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11.4.09

Manu Chao Speaks Out Against Mexican Government

Last week, french musician Manu Chao was in risk of being deported from Mexico, and went as far as cancelling a performance, after authorities investigated a political comment he made about the 2006 uprising in San Salvador Atenco. While attending the Guadalajara International Film Festival, he told journalists:

“What happened in Atenco was, in some way, state terrorism. [Officials] are saying ‘don’t say a word when we seize your land, because you better watch out, the same thing will happen to you, as happened in Atenco.’”

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