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Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Peace activist visits UA, talks drug war
Sicilia asked that the U.S. not only legalize, control and market its own drugs but also regulate and better control weapon policies
120501  mexico  uspolicy  civilsocietypeacemovement 
28 days ago by isacson
Martí: “hay una guerra civil, es la peor época desde la Revolución”
Alejandro Martí, presidente de México SOS, consideró que “se vive una guerra civil, mexicanos contra mexicanos, la peor época quizá desde la Revolución”
120425  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
4 weeks ago by isacson
Sicilia anuncia Caravana por la Paz en EU para el 12 de agosto
El poeta y activista dijo que comenzará en la frontera entre Tijuana y San Diego, para después ir a California, Texas, Arizona, Chicago, Nueva York y Washington DC
120424  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Movimiento de Sicilia lamenta que gobierno de Calderón los investigue
El movimiento encabezado por el escritor Javier Sicilia lamentó que las fichas de sus principales líderes hechas por diversas instancias del gobierno federal incluyan datos personales
120411  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Alista Sicilia otra caravana a EU; ahora por tráfico de armas
Pedirá que se cancele la ayuda que se otorga a México a través de la Iniciativa Mérida, un plan ideado en 2007para contribuir en el combate al crimen organizado
120117  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  uspolicy 
january 2012 by isacson
BBC News - Indigenous rights campaigner found dead in Mexico
The Nahua indigenous leader, known as Don Trino, was kidnapped on his way to a meeting with other indigenous people
111209  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
Mexico violence claims another member of peace movement - latimes.com
De la Cruz, 73, was abducted as he rode with about 18 other activists in a caravan sponsored by the Movement for Peace With Justice and Dignity
111209  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
Member of Mexican peace movement found dead, 2 others missing | Fox News Latino
The 72-year-old man, known as "Don Trino," was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds
111209  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
Movimiento por la paz denuncia tres desapariciones en México
El Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad  (MPJD) encabezado por el poeta Javier Sicilia denunció este miércoles la desaparición de tres de sus miembros en dos hechos ocurridos ayer en los estados mexicanos de Guerrero y Michoacán
111208  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
La Jornada: ¿Cacería de activistas?
El país asiste a una cacería de activistas sociales, de defensores de derechos humanos y de ciudadanos que han decidido alzar la voz y reclamar justicia
111208  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement  humanrights 
december 2011 by isacson
La Jornada: Astillero
En una espiral de agresividad impune están siendo amenazados, lesionados y asesinados algunos activistas regionales que creyeron encontrar cauce y fuerza en expresiones esperanzadoras
111208  mexico  humanrights  civilsocietypeacemovement  politicsandsecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
Proceso
Don Nepo estaba consciente de que buscar justicia para su Jorge Mario, en este país de impunidad, lo convertía en sentenciado a muerte. Parecía que no le importaba
111202  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
Proceso
El gobernador sonorense Guillermo Padrés  se comprometió a realizar una investigación a fondo del asesinato de Nepomuceno Moreno
111201  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
Mexican government reprimands local officials for discussing slain activist’s criminal record - The Washington Post
Less than 24 hours after the slaying of street vendor Nepomuceno Moreno, prosecutors in the border state of Sonora said he had a criminal record
111201  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
december 2011 by isacson
Member of Mexico’s growing anti-crime protest movement found slain in hometown - The Washington Post
The prosecutor’s office in the northern border state of Sonora told reporters, however, that Moreno had a criminal past and it was that, not activism, which appeared to have led to his death
111130  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
november 2011 by isacson
Mexican peace activist gunned down - CNN.com
"For the death of Nepomuceno, we blame, by omission, federal and state authorities who did not respond to his requests for protection," the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity said
111130  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
november 2011 by isacson
Borderland Beat: Nepomuceno Moreno Killed
Nepomuceno Moreno participated in the Dialogue for Peace with President Felipe Calderon at the Castle of Chapultepec, where he denounced the illegal detention and enforced disappearance of his son
111129  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
november 2011 by isacson
Matan en Mexico a integrante del movimiento encabezado por el poeta Sicilia - Internacionales - ABC Digital
El defensor de derechos humanos Nepomuceno Moreno Núñez “fue asesinado hoy al mediodía en el centro de Hermosillo, cuando conducía su camioneta”
111129  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
november 2011 by isacson
La Jornada en Internet: Sicilia reclama esclarecer asesinato de luchadores sociales en Oaxaca
La Caravana por la Paz se internó hoy en la Mixteca oaxaqueña, con su cauda de problemas ancestrales asociada a otra cara de la violencia
110912  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  humanrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Untitled
El activista exigió que la canciller mexicana, Patricia Espinosa, y el titular de Gobernación, José Francisco Blake, se presenten ante el Congreso para explicar el asunto
110811  mexico  uspolicy  civilsocietypeacemovement 
august 2011 by isacson
Solalinde llama a los criminales a humanizarse - El Universal - Nación
Exhorta el sacerdote a que la delincuencia organizada al menos disminuya la violencia; respalda el enojo de Sicilia tras la aprobación de la Ley de Seguridad
110810  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
august 2011 by isacson
Artistas e intelectuales se suman a protestas del movimiento de Sicilia - Internacionales - ABC Digital
En una asamblea, encabezada por Sicilia, actores y productores de teatro y cine, entre estos Diego Luna, además de escritores como Paco Taibo, entre otros, se comprometieron con el movimiento para sumarse a las protestas
110810  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
august 2011 by isacson
Proceso
Hasta ahora, dice el escritor, el Ejecutivo no ha pedido perdón ni ha procurado justicia para los familiares de las víctimas de la guerra que declaró al narcotráfico, y tampoco se observa una mínima desmilitarización
110725  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
july 2011 by isacson
Poet calls on Congress to reform Mexico's political system - Fox News Latino
Sicilia and more than 20 other activists showed up unexpectedly Wednesday at the Mexican Senate, presenting their demands to a small group of senators and lower-house deputies
110722  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
july 2011 by isacson
Proceso
El diálogo con el presidente Felipe Calderón suscitó críticas de analistas, pero también les dio expectativas a personas que habían sido ignoradas y humilladas por sistema en todas las instancias de gobierno
110705  mexico  Victims  civilsocietypeacemovement 
july 2011 by isacson
Proceso
Todos debemos, como lo enseñó Gandhi, “quedar sujetos por la fuerza del amor” y la justicia digna
110705  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  [x]ngodocument 
july 2011 by isacson
Can Mexico's Peace Movement Change Calderon's Strategy?
Although the president is sure to express his empathy with the victims, he will almost certainly pair this with his oft-repeated claims that his aggressive anti-crime strategy is working
110623  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Crusading poet embodies Mexico's drug war pain | Reuters
Sicilia, an award-winning but little-known poet until gunmen killed his 24-year-old son in March, has given a voice to thousands of Mexicans suffering the chaos of the drugs war
110617  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Voices Crying in the Wilderness: Mexico's Drug March to the Border - TIME
Night after night, relatives of victims stood up on stages, many for the first time, to tell their stories of pain and suffering. To tearful crowds, they spoke of getting little assistance from officials and repeatedly asked questions which few can answer
110614  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
In Mexico, Growing Popular Movement Calls for End to Drug War - International - The Atlantic
Sicilia's coalition wants the drug war to demilitarize, but a dispute within the movement suggests that such a strategy would be difficult to implement
110614  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Flying protest banner intrudes on Mexican president's graduation speech at Stanford - latimes.com
The incident was the first signal that Mexico's nascent grassroots peace movement had made inroads with like-minded activists in the United States and is willing to engage in political publicity stunts
110614  mexico  politicsandsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Activist demands change: Caravan for Peace concludes at San Jacinto Plaza; view video - El Paso Times
On Friday, about 1,000 people gathered at Benito Juárez Plaza in Juárez to sign a pact meant to become the platform to demand a change in the federal government's tough strategy
110613  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  video 
june 2011 by isacson
The Associated Press: Mexican poet's peace caravan arrives in Juarez
A Mexican poet who has turned his grief over a murdered son into a crusade for peace ended his weeklong "consolation caravan" Friday, demanding the government shift its armed offensive against drug trafficking
110613  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico peace tour: Final stop in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico's 'epicenter of pain' - CSMonitor.com
Justice is on everybody's mouths and minds here in Juárez, and it is one of the six points that the movement that came all the way here is putting forward in a document to be eventually discussed with government representatives
110613  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  justicesystem 
june 2011 by isacson
AFP: Mexican peace caravan crosses US border
"The United States must admit their responsibility in the violence in Mexico," said Sicilia as he spoke in front of hundreds of members of American organizations and immigrants
110613  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  bordersecurity  uspolicy 
june 2011 by isacson
Peace activist pleads for U.S. to help stop Mexico’s violence | Mexico News - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News
The caravan ended its six-day journey Saturday by crossing the border into El Paso
110613  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2011
La Caravana por la Paz llegó esta madrugada al estado de Chihuahua, el “epicentro de dolor”, como lo llama el poeta Javier Sicilia, luego de un viaje de casi 10 horas desde Torreón
110610  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2011
La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública federal (SSP) justificó hoy la detención del activista juarense, Laurencio Barraza Limón
110610  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
MEXICO: Buckets of Tears, Moments of Joy on "Caravan of Solace" - IPS ipsnews.net
At each stop of the Caravan for Peace and Justice with Dignity, there is an outpouring of grief from Mexicans who are inconsolable
110610  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  Victims 
june 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Mexico drugs war: Relatives march to demand justice
Some of the relatives who have taken part explain why
110610  mexico  Victims  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexican peace caravan led by poet Javier Sicilia nears its final stop | World news | The Guardian
Relatives of those killed in drug war led by military want force-based policy swapped for action on poverty and corruption
110610  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
MEXICO: Poet's peace caravan to end drug war approaches Ciudad Juarez - latimes.com
Ultimately, the pact appears to be a symbolic gesture. But can the movement translate emotional power into political strength?
110610  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico peace tour: heading into Zetas 'territory' - CSMonitor.com
On the way to Torreón, the caravan drives past a large Z carved on the side of a mountain, a sign that this territory belongs to the powerful Zeta drug cartel
110610  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Laura Carlsen: On the Road With Mexico's Peace Caravan
The following is an interview we did during a pit stop of the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity
110610  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  [x]ngodocument 
june 2011 by isacson
La Caravana del Consuelo, símbolo del otro México - lanacion.com  
Con Sicilia y sus 400 seguidores avanzando hacia la próxima escala, las interrogantes aumentan frente a una guerra que cosecha muertos de forma exponencial
110609  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2011
En su primer acto de resistencia civil, integrantes de la Caravana de la paz encabezada por el poeta Javier Sicilia realizaron una marcha y un mitin a la medianoche en la procuraduría del estado
110609  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico peace tour: Visit spurs Durango residents to venture outside - CSMonitor.com
Hundreds of people stayed out past an unofficial curfew to meet Javier Sicilia's caravan in the city square and share their stories of friends and relatives lost to the drug violence
110609  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2010
Al término de una larga jornada por los estados de San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas y Durango, el poeta Javier Sicilia dijo que después de muchos kilómetros hay muchos dolores
110608  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2010
Del ataque al Centro de Derechos Humanos de Ciudad Juárez, dirigido por el padre Oscar Enriquez, señaló que los policías hurgaron en los archivos, algunos de los cuales son precisamente denuncias de violaciones realizadas por agentes policiacos
110608  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  humanrightsdefenders 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico peace tour: a cathartic turnout against drug violence in San Luis Potosí - CSMonitor.com
It is the second day since the new caravan left Cuernavaca, and a question has emerged: Given the relatively low local participation, is the caravan flop?
110608  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Caravana por la Paz llega a Durango - El Universal - Nación
Se espera que Javier Sicilia y los activistas que lo acompañan dirijan un mensaje a la comunidad del estado
110607  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Todos somos compañeros del mismo dolor - El Universal - Nación
Los integrantes de la Caravana Nacional por la Paz que va rumbo a Ciudad Juárez respaldaron los reclamos de los habitantes de Zacatecas
110607  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2010
Sin orden de cateo de por medio y en lo que se consideró un claro acto de intimidación, agentes de la Policía Federal irrumpieron durante la noche del domingo en el Centro de Derechos Humanos Paso del Norte
110607  mexico  publicsecurity  humanrights  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Proceso - 2010
El padre Enríquez reiteró que esta intervención es un claro “abuso de autoridad” con el que se busca intimidar a los participantes de la Caravana por la Paz que encabeza Javier Sicilia
110607  mexico  publicsecurity  humanrights  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
FT.com / Americas / Society - Anger grows as Mexicans reject crime offensive
He and others have congregated to support a new, anti-war movement that has emerged in the past few weeks as the biggest and most visible opposition to Mr Calderón’s military-led offensive
110607  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico peace tour: In Calderón's Michoacán, drug groups still in control - CSMonitor.com
Javier Sicilia's caravan stops in Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacán, where Mexican President Felipe Calderón launched his 'war on drugs.' Our correspondent is in the caravan
110607  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
‘I want to scream’ Mexicans demand end to war on drugs - thestar.com
When the caravan arrives in Juarez on Friday, leaders from various civil society groups will sign the Citizen’s Pact For Peace, Justice and Dignity
110607  mexico  publicsecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
june 2011 by isacson
Peace caravan crossing Mexico to protest drug war | Reuters
Hundreds of Mexicans began a weeklong caravan on Saturday to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by a crusading poet
110606  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  politicsandsecurity 
june 2011 by isacson
Mexico peace tour: How the drug war changed once-calm Cuernavaca - CSMonitor.com
Renowned poet Javier Sicilia has begun a citizen's protest against Mexico's war against drugs that will visit flashpoints across the country
110606  mexico  civilsocietypeacemovement  politicsandsecurity 
june 2011 by isacson

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