November 17, 2006

Violent Protests Close Campus in Oaxaca

By MONICA CAMPBELL

Six months into a bitter protest movement that has rocked the capital of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, the state's largest public university is serving as the principal refuge for demonstrators who fear reprisals for their actions.

The protest, which began in May over better working conditions for public-school teachers, has evolved into an effort by thousands of residents to oust the state governor, Ulises Ruiz, whom they accuse of corruption and authoritarian

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