Interuniversity Assembly denounces greater repression against student groups

Fernando Camacho Servin

Newspaper La Jornada
Sunday, October 23, 2022, p. 6

The students who are part of the Interuniversity Assembly accused that, as a result of the recent protest mobilizations at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) -in particular, for the sexual assault denounced by a young woman from the South CCH-, repression and criminalization have increased against organized students.

Yesterday, at the IPN Higher School of Economics, they agreed to strengthen the preparatory work for the national strike in the education sector, on November 14.

According to those attending the meeting – which was attended by delegates from 23 schools of the UNAM, the IPN and the Autonomous Metropolitan University, in addition to the National School of Anthropology and History – the protest actions will continue because these days repression has intensified towards student groups.

Young people from CCH Sur participated in the assembly, denouncing the alleged rape of a student on Monday the 17th, as well as the continuation of gender-based violence in various UNAM schools; There were also students from the CCH Naucalpan who lamented that the dialogue tables agreed with the authorities were canceled by them.

At the meeting it was also assured that a student from the Normal Rural of Panotla, Tlaxcala, has brain death, after a confrontation with state police, on the Apizaco-San Martín Texmelucan highway, for which they will issue a statement of solidarity with the students. of those schools.

On the other hand, the case of the student Carlos Sinhué Cuevas Mejía, who lost his life 11 years ago in unclear circumstances, was exposed, and it was reported that a press conference will be held on the 26th of this month to publicize the details. recent on the matter.

The organizational advances achieved by the so-called Zacatenco Block of the IPN, made up of students from Esime, ESIA, Esiqie and ESFM, were presented.