Mexico Releases 42 Protesters In Oaxaca

In Mexico, the government has released 42 protesters who were rounded up following a large demonstration in Oaxaca two weeks ago. Scores of other protesters remain in jail including Flavio Sosa, a leader of APPO, Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca. A schoolteacher named Aurelia Juarez was among the protesters released. She said the protesters were beaten in jail. They were pulled by their hair, hit and kicked in their stomachs. She said they were lucky to be out of the prison. Meanwhile the federal police have begun withdrawing from the center of Oaxaca. They were sent there seven weeks ago to crush the popular uprising led by striking teachers and APPO.