(6 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST
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1. Close up of Jaime Rene Calva Aragon's (murdered teacher) hand
2. Close up of Calva's feet
3. Close up of hand and leg
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alma Rosa Fernandez, Jaime Rene Calva's work colleague:
"We blame this murder directly on the state's labour union which is led by Rogelio Vargas Garfias. We blame Rogelio and Enrique Rueda Pacheco (another union leader) because their people are constantly threatening us. They are constantly saying that we are biased towards the government and that we have received special treatment from the government."
5. Wide of people at crime scene
6. Various of puddle of blood where Calva was murdered, three candles and bucket
7. Close up of puddle of blood
8. Set up shot of Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO) spokesperson Florentino Lopez
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Florentino Lopez, Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO) spokesperson:
"We hold a group of murderers led by Ulises Ruiz (Oaxaca Governor) responsible for the murder of this teacher. This is a plan, which is called the "Iron Wall" by Ulises Ruiz to provoke the intervention of federal forces against Oaxaca's popular movement."
10. Forensic police searching for evidence on car
STORYLINE
A teacher was hacked to death late on Thursday in the historic Mexican city of Oaxaca which has been paralysed for months by protests and violence, according to police.
A colleague claimed the man was killed for opposing a teachers' strike.
Thousands of trade unionists and leftists have been camped out in Oaxaca since May, building barricades, taking over buildings and burning buses.
The protesters are demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Governor, Ulises Ruiz, accusing him of rigging the 2004 election to win office and sending armed thugs against dissenters.
Oaxaca state police said teacher Jaime Rene Calva Aragon was on his way to a meeting on Thursday evening when he was killed by two assailants wielding hefty ice picks.
Fellow teacher Alma Rosa Fernandez accused militant leftists of killing Calva for opposing a state-wide teachers' strike that was a catalyst for the wider protests.
"We blame this murder directly on the state's labour union.... They are constantly saying that we are biased towards the government and that we have received special treatment from the government," said Fernandez, who also opposed the strike and added that dissident teachers have been receiving death threats.
Florentino Lopez, a spokesman for the protesters, denied the accusation and instead blamed the Governor.
"This is a plan... by Ulises Ruiz to provoke the intervention of federal forces against Oaxaca's popular movement," Lopez told reporters and protesters in Oaxaca's main square.
The protests began when thousands of teachers went on strike to demand higher pay. After Ruiz sent police to try to dislodge the camps in June, the teachers were joined by a broad coalition of leftists, students, anarchists and Indian groups.
Ruiz denies the protesters' accusations against him and has repeatedly called for federal troops to restore order.
In recent days, helicopters and military planes have flown over the protesters while thousands of state police have gathered outside the city.
Protesters broadcast alerts from occupied radio stations, fearing an onslaught was imminent.
Clashes involving protesters, police and armed gangs have already left two people dead, and both the US and British embassies in Mexico have issued advisories warning their citizens about going to Oaxaca.
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