For background, please read my previous post on the standoff between Noticias de Oaxaca and the local government run by Governor Ruiz of the PRI.
The first place to start is Noticias de Oaxaca, which continues to publish in spite of having their office equipment destroyed. They haven't backed down either and continue their attacks against the local PRI governor in today's front page online article.
The only two new articles in English were an AP article describing Mexican federal investigators inspecting the damage and an interview with one of the journalists at the newspaper.
The National Human Rights Commission, and more importantly, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission have been called in to investigate this case.
Mexican Newspaper columnists have rallied around the attacked newspaper. You can read a sample of those columnists here, here, and here. And blogger Goleech continues his criticisms as well.
In the past, numerous journalists in Mexico have been threatened by corrupt politicians or drug trafficking gangs. It's a small newspaper, but the journalists at Noticias de Oaxaca have taken a stand against the corrupt local politics and have managed to attract national and international attention. If they win this fight, it's a step forward for Mexican democracy. I wish them the best of luck.
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