New Ruling on the Case of Anarchist Miguel Peralta

On February 20, the court in Oaxaca again ruled on an appeal in the case of our compañero and friend, Miguel Peralta Betanzos.

For more than 12 years the Mazatec people have resisted and countered the cacique attacks against their territory and community.

On Friday, the First Collegiate Court for Criminal and Labor Matters in the State of Oaxaca issued a “partial” ruling on the case:

ABSOLVING Miguel of the charge of attempted homicide.

LEAVING OPEN HIS PROCESS for the charge of homicide.

In both cases, the arguments provided by the legal defense and the evidence were more than sufficient to not only understand Miguel’s innocence but also to demonstrate the absurdity, capriciousness, and arrogance of the accusations of the cacique Zepeda Lagunas family against members of the community assembly.

- To all those who have supported and shown their solidarity, we appreciate your presence and attention!
- To the legal defense who have put so much sweat, effort, and determination into this case, thank you so much!
- To those who have provided psychosocial support and helped us out of trouble, much love and gratitude!
- To our anarchist comrades who have shown solidarity and selflessness, contributing to many initiatives and ideas, you will always be our accomplices!
- To the anthropological team that produced a valuable expert report, here we continue!
- To the free, self-managed, pirate, and autonomous media projects that have contributed and helped bring this history to different places, we are forever grateful!
- To all those who have put their effort and heart into this—whether as organizations or individuals—our infinite gratitude. You are always in our thoughts and you can count on us!
- And of course, the Mazatec people and families who have received us, although we don’t speak their language, infinite reciprocity!

Thanks for being here and continuing, the struggle never ends.

Eloxochitlán and Miguel, always free!

May the mountains have our backs.

Yorch always present in our hearts and actions.

Support Group in Solidarity with Miguel Peralta

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Oaxaca #Autonomía #Mazatec #CommunityResistance

Prison, Persecution, and Resistance. The Case of Miguel Peralta Betanzos

"I think that persecution is often something we don’t talk about as much in the struggle, as we are often thinking more specifically about physical imprisonment. But for compas who are being persecuted, or living on the run, it is difficult to articulate it all, every emotion. It is somewhat like existing without a clear identity. Being on the run means living constantly with tension. Being on the run means not sleeping well. Being on the run means living daily uncertainty, with the constant risk of being detained. Many things can happen along the way.

Regarding the legal resolutions, or how our legal process has progressed over the last decade. We, or at least I, have always doubted the system of justice in Mexico, in Oaxaca, in Huautla. We have always fought for our freedom with resistance, with the struggle of our community of Eloxochitlán, with the struggle of the compañeros and compañeras who have resisted day after day, in the city, in the streets, in the community, always raising their voices, always putting their bodies on the line and showing solidarity with other struggles."

https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2026/02/05/prison-persecution-and-resistance-the-case-of-miguel-peralta-betanzos/

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Oaxaca #Mexico #Mazatec

Invitation to participate in a collective radio broadcast for the absolute freedom of Indigenous anarchist Miguel Peralta, and in solidarity with those imprisoned and persecuted.

You can participate with a program, a message of solidarity, an audio on resistance, repression, abolition, etc.

The broadcast will take place on September 28, 2025.

Get in touch: [email protected]

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Oaxaca #Mazatec #FloresMagón

Crucial Court Hearing for Indigenous Anarchist Miguel Peralta Scheduled for June 19

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Mazatec #Oaxaca #Mexico

https://itsgoingdown.org/court-hearing-miguel-peralta-june-19/

New Zine on the Case of Anarchist Miguel Peralta

Compilation of writings, letters, communiques, reflections, updates, and actions in the struggle against the political persecution and for the freedom of Miguel Peralta Betanzos, Indigenous Mazatec anarchist from the community of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, Oaxaca.

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Oaxaca #Mexico #Mazatec

https://itsgoingdown.org/new-zine-on-the-case-of-anarchist-miguel-peralta/

Historias & Memorias Mazatecas is an archive in Huautla that preserves the cultural heritage of the the #Mazatec People. It contains a vast collection of documents, textiles, artifacts & sound recordings, including never-seen-before photos and videos.

Now, more than ever, we must recognize the Mazatec people's profound influence on the #psychedelic community. It's time for us to show our support and give back.

https://www.ffungi.org/en/mazatecas

Statement from the Group of Solidarity with Miguel Peralta to mark nine years since the attack on the community assembly of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, and the subsequent state repression, political imprisonment, and persecution carried out against the community

#MiguelPeraltaLibre #EloxLibre #Oaxaca #Mazatec #Mexico #FloresMagón

https://itsgoingdown.org/solidarity-with-miguel-peralta-and-eloxochitlan-de-flores-magon/

⚠Court order turns back at least seven years of the legal process of Miguel Peralta, former political prisoner from the Sierra Mazateca.

Read 👁👁 | Court Order Threatens Freedom of Former Mazatec Political Prisoner 👉 https://avispa.org/?p=103810

#México #PoliticalPrisioners #Eloxochitlán #MiguelPeralta #Mazatec #ElisaZepeda