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Sun Nov 5 2006 (Updated 11/11/06) Close to A Million People Converge in Oaxaca Against Governor Ruiz and the Federal Police
Bay Area supporters have announced that on the day after the next attack on Oaxaca, there will be protests at the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco (532 Folsom St.) at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Nov. 10th–12th: APPO Constitutional Congress convenes in OaxacaOaxaca at Any Cost

Nov. 10th: The Names of Oaxaca's Disappeared

Nov. 8th: Shortly after midnight, Ministerial (State) Police reportedly shot live ammunition at people on the Carrillo Puerto barricade; no one was injured. At around 1 a.m., gun shots were reported near the Soriana barricade, and there were six arrests at the Carrillo Puerto barricade. Women's march photos by Barucha Calamity Peller | Student's march photos, Memorials to the fallen and More APPO photos by Tristan | The story of the takeover of Canal 9 state-run TV station

Nov. 7th: The APPO women's march in Oaxaca was attacked by the Policía Federal Preventiva (PFP), and a total of 16 protesters were arrested in Oaxaca throughout the day, including eight people kidnapped off the street by agents in a white van, according to reports on APPO Radio. Report and photos by Danielsan | Faces of Oaxaca by Ariel | More photos from the barricades by Barucha Calamity Peller

Nov. 6th: Radio Universidad (in Spanish) Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Nov. 5th: After a week of defending their barricades, more than a million people joined the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca's (APPO) 6th Mega March. This morning, paramilitary forces repeated their pattern of early morning gunfire at the barricades, wounding 22-year-old Marco Sanchez Mertinez; he is in grave condition. 12 buses and a caravan of cars arrived from Mexico City for the march. Photos and Audio Report by Barucha Calamity Peller and Written Report from Tristan. Photos from CMI Chiapas of Federal Police waiting for the march. Updates from Oaxaca on NYC IMC | Nov. 5th in Oaxaca by Tristan | Photos and Audio Report by Barucha Calamity Peller

Nov. 3rd: Radio Universidad, the movement's only remaining radio station was successfully defended on Nov. 2nd after fierce battles with the Federal Police. Photos: 1 | 2 | Video | Listen to Radio Universidad | The Battle for the University by Tristan | Minute to minute reports: Nov. 2nd | Nov. 3rd

Previous reports by Tristan: Oct. 30th | Danielsan and Ariel (since Oct. 12th): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Videos from Indymedia Oaxaca | Solidarity Actions in the Bay Area and Beyond | Previous coverage

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