July 6-9:: International Fax and Phone Campaign (Spanish and English). A delegation of direct action and anti-globalization activists will be visiting the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco at 11:30am on Wednesday Jul 7th
19 people have been imprisoned in Guadalajara since May 28th. Those who are residents of the state of Jalisco, of which Guadalajara is the capital, have to pay 25,000 pesos ($2,500). Those individuals not from Jalisco are expected to pay 50,000 pesos-- these fees are only the bail that allows them to be released from jail. Everyone who has charges against them, which is everyone who was still in jail after Saturday the 29th of May, has to be processed juridically. They are required to return to Guadalajara every week, and, depending on the verdict in the court, may face further charges or prison sentences. Given the political environment in Guadalajara and Jalisco, which are both governed by the "National Action Party" (PAN), the party of the extreme right in Mexico, further fines and sentences are a very real possibility.

Monday June 28th was an international day of action to demand the liberation of the people who are still being held one month after they were arrested in Guadalajara during the third gathering of heads of state from the EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean (ACLUE). As of that date there were approximately 33 people still being held. There was a march in Mexico, D.F. to demand that the people who were arrested in Guadalajara exactly one month before be set free. Photos: 1 Report: 1 Read more about the Caravana Libertaria action on Mexico Indymedia. Also planned for that date in Guadalajara were a Forum about Human Rights, Constitutional Legality, and Freedom for All Political Prisoners and a Silent March. An action was also planned for that day in Madrid. A delegation in San Francisco tried to visit the Consulate with a letter that listed its demands, but the two top officials were not present. Organizations all over the world have been writing letters and visiting consulates and embassies to let them know that the world is awaiting the release of the prisoners. Contact info for the Mexican Embassy and Consulates Donations are needed for legal expenses for the arrested Guadalajara protesters. Read Indybay's past coverage of the arrests and detentions in Guadalajara and about the political situation in Mexico City | 6/29 Report from Mexico City