[narconews] Davies: Oaxaca Police Attack Popular Guelaguetza
 
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:36:28 -0500 (CDT)


July 17, 2007
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Dear Colleague,

An attempt by the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO, in
its Spanish initials) to repeat its peaceful "Gueleguetza" (an annual
and folkloric tradition) ceremony was met by violent repression
yesterday by the armed forces of disgraced governor Ulises Ruiz
Ortiz. Nancy Davies reports:

"The confrontations then began. Niqos Heroes Avenue runs an east-west
circle, Crespo and Joaquin Amaro go north-south. Standing on Crespo
it was possible to see a bus burst into flames on Niqos Heroes, to
see the clouds of tear gas, to watch the small barricade under
construction nearly at my feet, and the riot police stationed one
block west at another access to the hill. Youngsters with their faces
covered against the teargas were picking up canisters and hurling
them, uselessly, back uphill at the police. Others broke up the
pavement for stones to throw.

"...According to that report, the various police units brutally beat
teachers and protesters, in addition to launching teargas against
commercial establishments, private homes and public buildings. The
violent escalation resulted in wounding photographers from Reforma,
Noticias, Marca and Tiempo, who were covering the 'ferocious blow' by
the police against the protesters."

Read the full text of Davies' latest commentary, as well as a report
by George Salzman on the continuing popular movement in Oaxaca,
online at Narco News:

http://www.narconews.com

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