Germany/Switzerland: protests against the visit of mexican president Calderón

Germany/Switzerland: protests against the visit of mexican president Calderón
x | 27.01.2007 19:37 | Oaxaca Uprising | Globalisation | Repression | World

Germany. Protesters managed to get into the park of Castle Belvedere, the place where german Bundespräsident Köhler welcomed mexican president Calderon, who got into office by election fraud and who brutally surpresses the social movement in Oaxaca.

Switzerland.
protesters show Calderón he is not welcome. They managed to protest directly in fron of the Hotel Belvedere.

german protester hunted by cop


german proters show solidarity with the people of Oaxaca


Switzerland: protesters await Calderon


Switzerland: protesters in front of Calderons Hotel: the Belvedere




international reports about the protests in Germany:

International Herald Tribune (Engl.) - http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/25/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Mexico.php
CNN (Engl.) - http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/25/mexico.europe.ap/
Reuters (Engl.) - http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L25654457