Hundreds of feminists in Mexico City took to the streets after the police murder of a Guatemalan woman, refugee, and mother of two in Tulum. Demonstrators managed to take several riot shields and faced off with police at the National Palace.
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Hundreds of feminists marched in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, demanding justice for Victoria, a Guatemalan refugee who was murdered by police in Tulum via asphyxiation by putting their knee on her neck. Several windows were broken at the demonstration, and clashes with police occurred upon which most of the crowd dispersed.
The Notimex Workers' Union in Mexico City entered the 307th day of the strike that began with allegations of labor terrorism, human rights violations, contempt of workers’ rights laws, and, eventually, exposures of workers to COVID-19. Strikers stated their willingness to negotiate with the corporation, but have not received any word back.
Striking workers from the Notimex news agency in Mexico City protested at its headquarters on day 304, condemning an exposure of workers to COVID-19 and the inability of the corporation to manage its fallout properly. The (Sindicato de Trabajadores de Notimex) Notimex Workers' Union cited irresponsibility on the part of the company for the reason that the strike began, and said it would not return until conditions were adequate.
Police arrested 9 indigenous Otomi occupiers of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples, shortly after the government agreed to take down 3 properties for a community housing project. The Zapatista-aligned indigenous community expressed that the occupation would continue to occur until the dropping of all charges and release of all detained Otomi.
Dozens of bikers took to the streets to the Reclusorio Oriente prison demanding liberation for an arrested feminist and all other prisoners, calling all prisoners political prisoners and making noise outside in solidarity.
As the mayor of Chignautla is set to make water a privatized utility, citizens of the municipality have taken to the streets to make their voices heard. On Monday, protestors busted down the doors of town hall and set the building ablaze. Demonstrations have continued into Tuesday, with the protestors blocking traffic on the highway. The mayor has denied that […]
Anarcha-feminist collectives in Mexico City gathered in the thousands, clashing with police and demonstrating against femicide for hours, including the large Ni Una Menos collective. Barely any protesters were taken into custody due to mass de-arrests that occurred over the course of the riots, and the Mexican police remained beaten. Anarcha-feminist collectives in Mexico City gathered in the thousands, clashing […]
Members of the Otomi indigenous central Mexican group occupied the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples and burnt files and furniture of the building. The reason cited was that the government failed to accept their demands to end pro-corporate megaprojects in Santiago Mexquititlán. Members of the Otomi indigenous central Mexican group occupied the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples and burnt files […]
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Fresnillo, in the Zacatecas state of Mexico, and burned down government monuments & buildings as well as the town hall, after the murder of 12-year-old Sofia. She was lured out of her house on the 12th of November, and found dead with signs of torture, the latest face of femicide in Mexico. Map of the […]
Protesters gathered in the hundreds in Mexico City to demonstrate against the state’s war on the Zapatistas via funding of paramilitaries to attack harvest storage facilities and imprisonment of Zapatista figures. The following day, a political prisoner with allegiance to the EZLN was released by the Mexican government. Protesters gathered in the hundreds in Mexico City to demonstrate against the […]
Demonstrators gathered outside of the Office of Human Rights in Cancún, setting fires and spray-painting street art. Riot police arrived at night, and opened fire with live rounds at protesters, injuring 3 with bullets and wounding dozens of activists and reporters with batons.