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Oaxaca students accuse Navy of school intrusion, allege harassment
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Oaxaca students accuse Navy of school intrusion, allege harassment

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Students at a normal school in Oaxaca, Mexico, reported that members of the Navy entered their facilities.
  • They claim the Navy personnel engaged in intimidation, harassment, and physical and psychological aggression.
  • The students expressed concern that state institutions are using force against those exercising their rights to organization and expression.

Students at the Regional Normal School of Río Grande in Oaxaca, Mexico, have accused the Navy of forcibly entering their campus and subjecting them to harassment and intimidation. The student executive committee reported that on the evening of Thursday, June 25, Navy personnel allegedly engaged in "intimidation actions through the cocking of weapons, threats, physical and psychological violence, as well as direct aggression against a student."

The students described the incident as a "grave attack on human rights." They voiced concern that institutions like the Navy would resort to "the use of force and intimidation against students exercising their freedom of organization, expression, and defense of their demands."

They emphasized that the presence of public forces in educational spaces should guarantee protection, not instill fear. The students are demanding an investigation into the alleged actions.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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