(AMARC/IFEX) – According to Pulsar, the Mexican government is looking for a way to prevent the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Zapatistas or EZLN) from circulating its point of view via the Internet. Since the EZLN uprising in 1994, news about its activities have been appearing over the Internet, to the displeasure of the government. Many […]
(AMARC/IFEX) – According to Pulsar, the Mexican government is looking for a
way to prevent the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Zapatistas or EZLN)
from circulating its point of view via the Internet.
Since the EZLN uprising in 1994, news about its activities have been
appearing over the Internet, to the displeasure of the government. Many
Mexican authorities believe that the constant stream of foreigners who have
been arriving in the state of Chiapas, where the uprising took place, is due
to the information posted by the EZLN over the Internet and updated daily.
In response to the use of the Internet by the Zapatistas, President Ernesto
Zedillo’s government also began, at the end of 1996, to use the Internet and
to disseminate information about the conflict with the EZLN in Chiapas. The
government has used the web pages of the Ministry of the Interior and
Notimex, the state news agency, to post their point of view regarding the
conflict in Chiapas.
According to Pulsar, the government is now looking for any regulation or law
which could stop the Zapatistas from using Internet technology. The
Zapatistas have stated that they will not allow their freedom of expression
through the Internet to be taken away.
