>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 16:27:57 -0800 >From: Nasim_Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Fw: Demo @Mex. Consulate Feb 17- 11am >Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 02:38:03 -0800 >From: "bl@in" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION AT MEXICAN CONSULATE > >THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 11am >1177 W. Hastings. > >for more info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 291-4360 > >Please pass on this information any way that you can. It is important >that >we act on this as some students are looking at 40 yr. sentences for >supposed 'terrorism', others have not yet been found. > >THE UNAM, OCCUPIED BY FEDERAL POLICE; >MORE THAN 700 COLLEGE STUDENTS DETAINED > >February 7, 2000 >06:35 hours of the dawn of yesterday, 06 of February, more than 2 >thousand >military and members of elite police force grouped in the >unconstitutional >Policia Federal Preventiva (PFP) entered and illegally occupied the >University City of the UNAM, the greatest university of the Americas. > >737 student members of the General Strike Council (CGH) were imprisoned >in >the peration that in the course of the day extended to the other >establishments and schools of the UNAM in the metropolitan zone. Still >the >National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH), that is not part of >the >UNAM and is not even on strike, is occupied by the federal forces at the > >moment. > >It is important to emphasize that hours before the police taking of the >university, members of the General Strike Council met and had decided in > >assembly to invite the university authorities, once again, to the table >of >dialogue in order to find a just and efficient solution to the >university >conflict. > >The numerous students added themselves yesterday to a list of more than >250 >students taken last week during the violent taking of Prepa 3 (high >school) >by the same Preventive Federal Police. According to the director of the >PFP, they still have 300 orders of >apprehension to be carried out against the students, which will raise >the >number of university political prisoners to more than a thousand two >hundred. > >Until now, all that is known is that several of the students were taken >to >the North Reclusorio, and others have been retained in >facilities of the PGR in the Federal District (Mexico City). The charges > >include despoliation and damage to other people's property. At least 175 > >college students are being charged for major sabotage, riot and >terrorism. > >As soon as we have a list of the prisoners, their whereabouts, and the >charges against them, we will publish the information. > >With this unfortunate action the federal government has openly violated >the >autonomy of the Autonomous National University of Mexico, and has given >proof once again of its >vocation of deceit and repression. > >Like in Chiapas, the use of force has prevailed over that of dialogue >and >reason. > > FREEDOM TO ALL IMPRISONED STUDENTS! > POLICE AND MILITARY OUT OF THE UNAM! > > We will continue informing. > > For messages sent in Spanish; > 1} an automatic web translator can be found at: > http://babelfish.altavista.com/ > > > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > The Socialism From Below listserve was created by the New Socialist > Group to discuss and debate socialist activism, share news relating to > revolutionary struggles around the world, assist in organizing projects > of socialist renewal and on the ground activism. Views expressed on > the SFB list do not necessarily represent the views of the New Socialist > Group as an organization or those of its members. For more information on > the New Socialist Group and its politics and its activities contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit www.web.net/~newsoc >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >To join or leave the Socialism From Below list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
