Clashes between police and teachers leave teachers dead in Mexico

Six dead, more than 100 hurt in Mexico protests – Clashes erupt as teachers protest against police

The CNTE has staunchly opposed Pena Nieto’s education reform, which requires teachers to undergo performance evaluations. The union has also been protesting last weekend’s arrest of the leader of its Section 22 in Oaxaca, Ruben Nunez, and his deputy ...

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Mexico teachers protest: 6 killed and 100 injured in Oaxaca after clashes with police

They were sweeping education reform that requires testing of teachers, as well as the arrest of union leaders and other governmental corruption, the Associated Press reports. During the Sunday demonstrations, law enforcement opened fire on protesters who ...

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Mexico teacher protests buffet ruling party, eight killed in clashes

The unrest has escalated since police arrested the leader of the local teachers' union earlier this month. Ruben Nunez, head of one of the most combative factions of Mexico's CNTE union, Oaxaca's Section 22, was detained on suspicion of money laundering.

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6 killed in Mexico during clashes

The latest wave of protests in Oaxaca picked up steam after authorities arrested several leaders of a division of the national teacher's union, one of the most powerful and well-known organizations in Mexico. On Monday, the union condemned the violence.

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Mexican officials, protesting teachers trade blame for deadly clashes

They allege the scheme operated in 2013-2015, when the union effectively controlled the payroll of Oaxaca’s teachers. Following the recent arrest of some if its top leaders, the union called for a revolt. In the past week, teachers have forced some bus ...

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Mexico teacher protests buffet ruling party, eight killed in clashes

The unrest has escalated since police arrested the leader of the local teachers' union earlier this month. Ruben Nunez, head of one of the most combative factions of Mexico's CNTE union, Oaxaca's Section 22, was detained on suspicion of money laundering.

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What’s Behind the Violent Protests That Killed Six Teachers in Mexico

In May, Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education fired 3,000 teachers. The government agency claimed the teachers had not worked for three days. The teachers say they were on strike because of recent education reforms. In June, the government arrested the leader of a dissident teacher union splinter group, CNTE, on charges of corruption. Then yesterday, six people were killed and dozens of civilians and police were injured in clashes in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The tension between teacher unions and the government is escalating. David Agren, who has been reporting on this for the Guardian, says teachers unions are ...

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Mexico Teacher Protests Buffet Ruling Party, 8 Killed In Clashes

The unrest has escalated since police arrested the leader of the local teachers’ union earlier this month. Ruben Nunez, head of one of the most combative factions of Mexico’s CNTE union, Oaxaca’s Section 22, was detained on suspicion of money laundering.

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Six killed in Mexico during clashes between residents, teachers and police

Six people were killed when teacher protests turned violent in the Mexican state of Oaxaca over the weekend, authorities said. The clashes between teachers, state police and local residents also left 53 civilians and 55 police officers injured, according to the Oaxaca state government. The violence came after seven days of street blockages and demonstrations, disrupting traffic on a major highway connecting Oaxaca to Mexico City, the government said. Clashes broke out after riot police tried to disperse the demonstrators Sunday. Twenty-one people have been arrested so far. Wave of protests: Teachers across Mexico have been protesting national education reforms ...

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Deadly Mexico Teacher Protests Buffet Ruling Party

The unrest has escalated since police arrested the leader of the local teachers' union earlier this month. Ruben Nunez, head of one of the most combative factions of Mexico's CNTE union, Oaxaca's Section 22, was detained on suspicion of money laundering.

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6 die in violent clashes between police and teachers union in Mexico

Violent clashes in the southern state of Oaxaca between police and members of a teachers union resulted in six civilian deaths and more than 100 injuries on Sunday, recalling the extended standoff between unionized teachers and police a decade ago that crippled the state. The protests center on sweeping education reforms, heralded by President Enrique Peña Nieto, which require the testing of teachers in an effort to improve the country’s abysmal public education system. Oaxaca’s branch of the National Coordinator of Education Workers, or CNTE, clashed with police after union leaders were arrested on money laundering and other charges last ...

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Mexico teacher protests buffet ruling party, eight killed in clashes | Reuters

The unrest has escalated since police arrested the leader of the local teachers' union earlier this month. Ruben Nunez, head of one of the most combative factions of Mexico's CNTE union, Oaxaca's Section 22, was detained on suspicion of money laundering.

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Officials, union trade blame for deadly Mexico clash

They allege the scheme operated in 2013-2015, when the union effectively controlled the payroll of Oaxaca's teachers. Following the arrest of some if its top leaders, the union called for a revolt.

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Few teachers involved in deadly Mexico clashes

Another officer said more than 30 people were arrested. In that town, various human rights groups are calling out the Mexican government after eyewitness accounts and various photographs point to Mexican cops firing at the rioting teachers, Mexico's ...

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Clashes between teachers, police leave 8 dead in Mexico

Garcia also asked for an investigation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and charged that police “fired without mercy”. Past violence The CNTE has staunchly opposed Pena Nieto’s education reform, which requires teachers to undergo ...

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At least six die and scores are injured in Mexico teacher protests

A municipal police officer, who requested anonymity, said more than 30 people were arrested. According to the Washington Post, teachers were blockading roads and burned vehicles, and the violent protest included both state and federal police. The governor ...

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Three killed in Mexico clashes between police, teachers

Oaxaca has been a key state for the mobilizations, but other states have also witnessed rallies led by teacher unions. A state official said, a Oaxaca state police officer was also killed. More news: Stephen Curry's Father-In-Law Was Almost Arrested After ...

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Mexico Arrests Yet Another Striking CNTE Teachers Union Leader

Mexican officials arrested yet another key figure from the CNTE teachers union, a mere day after police left at least eight people dead in the southern state of Oaxaca and hours after President Enrique Peña Nieto said he had given the order to end the ...

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Mexico Teacher Protests Against Mandatory Testing Turn Deadly

are opposed to the mandatory testing of teachers as part of Mexico's sweeping education reform and are also protesting the arrest of union leaders on money laundering and other charges. In Sunday's clashes, protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails ...

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Clashes between police and teachers leave six dead in Mexico

"Those images are totally false, and have no correlation to the actual events". The protests began after officers arrested several leaders of the CNTE teachers union on June 12, on charges of corruption. Enrique Galindo, the head of Mexico's federal police ...

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