Action Alert From the FMLN- Forwarded by CISPES-LA ~~~ Repression of the FMLN and other progressive forces escalate in El Salvador... Please call the Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S. Number below!
From: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front To the International Community and to all members of the Network of Salvadoran citizens living abroad - On April 28 the PNC (National Civilian Police) of El Salvador arrested Pedro Bachon Rodríguez, an Ecuadorian doctor who is an advisor to the SIMETRISSS, the Doctor¹s Union of El Salvador. Though Mr. Rodríguez is a legal resident of El Salvador and is married to a Salvadoran woman the Salvadoran authorities arrested him with the intention of deporting him back to his native Ecuador. This action is a blatant contradiction of ARENA¹s own immigration policies. ARENA [the right-wing, ruling party of El Salvador] recently gave political asylum and legal residency to well-known Cuban terrorist Posada Carriles. Carriles is a career narcoterrorist who spent time in a Venezuelan jail for the 1973 bombing a Cuban airliner, killing all 73 on board. He escaped after 8 years in 1985 thanks to a bribe from Jorge Mas Canosa, the now deceased head of the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF). He has been tied to the importation of large quantities of cocaine into the US in support of the Contras in Nicaragua in the 80s and to a series of bombings in Cuba just recently. Elected FMLN Deputies Zoila Quijada and Salvador Arias were beaten by the PNC as they were attempting to protect a group of protestors that were demanding Rodríguez¹s release. Members of the Human Rights Ombudswoman¹s office were also beaten and then arrested. It is important to note that these repressive actions took place the day before Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is making her first visit to El Salvador - and three days before the massive celebration of May Day "International Workers Day." We are calling on everyone to denounce these human rights violations and demand the immediate release of Rodríguez and the others being held in detention. Take Action Against Torture and Repression in El Salvador! 1. Call the Salvadoran Ambassador Rene León in Washington, D.C. At: 202- 265-9671 Ext. 223/229, Demand that the Salvadoran Government * Stop the repression against the people of El Salvador. * Stop arresting leaders of the Salvadoran social movement. * Respect the constitutional right to mobilize. * Respect the human rights of FMLN officials CISPES Committee In Solidarity With The People of El Salvador 8124 West 3rd Street L.A. Ca. 90048 323-852-0721 Founded: 1980 - 25 Years of Solidarity __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
