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On the occasion of August 30, the International Day of the Detained-Disappeared, a painting was made in the city of Essen using the slogans "¡Ernesto Sernas García, presentación con vida!" and "¡Porque vivo se lo llevaron, vivo lo queremos!", which we want to document here.

On the 30th of August and before, actions were carried out in Bremen for the International Day of the Detained-Disappeared, in the light of the call of the Current of the People - Red Sun, Mexico, and the campaign #DrSernasPresentaciónConVida. The Mexican comrades' statement, calling on this day around the world to present comrade Ernesto Sernas Garcia alive, was distributed, and many of the passers-by expressed their solidarity with the revolutionary and democratic forces in Mexico, as well as their disgust and condemnation of the genocidal policies of the old Mexican state.

For August 30, the "Alliance against imperialist aggression" in Hamburg called for a rally in front of the Mexican consulate. This was in support of the international campaign #DrSernasPresentaciónConVida on the international day of the arrested-disappeared. The call was answered by different revolutionary, anti-imperialist and democratic organizations.

Por el 30 de agosto la „Alianza contra la agresión imperialista“ llamó a un mítin frente al consulado mejicano en Hamburgo. Con ello se apoyó la campaña internacional #DrSernasPresentaciónConVida en el día internacional del detenido-desaparecido. El llamado fue respondido por diferentes revolucionarios, anti-imperialistas y organizaciones democráticas.

On the 22nd of August, a demonstration of residents and popular movements took place in the Complexo do Alemão favela in Rio de Janeiro. Under the slogan "Stop the massacres in the favelas of Rio and Brazil", participants protested loudly and militantly in the streets. Here is a video of the demonstration:

We want to publish the resolution by the meeting of anti-imperialist organisations that was held on the 20th of August. For the call click here.

Norway

On Monday August 22nd in Trondheim Kampkomiteen partook in a demonstration against the fascist organisation SIAN. Before the demonstration activists from Kampkomiteen had put up posters in central and eastern Trondheim, to mobilise for the demonstration. Posters were also hung up in the neighbouring municipalities of Malvik and Stjørdal.

43 students disappeared on 27 September 2014 city of Iguala in the state of Guerrero in Mexico in the wake of student protests. Since then, there has been no trace of them. But now something has happened in the case surrounding the disappearance of the 43. The former Attorney General of Mexico, Jesús Murillo Karam, was arrested on 20 August, claiming he was involved in the case. Karam held the highest post, of those now arrested over the case of the 43 students, but he was far from the only one. Arrest warrants were issued for 20 army officers, five local officials, 33 local police officers, 11 Guerrero state police officers and 14 members of the Guerreros Unidos drug gang. All are alleged to have had a hand in the disappearance of the 43 students.