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Tension in the Triqui Region of Oaxaca.
Tension in the Triqui Region of Oaxaca.
(The links in this article are in spanish. Here is an article in English that explains some of and the violence in the region)
Tension and violence has been mounting in the Triqui Region of Oaxaca. In past four months the at least 17 indigenous Triquis have been killed in the Region. In December participants in the UBISORT, a PRI-backed political\para-military group, took control of the offices of the Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala, which produced a series of violent clashes. On the 10th of March participants in the MULT-I re-took the Autonomous Municipality.
Authorities from the autonomous municipality have long been calling to re-open a peace dialogue, while leaders from the UBISORT have begun to call for the militarization of the region.
As is often the the case, women and children suffer most. In November a shoot out involving members for two different para-military groups resulted in the death of one child and three other children being shot. Last week, saw the death of a 25 year old woman and the shooting of a 64 year old woman. And the 2008 murders of the two women radio operators is still impune.
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