Mexico: Police attack Indigenous farmers, killing six
By: Ahni
Posted: Oct 9 08
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Indigenous peoples, Police brutality
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This video contains graphic footage of human rights abuses
On October 3, 2008, federal and state police in Chiapas, Mexico, carried out a violent operation that left six people dead, 17 injured, and 36 more detained, almost all of whom were inhabitants of the ejido (communally held land) of Miguel Hidalgo, located in the municipality of La Trinitaria, Chiapas.
Chiapas state Governor Juan Sabines has since “promised to punish the police who were responsible for the violence, indemnify the victims’ families, provide scholarships to their children and pensions to their widows, and launch productive projects in the community,” reports IPS News (link) but there are still many concerns surrounding the attack, because it seems to have been prompted by a much larger state policy that criminalizes social protests.
This video is a photo montage of the operation and its aftermath, put together by Meridiano90. Please see the links below for further information.
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