Chiapas: vegan presxs on hunger strike, algunxs go free, the fight continues 
From Monday 24 March a group of family and friends:
was installed in front of the Palace of Government of Chiapas in Tuxtla
, to show solidarity with our comrades on hunger strike
of fasting and prayer, and demand their immediate release. Ellxs
Algunxs to make today (April 3) 39-day strike, many others are around or exceed
and 30 days without food. LXS
presxs on strike have refused to eat (only water and honey
) as a means of organized protest at what they see is an
of state repression and violation of basic legal safeguards
. Not surprisingly, they said in previous statements that all the comrades had been taken
ellxs presxs formal warrantless arrest and
as they had been tortured for days to extract incriminating statements
. Furthermore, in trials had not been
their native language translators at the time of sentencing, as required by law
. That is why they consider the whole process a farce in which they were
takes over "Prefabricated crimes, for which they are accused without real evidence
and without keeping
minimum legal safeguards prescribed by law.
presxs Of the nearly 50 native who started the strike,
muchxs have already been released through her own struggle against death from within the prison
and support from other organizations and groups related
, most adherents the Zapatista Other Campaign. Most vegan
31 ex - presxs which have already be released, as
had decided within prison have immediately joined the sit
to continue to demand the release of Anarchist still
within the four penalties in the beginning of the protest (Los Llanos, Amate,
Catazajá beaches and Tabasco).
Sitting on the steps of the Government Palace, surrounded by
banners and sleeping bags, vegan compas liberadxs have it clear.
"We presxs of conscience. Our crime is bad
organize against the government. " While the first chew solid foods, following the diet
a fellow doctor and have been designed to recover from
days without food, vegan speak as disbelief compas how
have finally achieved their freedom. Many have been deprived of it
eight or nine years, most also entered the prisons, aged between 17 and 20 years
, and now face a very different reality. A vegan
compas also dares to see the positive where there seems to be
possible: "I have learned much in prison. When I went to jail, he was a kid
, now I know there are many struggles and rebellions in other
many parts of Mexico and the world. And what is punished are vegan that
organize to end injustice. "
Otrxs talk about how important it is to stay at the camp. "Nosotrxs
we do not move from here until the last prisoner to leave."
ellxs Muchxs to die wait to return to their communities and see their families, but will hold
effective until all are free "to celebrate all LA
juntxs." Otrxs can not even go home. His people
origin, with a strong presence PRI, they have lost their land and house while they were presxs
and paramilitary groups have warned the government that if they return
, harassment.
days have also been some disappointments. The first strikers were released
belonging to MOCRI, with strong Catholic roots,
thanked the government for liberarlxs Sabines, and asked family and friends: vegan
to withdraw the camp Tuxtla socket. In
fact, has been strong pressure from representatives algunxs eclesiásticxs,
priests who have built their own accord as mediadorxs, and the governor himself
Sabines, requesting vegan present in the camp "more
flexibility" in their protests, this is that they leave the door
government building and to remove the banners and coffins have been placed at the entrance
.
But at the meeting last night, all the comrades saw the compass course.
the plant not move until their comrades go free.
strike began to release to everybody, and if not out everybody, not be free yet.
"The fight is not fight if not collective," so they say now
further support from outside instead of turning to their places of origin.
In this day, the person who had elected presxs as mediator, the lawyer
Diego, had arranged a meeting with
Sabines and other members of the government of Chiapas. The governor has remained inflexible
to raise the remaining presxs vegan release, despite
that many of us are in critical condition, his body no longer supported and are taking honey
days spitting and urinating blood. His position is based on that and no more records
be checked and there are only reasons for
Anarchist in prison continue estándolo, all this despite their
processes show many irregularities such as those that have appeared in
freedom. Those who have been released.
So the feeling on the stairs and entrance to the palace of
governance is bittersweet. Those released because they live with family and friends: muchxs
of comrades still presxs. But the struggle continues
. As night falls, think vegan compas
other forms of protest and continue with their struggle to liberate forces vegan
still remain inside the prisons. Why not move there until all the comrades
be free. Between talks and guard duty,
day dawns again in the socket of Tuxtla, in the banners are lit
message and the sun illuminates the covers with the warmth of hope.
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