Thousands of supporters of the Popular People's Assembly of Oaxaca again took to the streets of southern Mexico's Oaxaca City Dec. 22 to demand the resignation of Gov. Ulises Ruiz, as well as the release of "political prisoners" arrested in the protests and the withdrawal of federal police from the city. (La Jornada [1], Dec. 23) It was part of an international mobilization, with protests in solidarity with the APPO reported from some 35 countries around the world, including the USA, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Greece, Argentina, Brazil and Peru. (La Jornada [2], Dec. 23)
Federal authorities continued their gradual release of arrested protesters. Another 20 were released Dec. 21, bring the total released within the past five days to over 60. This leaves some 75 of those detained in the Nov. 25 violence in Oaxaca City still behind bars. (La Jornada [3], Dec. 22)
APPO also officially protested the creation of new Oaxaca local by the National Syndicate of Education Workers (SNTE). APPO charged that the SNTE's creation of a Section 59 for the state was a move to undercut the traditional Section 22, which had supported the protests. (El Universal [4], Dec. 23)
Sources archived at Chiapas95 [5]
See our last posts on Mexico [6] and the struggle in Oaxaca [7].
