They also acted in solidarity with the movement to free Mumia Abu Jamal. The Mexican students held a march and finally a rally in front of the American Embassy in Mexico City. When the rally was over the police began a wild repression against the students. 98 students were arrested and 6 others were treated at the Red Cross Medical Hospital. Instead they dispatched 100 police officers to threaten and intimidate the people demanding more information.
Similar conditions exist here - in the U.S., in Mexico City, and all around the world.
This is one consequence of the process of globalization. We must continue with our work against the WTO, and the process of globalization and privatization. Our brothers and sisters in jail in Mexico City need our support. We can make a real difference if we work together. Today more than ever it is important to give a collective, organized and international response against institutional repression around the world.