Manifestación frente a la Embajada de México en Costa Rica, 21 de agosto, 2014. You can also view more videos from this protest here.
August 21 Free Nestora Protest Video from Costa Rica
Reply
La Jornada: Presos políticos
Adam Smith es un congresista demócrata del estado de Washington, en Estados Unidos. El pasado 5 de agosto informó de un encuentro que tuvo con Anthony Wayne, el embajador de su país en México, en el que le solicitó que presionara a las autoridades de Guerrero para que Nestora Salgado sea liberada inmediatamente.
No es la primera ocasión que el congresista Smith aboga por Salgado. El 13 de abril pasado envió una carta al secretario de Estado, John Kerry, en la que le pidió que demandara al gobierno mexicano garantías para el debido proceso y una mejor atención de Nestora, porque
sus condiciones carcelarias son deplorables…
Rep. Adam Smith writes to John Kerry urging him to take action on Nestora’s case
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) sent a letter, cosigned by Democratic Members of the Washington State delegation, urging Secretary Kerry to take action in Nestora Salgado’s case.
This also marks the first time that state Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell have taken action on the issue, as well as others who signed the letter, Representatives Suzan DelBene, Jim McDermott, Rick Larsen, Denny Heck, Derek Kilmer, and Juan Vargas.
Among other things, the letter said “We urge you to employ the resources of the State Department to continue efforts to secure Ms. Salgado’s release. The authorities in the State of Guerrero have not demonstrated a concern for her well-being, nor have they carried out the due process of law afforded to Ms. Salgado.”
View the full Press Release
View the full Letter
Free Nestora Portland Protest Video
Freedom Socialist Party Organizer Jordana Sardo speaks to Portland’s IndyMedia about the Campaign to Free Nestora Salgado
Gay Liberation Network interviews Nestora activist Manuel Revueltas
In this episode of the Gay Liberation Network on Chicago Access Network TV, activist Manuel Revueltas joins GLN to discuss not only Nestora Salgado’s case, but the larger issues it raises for people in Mexico and the U.S. For more information, go to http://www.freenestora.org
August 21 protest at Autonomous University of Mexico City
Please click the video to be taken to the video site
Civil groups protest in US against Peña Nieto’s reforms and his migrant policy and demand he free political prisoners
From Sinembargo.mx:
Ciudad de México, 26 de agosto (SinEmbargo).– La visita del Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto y su comitiva a California, Estados Unidos, provocó numerosas reacciones en la población mexicana que vive en la nación gobernada por Barack Obama.
Por una parte, líderes de organizaciones hispanas nacionales y regionales y de inmigrantes mexicanos pidieron al mandatario mexicano responder por el problema de los “700 mil menores de edad” deportados por el gobierno de Obama.
Freedom for Mexico’s Political Prisoners
Report in English from Mexico on Nestora International Day of Protest
On August 21st 2014, events were held in Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic in solidarity with the Mexican prisoners who have been arrested for political motives since the 2012 inauguration of President Enrique Peña Nieto. The main event was held at the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM), where family members of the political prisoners spoke about why their loved ones had been targeted by the government.
President Peña Nieto came into power partly as a result of significant media support and the buying of votes, but also because of promises to “boost economic growth and tackle drug-related violence”. [1] In reality, his regime has sought to sell Mexican natural resources off to foreign capitalists and crack down on popular opposition to its neoliberal policies. More worryingly, however, the government has imprisoned a number of citizens who have stood up to…
View original post 1,388 more words
Photos from August 21 Protests
Coordinated protests were held on August 21 in International cities.
-
- Argentina
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Nestora’s husband José
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Dominican Republic
-
- Olinalá
-
- Olinalá
-
- Olinalá
-
- NYC
-
- NYC
-
- NYC
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- Seattle
-
- San Francisco
-
- San Francisco
-
- San Francisco
-
- Australia
-
- Australia
-
- Australia
-
- Portland
-
- Portland
-
- Los Angeles
-
- Los Angeles
-
- Los Angeles
-
- Los Angeles
-
- Los Angeles
Press coverage for Nestora
Renton Reporter: Supporters rally on first anniversary of woman imprisoned in Mexico
On the first anniversary of her imprisonment in Mexico, family and supporters of Nestora Salgado held a rally in front of the Mexican Consulate in Seattle, calling for her release.
Salgado, a Renton resident and naturalized U.S. citizen, was elected to lead a community police force in her hometown of Olinala, Mexico, when local authorities in the poor, violent region known for crime and corruption charged her with kidnapping and sent her to a federal prison…
LA Opinion: Así cayó ‘La Comandanta’
MÉXICO.— Las campanas de la iglesia repicaron y la gente acudió a la plaza presurosa al llamado fuera del horario de misa en Olinalá, un remoto poblado rural metido en la montaña del estado de Guerrero cuyas rutinas en la elaboración de artesanías se vieron interrumpidas de un día para otro por asesinatos, secuestros y extorsiones.
Los pobladores habían tolerado durante años el robo de ganado pero ver a sus parientes caer entre balas y desapariciones requería una acción extraordinaria que convocó ese 27 de octubre de 2012 una organización que se presentó como “Policía Comunitaria”…
LA Opinion: Exigen liberación de “La Comandanta” en L.A.
A un año de la detención en México de Nestora Salgado, una residente de Seattle que se convirtió en dirigente de una Policía Comunitaria, se exigió su liberación en Los Ángeles y otras ciudades del país.
Salgado se encuentra recluida en un penal de máxima seguridad en Nayarit, acusada del secuestro de varias personas siendo “comandanta” de la Policía Comunitaria de su natal Olinalá, en Guerrero. Para el grupo, se trató del arresto de miembros de Los Caballeros Templarios, un cartel que opera en la zona…
Freedom for Political Prisoners Committee 