FRIDAY, MAY 5
PROGRAM # 8060 12:00 PM PT
Mexico Edition.
Coinciding with the celebration of the anniversary of the historic battle of Puebla, this state was the scene of an armed confrontation. Ten people were killed, including suspected fuel thieves and members of the armed forces. In another case, in Chiapas, six nurses from the central hospital of the capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez started a second hunger strike, due to the persistent lack of medicines and the confiscation of their work benefits. Their first fast was suspended because Gov. Manuel Velazco promised to meet their demands. Martha Elena Ramírez, hosts this broadcast of the program Voz Pública, from Mexico City.
Guests: (recordings) María de Jesús Espinoza de los Santos, nurse at the hospital Dr. Rafael Pascasio Gamboa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas; Ignacio del Valle, from the Frente de Lucha por la Defensa de la Tierra, San Salvador Atenco; Javier Pérez, member of the group: Frente Nacional de Lucha por el Socialismo.
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