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.