RED ALERT in CHIAPAS Subcomandante Marcos has declared a GENERAL RED ALERT for the State of Chiapas. According to EZLN communiques, the Zapatistas are evacuating their communities as of June 19, 2005:

. . . at this time the closure is being carried out of the Caracoles and the Good Government Offices which are located in the zapatista communities of Oventic, La Realidad, Morelia and Roberto Barrios, as well as all the headquarters of the authorities of the different Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities. . . .also being carried out is the evacuation of the members of the different Good Government Juntas and the autonomous authorities, in order to place them in shelter. . . simultaneous with the publication of this communique, national and international civil societies who are working in peace camps and in community projects are being urged to leave rebel territory. Or, if they decide freely of their own volition, they remain on their own and at their own risk, gathered in the caracoles. In the case of minors, their departure is obligatory. . . . the EZLN releases from responsibility for any of our future actions all persons and civil, political, cultural, citizens and non-governmental organizations, solidarity committees and support groups who have been close to us since 1994.         -EZLN Declaration of June 19, 2005

Oventic was evacuated June 19, 2005. Commandantes Moises & Benito. Oventic 2004.

The "voice of the voiceless" Radio Insergente has suspended broadcasting. The health and education services provided in the automous communities will continue. The EZLN is distancing themselves from the social workers who manage such facilities and requesting that the government respect and treat these health care providers as citizens. The EZLN is requesting that national and international human rights workers leave the area immediately. Those who stay, do so at their own risk. Children are prohibited from remaining. There has been 12 years of peace in Chiapas. The meaning and outcome of this sudden activity is uncertain.

Sixth Declaration of the Selva Lacandona   irlandesa translation   EZLN   June 30, 2005 Zapatista RED ALERT   internationalviewpoint.org   June 29, 2005 Zapatistas annuonce precautionary "Red Alert"   Mexico Solidarity Network   Red de Solidaridad de Mexico   www.mexicosolidarity.org   June 22, 2005 Letter to International solidarity activists   Mexico Solidarity Network   Red de Solidaridad de Mexico   www.mexicosolidarity.org   June 22, 2005 War in Chiapas likely to resume   SF Bay Indymedia   www.indybay.org   June 21, 2005 Mexico Admits Zapatista Drug Report Untrue   Rueters   www.ruters.com   June 23, 2005

Montemayor: There is an Imminent Risk of Violence   Blanche Petrich   Chiapas Support Committee translation   La Jordana   June 24, 2005 Alarming Tension Sweeps Across Chiapas   www.indybay.org   June 21, 2005 Alerta Roja: EZLN Delares Red Alert   Simon Walker and Melissa Mundt   Chiapas Peace House Project   www.chiapaspeacehouse.org   June 22, 2005 Mexico's Zapatista rebels to weigh future   Alejandro Ruiz, AP   The Boston Globe   www.boston.com   June 21, 2005 Zapatista Red Alert shakes up Mexican Politics   Laura Carlsen   The Americas This Week   www.leftturn.org   June 22, 2005 More on the Red Alert   Jason Podur   June 21, 2005

Frente Zapatista de Liberación Nacional       Zapatista Army of National Liberation

Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional       Zapatista Front of Nacional Liberaction

Radio Insergente       the voice of the EZLN