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Again!!! Two people killed in Oaxaca
grassrootsprojects - 22.05.2010 21:57
San Juan Copala Autonomous Leader and His Wife Assassinated
From Kristin Bricker's "My Word is My Weapon":
Timoteo Alejandro Ramirez and his wife Cleriberta Castro were found dead in their home today, according to San Juan Copala's blog. Contralinea reports that the perpetrators are "hitmen from MULT," the Movement for Triqui Unification and Struggle. Neighbors saw an armed commando that they say works for MULT in the area around the time of the killing.
Ramirez was a "natural leader" of the Yosoyuxi neighborhood, which forms part of the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala. According to indigenous customs, "natural leaders" are those who don't propose themselves as leaders; the community chooses them because of their long record of community service.
Here's a joint statement in Spanish regarding the assassination. The continued siege, murders, kidnappings and threats are intolerable, outrageous and unacceptable. Mexican president Calderón and Oaxaca governor Ulises Ruiz are the ones ultimately responsible for these acts. Blame also falls squarely at the feet of the Obama administration, who rewards Calderón's regime of impunity with state dinners and millions in lethal aid.
UPDATE: A compa has just translated the Copala statement linked to above:
 http://autonomiaencopala.wordpress.com/
San Juan Copala denounces murder of leader Timoteo Alejandro Ramirez and his wife Cleriberta Castro
To the state, national and international news media
To the other campaign
To the national and international human rights organizations
To the people of Mexico
The Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala emphatically denounces the MURDER of our top leader, Timoteo Alejandro Ramírez (44 years old) and his wife Cleriberta Castro (35 years old). The deplorable deed took place in the Yosoyuxi community, which is part of the Autonomous Municipality. According to witnesses’ statements, an unmarked three-ton truck that was apparently delivering merchandise stopped outside the store where the slain comrades live. An armed commando got out of the truck and executed the victims. This commando was made up of four NON-Triqui individuals. The Autonomous Municipality holds the Movement for Triqui Unification and Struggle (MULT) responsible for the crime.
Our comrade Alejandro was the guiding moral force of the Triqui community, a tireless leader for building stronger indigenous autonomy in the region, and the top leader of the Independent Movement for Triqui Unification and Struggle (MULTI).
This makes one more act of impunity that has occurred during the Ulises Ruiz Ortiz government.
The Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala, in conjunction with the undersigned organizations, demands JUSTICE in the face of this new attack and an END to the extreme violence now going on in the region.
No paramilitary group can control the rights of the Triqui people!
Justice and peace can only be built from below!
Community democracy!
MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO SAN JUAN COPALA
MOVIMIENTO AGRARIO INDÍGENA ZAPATISTA (MAIZ)
CENTRO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS MIGUEL AGUSTÍN PRO
FUNDACIÓN NACIONAL DE MUJERES POR LA SALUD COMUNITARIA A.C.
MOCRI-CNPA-MN
COLECTIVO CONTRA LA TORTURA Y LA IMPUNIDAD (CCTI)
TALLER INTEGRAL ARQUITECT@Z
CASA DE ONDAS
UNIDAD Y JUSTICIA POR LA LIBERTAD DE LOS PRESOS DE ATENCO
CIARENA -AC
JOVENES EN RESISTENCIA ALTERNATIVA (JRA)
ALIANZA DE MUJERES INDÍGENAS DE CENTROAMÉRICA Y MEXICO
FORO PERMANENTE POR LA COMISIÓN DE LA VERDAD
REPRESENTACIÓN SINDICAL DEL SME
GRUPO MARXISTA REVOLUCIONARIO, SME
GRUPO DE ACCIÓN POR LIBERTAD PARA COPALA
ALIANZA MEXICANA POR LA AUTODETERMINACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS (AMAP)
FOODFIRST INTERNACIONAL ACTION NETWORD FIAN, SECCIÓN MEXICO
COMUNIDADES CAMPESINAS Y URBANAS SOLIDARIAS (COMCAUSA -AC)
VOCES OAXAQUEÑAS CONSTRUYENDO AUTONOMIA Y LIBERTAD
more info:
http://angrywhitekid.blogs.com/
27th of April two people were killed in Oaxaca.
http://indymedia.nl/nl/2010/04/66937.shtml
demo report from Mexican Embassy:
http://indymedia.nl/nl/2010/05/67447.shtml
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