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Tens of Thousands March in Oaxaca, Mexico

HeadlineFeb 06, 2007

In Oaxaca, Mexico, tens of thousands of protesters and teachers marched over the weekend to show support for the ongoing popular resistance against the local government. Marchers called for Governor Ulises Ruiz to resign and for the release of all political prisoners including Flavio Sosa, a leader of APPO, the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca.

Martin Orozco, a teacher in Oaxaca: “We want to ask the federal government why it has not fulfilled the accords signed by Mr. Abascal. They continue to repress and jail our colleagues. They have also raided some schools in different states.”

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