Four Catalans Imprisoned in Mexico

international | crime and justice | other press

Tuesday August 14, 2007 13:18

by C Murray

Information from UK Indymedia and BCN Indymedia.

Ariadna Grandson.
Nuria Morello.
Roman Sesen
Laia Serra

Were arrested and detained whilst touring the city of Oaxaca on the evening of the fifth of
August 2007, they are currently detained in a deportation centre in Mexico. They have released
two letters assuring people of their safety and reporting brutal treatment by their captors.

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378129.html
http://www.barcelona.indymedia.org

There is a link in the first report to an appeal by the detainees not to politicise their plight
and the above link details support links and information sources, one of the group was
subject to sexual threat.

The link:- https://chiapas.pangea.org , for petition support is not working.

The Oaxaca issue is covered extensively both on this and the UK newswire over the period
from the beginning of the Movement for democracy, through the elections and the refusal
of Calderon to instigate impeachment procedures against Governor Ulises Ruis, whom the
Family of Brad Will (RIP) and the APPO have accused of being responsible for the dissappearances
of editors/independent media journalists and political activists. The coverage on this
Newswire includes feed into Indymedia Chiapas and NarcoNews ,as well as a
look at the elections which led to the seven week strike and blockades in Mexico city.

The latest link (published In Indymedia UK, contains updates and actions to secure
release of the four named persons who were 'lifted' off the street in the city during
the ongoing violences , which erupted again over the summer).

Reported disappearances under the Amnesty information campaign for Oaxaca
included 98 people and 95 reported dead, this was within the last six months.

save preference

Comments (2 of 2)

Political Backround and legislations Via Amnesty

Tue Aug 14, 2007 13:47

http://web.amnesty.org/pages/mex-070207-action-eng

[The Feb 2007 action on this page is closed, but forms part of the backround to the
Oaxaca Situation and links into the ongoing campaign by the Will Family to highlight
the murder of their son and the repressions in Oaxaca]

Released

Tue Aug 14, 2007 19:13

Text of release on :- http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378230.html

The women were assaulted and the men were beaten.

Upcoming Events

New Events

Other Press

User Preferences

Feeds

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

The Saker

Public Inquiry

Human Rights in Ireland

Four Catalans Imprisoned in Mexico

Comments (2 of 2)