our last post on Mexico and Chiapas [7].
