Heavy Police Attack on Oaxaca

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many dead, also torture, report on IMC Madrid


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Three people death, I hearded the shots at 22.09, although far away; drive-by shooting. PFP house searches. Militaries are comming in now.
Also reports of armed gangs patrolling the city.
I had to take cover 5 times in a small room in the hotel from tear gas, while PFP and APPO where exchanging eachother in the streets.
Surreal; a very few cars enter on their normal Saterday evening; going to the bars. I'm hungry, but the door is double locked. If I leave, I can't enter till morning, the hotel owener says.

23:16 Amapolas 1429 is where they are torturing people. They planted drugs on them and they’re still torturing them today.

23:09 There are judicial police inside the hospital with high power arms, reports Radio Universidad of Oaxaca on the Air.

23:08 There are many disappeared compañeros.

22:50 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca’s correspondents were at the scene of the crime two hours ago. They saw the police operating like a paramilitary group, dressed in street clothes. They were not only invading the Medical School space, but all along the city’s outer loop.

22:46 Radio Universidad has just confirmed the death of 3 people at the Medical School. One of the compañeros was left lying on the ground outside the school and the other two were picked up and taken away. These three compañeros who happened to be near the Law School were not killers or drug dealers, and they may not even have been part of the movement. Two trucks chock full of plainclothes police cruelly fired 100 shots at them.

22:46 It’s reported that police have broken into houses and searched them in several neighborhoods.

22:45 We demand that the federal government immediately release 6 young girls, our compañeras who were intercepted and picked up: Julieta Sanchez Cruz, Carmen Sanchez Cruz,

22:43 APPO COMMUNIQUE: "We call on all national and international organizations to demonstrate at the consulates in Mexico and the world to condemn the action of the federal government in supporting the state government of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. We think it’s important to concentrate our forces in University City and plan our activities for the next few days, such as the construction of barricades. We must let the world see the dignity of the Oaxacan people, and make it clear that we’re not going to permit anymore aggressions against our people.”

22:40 The PFP is leaving the Stadium. We don’t know if it’s to patrol or if they’re coming to Cinco Señores or to the center of the city.

22:36 Judicial police are regrouping at the Siete Regiones Fountain. At Fortín, Cascada, people are being picked up off the streets. There are gunshots on Reforma.

22:30 At least 60 gunshots have been heard in the Xochimilco neighborhood (Oaxaca)

22:29 Carloads of civilians are making rounds. Many arrests were made, most of them women on the corner of the Hotel Fortín. They were beaten and taken away in PFP trucks.

22:18 A public request for “la doctora’s” address is made on “Radio Porro” (Radio Hooligan). She holds the Ministry of the Interior responsible for the threat.

22:09 Shots were fired from passing trucks over a period of two minutes around the Medical School. Cries were heard in the neighborhood.

22:08 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca: "We’ll be here until they disappear us.”

22:05 There are police outside the Social Security hospital, which stops wounded people from going in for fear of being arrested.

21:57 A group of demonstrators is surrounded near the Pochote in the historic center of the city of Oaxaca. They won’t let them out.

21:56 It’s reported that patrol car 9330 and others picked up 3 people, beating them as they loaded them in the truck.

21:56 Mario Aquino Silva is among the compañeros kidnapped.

21:49 The Red Cross has been asked to intervene in the downtown area to pick up any wounded people that they find.

21:36 People who have come to Oaxaca from Mexico City are asked to retreat to University City (CU).

21:35 Six truckloads of PFP agents are on their way to Cinco Señores.

21:35 People in the center of the city should pull back and find a safe place. They should knock on the doors of houses and on the doors of the churches because the army is going to come in.

21:34 Radio Universidad de Oaxaca: "The compañeros who are still in the center of the city should look for shelter and report to their family members.”

21:33 People are asked not to go around in small groups. They should stay in large groups and ask for shelter in private homes.

21:32 There are 3,000 PFP agents on the Cerro del Fortín in the La Cascada neighborhood. They are torturing people and loading them onto trucks.

21:24 People in Ciudad Neza in Mexico City are called on to show their solidarity with Oaxaca by protesting tomorrow against the massacre that’s going on.

21:22 In the _______ neighborhood, citizens are being picked up indiscriminately.

21:21 PRI members regroup at the Siete Regiones Fountain.

21:18 Five big trucks filled with armed pefepos left Canal 9, probably on their way to make their rounds and kidnap people that they find around there.

21:14 Workers in the Other Campaign ask people to participate in the encampment outside the Senate in Mexico City.

21:10 Radio Universidad calls for a retreat to the University.

21:08 The Ministry of Interior has threatened the APPO: Either they continue to protest peacefully or the army will go in and massacre the entire population with arms. The message was delivered to the APPO by influential leaders of the Catholic Church.

21:05 The Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) asks people to retreat.

21:03 At the Social Security hospital, police dressed in white coats may have been arresting people (report yet to be confirmed).

20:58 Plainclothes police attacked the bus station. Tourists and people inside are running for shelter.

20:57 Many people are being beaten and arrested along Chapultepec Avenue.

20•56 Radio Universidad reports that compañeros are being beaten and arrested around the Social Security building.

20:54 Cars and buses are being burned on Chapultepec Avenue in Oaxaca.

20:48 There are plainclothes police at the Biche Pobre.

20:46 The PFP is searching houses.

20:39 Radio Universidad is calling on people to punch the tires of patrol cars to immobilize them.

20:37 The Ministry of Foreign Relations is burning in the city of Oaxaca.

20:36 People all over the world are called on to demonstrate in front of Mexican embassies and consulates to stop this massacre.

20:35 The churches in downtown Oaxaca are closed.

20:33 People are asked to open their doors to those who are being attacked by the PFP. A massacre is underway in Oaxaca.

20:32 Four PFP trucks are leaving the Benito Juárez Stadium. Twenty other PFP trucks are on their way to the downtown area.

20:32 People are called upon not to disperse.

20:32 The pefepos in their anti-riot tanks are around the ADO bus station.

20:31 People are called on to open the doors of their houses and let people in who are under attack by the police.

20:29 Eight compañeros have been taken away at El Llano. The PFP is firing directly at people. There are many people wounded.

20:26 There’s a fire in the Legislative Palace of Oaxaca inside the fence that the PFP put up in the zócalo. It’s safe to say that only the PFP could have started the fire. Another fire has been started in the Ministry of Foreign Relations building.

20:20 The man with the bullet wound in the leg is stable, but there are many arrests and serious injuries. Automobiles in flames are exploding.

20:17 Confrontations with the PFP continue. They are still firing gas. The judicial police are shooting firearms.

20:15 Ten truckloads of PFP agents are driving around on Avenida Ferrocarril. A call has gone out to put up barricades on the avenue.
20:08 The PFP has returned to Alcala and Abasolo. Four shots were heard.
19:55 A call has gone out for reinforcements to recover the streets and to bring vinegar. Gas is being thrown from red taxis.
19:52 People are asked to bring food, cold drinks, and vinegar to the places where people are under attack. Support for first aid stations is also requested.
19:51 A barricade has been set up near the Social Security office in the city of Oaxaca.
19:48 The APPO Security Commission, via Radio Universidad of Oaxaca on the Air, calls for the compañeros in the southern part of Santo Domingo to regroup and harass the PFP in the northern part so that they’ll leave the compañeros there alone.
19:48 People are gathering at Niños Héroes de Chapultepec Avenue.
19:47 Provocateurs on a motorcycle were the ones who burned the two trucks at the Cinco Señores barricade.
19:47 45-year old Mr. Taurino Ojeda has a bullet wound in his left leg.
19:46 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca is calling on all the people of Oaxaca to come out into the streets. Demonstrators are surrounded in the center of the city and the PFP is shooting at them with firearms.
19:42 There’s a telephone report from Oaxaca of someone wounded by gunfire.
19:41 Report from Radio Universidad of Oaxaca on the Air: there are people wounded by teargas grenades and by gunshots.
19:40 The PFP surrounding the people in the zócalo are shooting guns at them and making arrests.
19:39 There are two trucks that form part of the Cinco Señores barricade. By them there are two hardtop trucks like those used by the PFP and the judicial police.
19:31 The PFP has surrounded the people and is advancing at several intersections.
19:29 Report from Santo Domingo Plaza: The PFP attack continues. They’re still throwing and shooting tear gas projectiles.
19:25 People are advancing along Cinco Señores.
19:21 The teargas fired in the historic center of the city of Oaxaca is now extending to all parts of the city.
19:14 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca: A confrontation had been reported on Miguel Cabrera Street around the 20 de Noviembre Market.
19:13 It’s reported that the PFP is pulling back to the zócalo. Before they left, they burned the encampment at Santo Domingo once again.
19: 10 It’s reported that at least 40 detained people have been taken to the zócalo and that judicial police are picking people up on the streets.
18:59 "We saw how they took around 30 compañeros away. They piled them up and gassed them. There are PFP agents everywhere.” Report from Oaxaca.
18:55 The PFP has advanced as far as the Pochote movie club. APPO members have retreated. It’s reported that individuals are firing teargas from taxis against retreating demonstrators.
18:54 There are PFP mobilizations on the Cerro del Fortín.
18:53 Night has fallen and food is being requested. Several wounded have been reported. A complete report will be given shortly. Report from Radio Universidad of Oaxaca on the Air
18:53 Report from Santo Domingo. The people have reorganized and are advancing once again.
18:47 "We have 9mm casings," report people from Oaxaca. This leads us to believe that the PFP is not only attacking with gas and anti-riot tanks, but also with firearms.
18:45 La Voz de la Verdad (Voice of Truth) reports that many PFP trucks are on their way to Oaxaca.
18:44 There are many reports of burned vehicles. The PFP presence in Santo Domingo has been confirmed.
18:44 Today the gases have reached targets as far as 75 meters away.
18:42 PFP agents have been observed around the Attorney General’s office.
18:41 This gas stings more than others. There are arrests but we don’t know how many. We’ve retreated to a point three streets above Santo Domingo.
18:40 Eje Central in Mexico City has been closed in protest against PFP violence in Oaxaca.
18:34 The PFP took Santo Domingo and the people continue to retreat.
18:30 Doctors are needed. The confrontation continues. There are several people wounded. Report from MSN.
18:25 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca is calling on neighbors to come down and support the people under attack.
18:23 It’s reported that interference with Radio Universidad of Oaxaca’s signal has been resumed.
18:23 Two people are registered as having been wounded by tear gas canisters.
18:22 The PFP is arriving at Santo Domingo. PFP troops that were at the Cerro del Fortín are coming to Santo Domingo to encircle the people.
18:22 People in Oaxaca report that this gas is different and very potent. It is pink. The PFP is still advancing.
18:19 People are being called on to carry out emergency actions throughout the country to stop the attacks being perpetrated in Oaxaca.
18:17 People around the Siete Príncipes area are being asked to move westward. The air is very heavy around Colón and Melchor Ocampo. People are being asked to take up positions at high points on the west side to avoid gas poisoning.
18:17 The PFP has advanced two blocks uphill and is now near Carmen Alto.
18:13 The PFP is surrounding Santo Domingo. A compañero had been wounded in the arm by a projectile.
18:07 Gas is also being used at Santo Domingo
18:07 People are being called on to put up barricades, to support the area around University City (CU), and to put up barricades where the PFP is trying to get by.
18:04 There are confrontations on several streets around the zócalo. Many people are affected by the gas. People are being asked to pull back because it’s impossible to see or to breathe at certain points.
17:56 The PFP is advancing along the streets parallel to Aldama. Resistance continues to be strong. The pefepos (PFP agents) are advancing slowly.
17:46 The PFP is still throwing tear gas grenades and marbles at the people.
17:33 People are being asked to bring water, vinegar, and cola drinks to minimize the effects of the teargas.
17:33 The PFP continues to shoot teargas grenades directly at the people, resulting in a number of people wounded.
17:27 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca: The PFP continues throwing teargas canisters at the intersection by Santo Domingo Plaza. There’s a report of one person wounded. Explosions could be heard on the air over the reporter’s telephone.
17:19 On Alcalá Street there’s a lot of gas. People are ringing the bells at Santo Domingo.
17:17 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca reports: With no prior warning and without being provoked, the Federal Preventive Police began to throw teargas grenades and projectiles at the peaceful demonstration.
17:16 The PFP is throwing teargas grenades at the demonstrators from the rooftops.
17:15 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca reiterates that the PFP has begun the aggression against peaceful demonstrators. Individuals are throwing teargas grenades from buildings in the downtown area.
17:15 Radio Universidad is calling for people to organize brigades to detect PRI provocateurs.
17:08 The PFP is beginning to fire teargas at the people in the encirclement.
16:47 The center of the city is now surrounded by the march. Barricades have been set up. Things are somewhat tense because PRI members are verbally provoking people.
16:26 Radio Universidad reports that PRI members have left Camino. Rockets can be heard over Radio Universidad.
16:17 Radio Barricada is broadcasting at 92.1 FM in Oaxaca. It can’t be heard on the internet for the moment.
16:05 El Krosti is riding around with his people at El Llano, aiming to attack the march’s rearguard.
16:01 "People came out into the streets to support the march and give us water. Nobody threw acid on us or anything like that,” said Doctor Bertha on Radio Universidad
16:01 Messages are coming in that PRI members will arrive around 4.00 p.m. to attack the encirclement.
15:57 The PFP is occupying Avenida Independencia. The march continues to encircle the main plaza of the city of Oaxaca.
15:52 The demonstration continues to be peaceful and spirits are high.
15:50 Human chains are being formed that will encircle the PFP in the main plaza.
15:43 Several PRI members have called Radio Universidad of Oaxaca to cheer Ulises Ruiz and insult the APPO.
15:42 Plainclothes PFP agents have been seen during the march and at the main plaza. Radio Universidad is calling on all APPO sympathizers and participants in the Oaxacan movement to identify themselves. One report indicated that the PFP agents may be wearing ski masks; for this reason people have been asked to identify themselves.
15:41 At Coyotepec, they’re erasing the spray painting done by marchers along the way.
15:39 The PFP is being encircled. The first part of the march is at the zócalo and the rest of the march is on its way.
15:39 Radio Barricada has outwitted the forces trying to isolate it by changing frequency. It’s now broadcasting on 92.1 FM in Oaxaca.
15:28 PFP agents are on the roof of La Lagunilla.
15:28 A truck bearing the number 2 left Calicanto, carrying off a young man. At 2:30 another young kid had been taken away.
15:26 PRI party provocateurs are in the center of the city.
15:11 Two hours ago “another FM transmission” began to block Radio Barricada’s broadcast. Now there’s only silence.
15:00 The first contingent of the march has arrived at the zócalo, but the march is so long that part of it is still passing by Santo Domingo.
14:34 The march is on course. Around 50,000 people have almost reached the zócalo (main plaza) in the city of Oaxaca. People are coming out of their houses to show support.
14:42 At Candiani, homage was paid to compañero Alejandro, who fell during the resistance in Oaxaca demanding the ouster of the governor.
14:32 PFP aggression on Independence Street against the driver of a car that was being followed on Avenida Independencia. He was going to demonstrate peacefully with other neighborhood people.
14:30 On Radio Mapache they’re saying that there are only a thousand people marching and that people are hiding in their houses because the judicial police are about to arrest people. They’re saying that APPO members are armed.
14:19 People are stretched out over several kilometers to demand justice. “The opportunity to see a people demand justice is one of the great pleasures that life has given us.”
14:18 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca on the Air reports: Hundreds of thousands of citizens are arriving at Candiani Avenue.
13:51 A Radio Universidad correspondent reports that rumors are going around to the effect that the PFP is attacking some parts of the march, but people in the march deny it. They say rumors like these are just part of the terror imposed on the Oaxacan movement by the government.
13:46 A black truck has picked up two compañeros at the Cinco Señores barricade.
13:40 The march is just getting to Simbolos Patrios.
13:32 A reporter on “Hooligan Radio” has infiltrated the march and is reporting about what’s going on during the march.
13:30 On Citizens’ Radio (which is to say, hooligan radio, or state terrorist radio), they’re saying that warrants will be served against APPO members during today’s march.
13:29 It’s reported that a truck kidnapped a young man on Calicanto Street at 13:29.
13:29 The PFP agents in gray uniforms are using their anti-riot equipment, while those in black uniforms and commanders carry automatic weapons.
13:22 PFP agents climbed up on a building across from the HSBC bank to throw things at the people. They’ve put up electrically charged barbed wire on some streets.
13:15 A direct report from within the march: "At every step we take, more and more people are coming out to join the march. There are at least 100,000 of us now.”
13:07 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca repeats that the demonstration in the city of Oaxaca will go on all day long (at least), so nobody has to worry about being late.
12:15 No interference is heard on Radio Universidad today.
11:54 The march is advancing towards the center of the city from Santa María Coyotepec. It’s estimated that there are now 10,000 people participating.
11:51 The march is being led by APPO Council members, followed by family members of prisoners, then traditional authorities, and joined at Santa María Coyotepec by teachers from the coastal area.
11:01 Approximately 3000 people are at the starting point of the march. Many more are expected to join in along the way.
10:53 César Mateos and Jorge Sosa, who were kidnapped last night, are still missing.
10:53 Radio Barricada can now be heard at 105.3 FM in Oaxaca.
00:00 Radio Universidad of Oaxaca is still broadcasting despite a number of different rumors going around tonight about a possible attack by Federal Preventive Police (PFP) wearing street clothes.