Letter from Anarchist Prisoner Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel

Statement from Mexican anarchist prisoner, Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel, arrested on December 8, 2022, and sentenced to seven years and six months in prison on fabricated charges.

Hey Compas,

How’s everyone? I’m a bit stressed because I haven’t been given any information related to my appeal. The courts continue on strike and they haven’t given me any response. I also want to mention that the judge who is ruling on the appeal is the same judge who sentenced me, so I don’t hold out much hope for the appeal. However, we have the writ of amparo which will be ruled upon by another court. For that I hope they take a couple years off my sentence at least, or if its possible, absolve me of all charges because there is no evidence against me and yet they still convicted me.

I ask that you all continue supporting me with political pressure, in whatever way you all can, with letters, artwork, collecting goods I need here in prison, material to make handcrafts like thread and beads, colored markers, coloring books, mica paper, colored pencils, magazines, books, recipes, clothes, underwear, socks, clothes for the cold, etc. Whatever you can acquire can be left at La Clandestina: Espacio de Encuentros in Santa María la Ribera in Mexico City.

I also want to thank the compas from the Los Angeles Anarchist Black Cross and the Mexico Anarchist Black Cross, for the solidarity and effort to include me in the international list of political prisoners of the Anarchist Black Cross Federation.

That is all for now. We will continue resisting for the time that is necessary. I’ve already been here almost two years. Whenever they schedule the appeal hearing, I hope you all can continue supporting me from your trenches. I send you all a combative embrace.

Let the walls of all prisons fall!

Free the political prisoners!

El Yorchs