minute to minute from assault on Oaxaca: 12:56 nov, 2nd

17:48 A report from Oaxaca states that thousands of people arriving at
the University of Oaxaca, coming in solidaity with blanket and food,
yelling "We're are not APPO, we are the people of Oaxaca. There is a
long tradition in Oaxaca called tequio: which means to say mutal
support, collectiveness, and community, which is done for the common
good. The is a massive tequio that is on its way to the University of
Oaxaca.

17:43 8 people that have been detained today have been taken to Amor
park and then taken by helicopters PF302 and PF305 and taken to the
woman's jail of Tlacolula.

17:32 Squads of PFP are arresting people in Amor park and in
surrounding areas and taking them away in helicopters.


17:20 4 helicopters land at the Amor park.

17:13 Police helicopters are making low sweeps in the city center of
Oaxaca.

17:11 There are 4 people reported to be detained in Amor park and taken
away by helicopter.

17:08 The PFP that were in the Amor park in Oaxaca is headed toward the
center of the city. There are about 15 trucks.


17:07 Mario Trinidad Michel López is reported missing today in Oaxaca.

17:05 Teodoro Aquino Bolaños, a volunteer medic who served at the free
first-aid clinics is reported missing. He belongs to the 35th sector of
health of Oaxaca


17:03 Eduardo Hernández Mendoza, 22, is being reported missing. He had
left is home for groceries at the Candiani market. He was kidnapped by
PFP agents and taken away by helicopter.



16:53 The commanders of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation
Zebedeo, Grabiela, and Miriam have given a announcement on the recent
events of repression in Oaxaca, at the Homiciclo de Juarez in Mexico
City.

16:52 An extraordinary assembly of APPO is being announced at 5 o'clock
in Oaxaca.

16:42 A report from Radio Universidad of Oaxaca indicates that two
paramilitary thugs Luis Morales López and Mario Feria Ortega of the
neighborhood 25 de Enero in Oaxaca as of a half hour ago were
recruiting were organizing people to carry-out and attack on Radio
Universidad of Oaxaca. One of them lives in the same neighborhood on
Hidalgo road, house 109.


16:28 People denouce the disappearance of Mr. Victor Cruz Garcia, 39
years of age, that was taken by the police squad car 080987- and the
same for two others detain/disappeared in the cars 0291 and 08987 of
the PFP.

16:27 On the highway to Puebla a convoy of PFP trucks and cars advance
toward Oaxaca.

16:21 a PRIista leader from Oaxaca says to be in support of Ulisies
Ruiz and that if the PFP doesn't arrest APPO members that they would do
it themselves and that they are not in agreement that the Secretary of
Government negotiates with "subversives" ( this message was off of
their PRIista declaration read over Radio KeHuelga- time of
declaration unknown)

16:17 The newspaper the Universal "After the confrontations with the
PFP, it has been reported that a member APPO had died after being hit
by a tear-gas grenade.


16:12 Wounded people are being arrested at the Oaxacan Social Security
Institute of Mexico as they come in.


16:09 On Radio Universidad a citizen of Oaxaca describes how she saw
yesterday the PFP police chasing a man yelling after him "Kill him"
Kill him" and how when they caught up they arrested him and beat him
dragging him away.

15:52 García Martínez of the Five Señores barrios who stepped out in
his slippers to buy tortillas at the same time the PFP operative
started against the University of Oaxaca, has been reported missing for
10 hours- he is over 60 years old.


15:49 A commercial radio reports a blockade in solidarity with Oaxaca
in Mexico City, on Juarez Avenue in front of Himiciclo (Arc) of Juarez
on the central avenue.

15:46 Javier Moreno Colmenares is reported to be missing.

15:42 Fernando Ruiz Santos is reported to be missing.

15:41 15 men and 9 women between the ages of 19 and 78 are reported to
be injured, one of the in critical condition. The public hospitals have
refused to treat wounded and they have been brought to volunteer
first-aid bases that are run by solidarity medic personnel.


15:39 Two Indymedia Gutemala reporters are missing and feared to be
disappeared.

15:36 The protest in front of the PFP on Reforma Avenue on the corner
of Varsovia, a meeting is being wrapped up and the march is continuing
on to the Himiciclo de Juarez (Arc of Juarez)

15:31 Radio Ke huelga reports a blockade on Access 5 highway in mexico
City in support of the people of oaxaca and APPO

15:21 Radio university in Oaxaca announces that during the PFP retreat
there were reports of provocations in the Sit in zone, and that it is
feared that in the following hours there will be attacks by judical
state police and paramilitary PRI groups just as has happened in the
past months.

15:16 The commericial radio reports that there was a confrontation for
the third time with the police on the corner of Eje Central and juarez
en the center of mexico City

15:15 its reported that the Federal Preventice Police are heading
towards the Aocalo, central plaza, of oaxaca


15:14 The Fine Arts Palace of Mexico City is surrounded by riot police.
Surrounding there have been strong protests in support of the people of
oaxaca.

15:07 It is reported that Isabel Galindo Aguila, Amado Aguilar, Hector
Guzman, of the faculty of politcial cientas of the university UNAM have
been detained at 13:00.

15:05 The helicopters cover the retreat of the PFP at Cinco Senores
barricade in oaxaca

15:03 The march in Mexico City has arrived to Angel de La
independencia, where there are PFP offices

14:57 helicopters continue circuling around the university zone of
oaxaca

14:56 The march arrives to help support the barricade at the Five
Señores just outside the University of Oaxaca.

14:55 The APPO march in the center of Oaxaca is heading toward the
University of Oaxaca.

14:54 A reporter has been injured at the Radio Planton in Oaxaca,
apparently by being hit by a tear-gas grenade

14:48 the PFP retreats from the Five Señores intersection.


14:30 A commercial radio is reporting a confrontation on Hidalgo Avenue
in Mexico City, in one of the blockades on the Central Axis (main
avenue in the city) Another blockade in Mexico City on Juarez in the
center of the city. The march continues advancing toward the PFP
offices.

14:28 The severely injured, with cranial-encephalic trauma, who we are
pleading for urgently for an ambulance from the Red Cross
International, is named Angel Santos Gallegos. It's been hours since
we've made this call to the International Red Cross and still no
ambulance.

14:21 There is a report of a tank burning.

14:20 A reporter from Channel 40 was returned and not kidnapped.

14:19 The Patrol 09035 is making its way around the center of Oaxaca with detained people

14:17 In the Ferrocarril Avenue and 5 señores in Oaxaca the PFP is throwing gas
13:56 A report that photographe David Jaramillo, from the commercial
news agency "Universal" is wounded and is being taken to the 4th
military region hospital by PFP helicopter – number PF318. He is in
stable condition.
13:55 Another person detained is being reported at the Five Señores
intersection-happened two hours ago.

13:53 A called has been made to the International Red Cross to come to
the help of a person wounded with a encephalic-cranial trauma, who is
at the University of Oaxaca.

13:51 The University director announces that he is putting himself in
front of the University entrance.

13:48 The blockade at the central axis Lazaro Cardenas (main avenue in
Mexico City) has ended- demostrators are now moving toward the
Secretary of the Federal Government building.

13:47 Judicial state police, dressed in grey, entered into the
Institute of Communication Sciences of the university of Oaxaca

13:46 Another person detained at the Noria Avenue at the entrance to
the Five Señores intersection

13:41 Felix Jiménez Fabián a carpenter's assistant, was detained and
was visibly beaten. 2 helicopters are dropping tear-gas, trying to take
out the Radio Universidad antenna. There is a house on fire set by the
police attacks. David Jarramillo, photographer from the Universal, was
wounded, in the police attacks.

13:38 A dramatic report from a woman on the Radio Universidad in
Oaxaca, who explains how the judicial state police (Policia
ministariales) attacked people in the streets- the helicopters flying
above dropping tear-gas bombs. Two helicopters are dropping concution
grenades.

13:29 On the second floor of the vetenary building, the security
commission (APPO) have identified and removed a reporter from channel
40 that was recording the meeting without permission, recording details
of their plans, a practice that is widely used by police in mainstream
media channels.

13:28 The tanks that had retreated, had only gone to re-fill their
barrels with water (for their water-cannons)- and are now returning to
repress the peaceful protesters.

13:25 The Secretary of the Federal Government makes a call to APPO so
that the PFP may retreat. The facts are that the Secretary of
Government made public announcement two days ago stating "In the name
of God, there will not be repression in Oaxaca" Days later there are
deaths, hundreds of wounded, an unaccounted number of detained, and
dozens of people that have "disappeared". In this sense the state of
Oaxaca is under military law and the civil society is being attacked
military personnel.

13:23 A truck-load of police in the Amor Park are heading to the
University.


13: 11 Reporters at the Radio Universidad in Oaxaca have picked up
bullet casings that belonged to the PFP that have fallen. They are 7.62
caliber casings.

13:05 At a commercial radio, Ardelio Vargas Fosado, general of the PFP,
who commanded the masscre in Atneco, continues saying that the PFP will
not enter into Radio Univerisdad in the U of Oaxaca, despite all the
events that have happened that we are becoming aware of.

13:04 At "Five Señores" tear-gas bombs are being shot at people's homes.


12:57 Judicial state police have just entered by way of the
administration building.

12:51 Judicial state police have have entered into Radio University of
Oaxaca

12:50 Besides that the authorities are saying that the PFP has drawn
back- what is for certain is that they are still coming into the
university- by way of Rio Salado road, in the back of the university of
Oaxaca. The PFP are re-grouping to confront the people of APPO that
have come in solidarity that have come in this direction. The AFI has
entered and have passed the admin and accounting buildings

12:48 Planton Radio announces that the radio transmission will restart
at 92.7 FM and at http://www.radioplanton.net


12:47 Two girls have been taken by helicopter. In the Noria Hotel have
been detained.

12:28 It been confirmed that the reporter of the Free Media Network
from Mexico City- who has his arm broken and head bleeding is free and
has not been arrested.


12:14 There have detained a reporter from Radio Libre from the Network
for Free Media (Rad de medios Libres) from DF (Mexico City) : Mario
Mosqueda- he has his arm broken and his headed bashed in bleeding.

12:12 At the Chedruai (shopping store/mall) the PFP has surrounded a
group of reporters and had gassed them with a red gas. There are
various wounded. The PFP are starting fights.


11:58 In the plaza del valle, on one side of the soriana the PFP is
kicking in the doors of the entrance of the university.

11:48 journalist in the zone report that the federal preventive police
are readying weapons. meaning that they are introducing guns and later
before the mass meida they will say that the guns were in possesion of
the APPO. Attention, the PFP is introducing arms into the university
of Oaxaca.

11:47 The hunger strikers, members of APPO and people in solidarity,
indefinatly block Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Avenue in the center of
mexico City, until there is a solution in Oaxaca.

11:46 in the places where the PFP retreated some meters back
independent media found AK47 7.62 shells . There is a military marine
helicopter and a tank in the doors of the university center of
Oaxaca. There are people in two lines on both sides of the line of
PFP.

11:43 Three thousand members of the Federal preventive Police arrive
in the oaxaca airport , to "heroicly" assault a university radio:
Radio Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca.

11:42 It is confirmed that a helicopter landed in the sports arena of
the universidad. The Five Men in a RAM truck took away a protester. the
helicopter landed in the same place.

11:37 Mario Trinidad Michel López has been detained. The tanks
attacked the people in the administration building. The tanks are
washing people with water and phosphorescent ink that lasts 40 hours.

11:36 Near the Oaxacan Technological Institute (AFI), 20 Federal
Investigation Agency trucks are advancing

11:33 Two helicopters have landed in the University of Oaxaca- one is
if the PFP, the other is military.

11:32 The PFP is shooting tear-gas from their helicopters at unarmed
peaceful protester. Just like in Atenco, there have been many shots
that have been taken with tear-gas guns- shoting to kill.

11:31 A heicopter has landed at the Faculty of Ontology in the U of
Oaxaca

11:28 PFP tanks are at the admin building of the U of Oaxaca.


11:23 Shots are still being heard. Tear-gas bombs are being dropped
onto Radio Universidad. People are bring asked to form a human barrier.
There is a bombardment of tear-gas and there are more wounded by
tear-gas shots. They are violating the autonomy of the university of
Oaxaca. Helicopters can be heard above in the air. The PFP are entering
the University with tanks moving toward Radio Universidad. The PFP are
marching toward Radio University. A camouflage painted helicopter is
flying above Radio Universidad and its wings can be heard. A total
spectical that's being carried out by the government against a
independent communication outlet.
11:20 3 Helicopters have landed near by Radio Universidad Oaxaca.

11:19 Baja un helicóptero en 5 señores en Oaxaca, frente a la
Universidad de Oaxaca.

11:15 La Radio Universidad de Oaxaca llama a no enfrentar a la PFP.
"Estamos enfrentando a la PFP pero no queremos más muertos". Se
escuchan al aire los disparos de al parecer gas lacrimógeno.

11:08 Medical help is being asked for. There are many wounded- the PFP
are shooting tear-gas canisters shooting directly at peoles bodies.
This was the same way the PFP shot and killed a "non-lethal" wepon a
university student in San Salvador de Atenco, according to reports by
the National Commission on Human Rights and many other national and
international human rights organizations. Its being reported the Red
Cross is on the side of the PFP and isn't attending to the wounded
that are part of the peaceful protesters/APPO resisters.

11:07 People are being asked to continue ringing there alarm bells and
car alarms in protest to the police attacks.

11:06 Tear-gas still being launched at the U of Oaxaca- Reports coming
in that university people are defending and pushing back the advance of
the PFP at the entrance of the Science Education Institute. Over the
radio people calling in by telephone can be heard screaming and
coughing due to the tear-gas in the air.


11:03 A helicopter is flying/hovering over the Unioveristy Radio of
Oaxaca.

10:57 Two track loads of assailants are roving around the city streets
detaining and taking people coming to help the University Radio.
Tear-gas is still being shot at the entrance of the University of
Oaxaca


10:56 There are is a lot of tear-gas being shot at the Science
Education Institute.
10:55 Reposts on the University Radio of Oaxaca- peole are calling in
with report of police shooting tear-gas. A helicopter has landed at the
Five Señores and at the admin building of the University of Oaxaca

10:54 At the "French Factory" there are wounded people. The PFP are
brutally repressing people. There is a wounded 13 year old boy hit by a
tear-gas canister

10:45 The PFP are shooting tear-gas in the back side of the Autonomous
University of Oaxaca Benito Juarez. In the "laws of war" tear-gas is
illegal. However in "times of peace" the Mexican government is
launching tear-gas at peaceful demonstrators.

10:39 The people that are being arrested are being taking to a
temporary detantion center at the airport. There are reports of 15
people that have been detained at the entrance of the Universty of
Oaxaca

10:37 The PFP has entered into the science education Institue of Oaxaca
(oart of the U of Oaxaca) There are violating the university autonomy,
plus other diverse local and federal laws- They are launching tear gas
from the university plaza.

10:34 The PFP have made it to the Soriana in Oaxaca- and are outside of
the Oaxaca University- People in solidarity are still arriving

10:31 There are still hordes of people coming out in solidarity in
Oaxaca and heading in the direction of University Radio of Oaxaca


10:29 On the PFP line, they are taking down another barricade. On the
other side of the Soriana Barricade, police trucks and dump trucks anr
advancing picking up barricade materials.


10:13 The PFP has detained an adult and three children in front of
University Radio of Oaxaca. The adult is known as "Conejo", 28 years
old, he's wearing a blue wool sweater, and his hand is burnt. They have
also detained 3 minors- 2 of 15 years of age and the other of 12 years
of age and his name is Marcelo.

10:12 The Ocatlán military base near the local trash dump, are
detaining people and doing strip searches

10:09 The director of Oaxaca Autonomous University Benito Juarez, Dr.
Felipe Martinez is at the barricade of the Five Señores to help the
passive resistance of the APPO folks that are impeding the entrance of
the PFP and the paramilitaries into the university and University Radio
of Oaxaca.


10:07 It's being reported that the PFP is severely repressing the
people of APPO at the "Five Señores" intersection. It's also being
reported that PRIistas in their controlled barrios are firing gun shots
in the air to discourage people from coming out and going to the Oaxaca
University to help defend it.

10:05 APPO has called to retreate one or two meters where the people
are maintaining a front against the PFP. Defending peacefully the
University of Oaxaca. They're doing this to avoid a confrontation with
PRIista paramilitary groups and provocatures that could start a
conflict.

9:56am The director of the Autonomous Univeristy Benito Juarez (U of
Oaxaca) declares" the University does not deserve this type of raid, it
is a poor university, marginalized by the federal government- it is a
university that has graduted great people (men), great scientist,
valorous people- Leave this place (to the police), you are attacking
history"


9:35am- Another 200 police from the PRP have joined the operative
against the University of Oaxaca. There are towns people coming from
far away communities coming to the aid of the others at the university
clashing with police. The church-bells of the "Five Lords" are ringing-
someone has it to start ringing to alarm. Chants and being yelled and
are being passive.