OAXACA — Protesting teachers returned to the roads of Oaxaca Monday June 20 after eight people died when demonstrations turned violent over the weekend.
Wave of protests
Protests by teachers in Oaxaca resumed after eight people died over the weekend. (PHOTO: dailymail.com)
Journalist killed
Protests resume
Meanwhile, defiant teachers returned to the streets in Oaxaca to protest against education reforms in Mexico, one day after violence with police killed eight and injured scores more.
Carrying a makeshift coffin the teachers brandished placards denouncing government repression.
Teachers and their supporters want police to leave the streets, arguing that they are protesting peacefully.
“We don’t want any more massacres. We don’t want repression. The police need to go back to their stations because Oaxaca is not at war. We’re protesting peacefully, expressing what we think is not good. This is why we demand negotiations where we can have a debate,” said Juan Garcia of the CNTE teachers union.
