Q&A: Crisis in Oaxaca
The Mexican state of Oaxaca has seen five months of protests against Governor Ulises Ruiz. Here we look at the background to the conflict...
The Mexican state of Oaxaca has seen five months of protests against Governor Ulises Ruiz. Here we look at the background to the conflict...
The southern Mexican state of Oaxaca is known for its tradition of left political militancy. And its indigenous people have often been at...
The Modern Woodcut @ The Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Westwood, CA 90024. For part of the Hammer Museum's major exhibition on...
The latest events in a popular revolt in the southern Mexican state aimed at ousting the governor after he used savage repression to curb a...
The 2006 popular revolt in Oaxaca was the most significant movement in Mexico's recent history. 10 years on, its heritage lies in multiple protest action.
Despite Attacks, Another Popular Assembly Emerges By Nancy Davies; Commentary from Oaxaca. January 28, 2007 The Triqui indigenous community...
Brad Will, 36, a documentary filmmaker and reporter for Indymedia in New York, Bolivia and Brazil, died today of a gunshot to the chest.
La Guelaguetza Popular offers a place for political protest against threats posed by the short-term interests of extractive industries and the state.
In the last five years, millions of people have taken to the streets in Mexico challenging the political system and economic policies.
Amnesty International is calling on the Mexican government to investigate a slew of human rights abuses in the state crackdown on the...
A coalition of social movements, unions (notably Section 22 of the teachers' union) and indigenous pueblos formed during the 2006 Oaxaca uprising to demand political, economic and indigenous rights.