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 News from Around the Americas | November 2006 
Violence Forces UW to End Study-Abroad Program in Oaxaca
 Associated Press
| | A man who identified himself as Oscar Diaz, and said he was a journalist from the state of Michoacan, is beaten after he was captured and accused of being an informer for the state government of Oaxaca, before a news conference held by the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) in the state capital Oaxaca November 26, 2006. The APPO let the man go after beating him up. (Reuters) |
Seattle - The University of Washington has ended its study-abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico, a week early because of anti-government violence there.
The 17 undergraduates had been living with families and studying at the Oaxaca Cultural Institute since September.
The program was scheduled to end Dec. 8th.
The university decided to evacuate the students after protesters last weekend set fire to government offices and more than 40 people were injured.
No UW students have been hurt.
Nine students are to leave Puebla for Seattle tomorrow.
The remaining eight will stay in Mexico to travel on their own.
The university has sent students to Oaxaca for about 12 years. The program runs only in the Fall.
Tony Geist, chairman of the school's Spanish and Portuguese department, says it's expected that students will return next year. |
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