Oaxaca: Paramilitary Group Attacks Community in Resistance of El Rebollero

Communique from, El Rebollero, San Pablo Cuatro Venados, Oaxaca, denouncing another armed attack against their community.

To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation

To the Indigenous Governing Council

To the National and International Sixth

To the Free and Autonomous Media

To the Press in General

On May 28, at approximately 6:00am, a group of more than 100-armed men entered the community in resistance of El Rebollero, San Pablo Cuatro Venados, Oaxaca.

They began shooting at the community forcing the population to flee seeking safety. Afterwards, the armed men began to burn our houses and our personal things.

This attack occurs just days before the inauguration of our health center and our chapel. Two buildings which are a symbol of the reconstruction of our homes. In 2019, 500 armed men with heavy machinery entered our community destroying everything.

On previous occasions, we have alerted the three levels of government about these attacks and they have ignored us. For this, we hold responsible the state government of Alejandro Murat Hinojosa, the federal government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and the authorities of Cuilápam de Guerrero. We also hold responsible Flavio Sosa Villavicencio and his brother, who belong to the Morena party, for these actions and the damage caused.

Never More a Mexico Without Us!

Sincerely,

Inhabitants of El Rebollero, San Pablo Cuatro Venados, Oaxaca