Oaxaca Protest Photos

Masked protesters, one of them carrying a pistol, are seen when clashes erupted between unidentified gunmen and protesters who are demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. At least one U.S. cameraman was shot dead and several people are reported injured. (AP Photo)

Protesters shoot a home-made explosive after clashes erupted between unidentified gunmen and protesters who are demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on Friday Oct. 27, 2006. At least one U.S. journalist was killed and several other people were injured.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Policeman Manuel Dominguez is tied to a lightpost after residents of a neighborhood accused him of trying to burgle a house in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on, Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. A group of about 50 people in the working class Oaxaca neighborhood beat, stripped and tied up the local police officer. Other police officers were nowhere to be seen. Some teachers have returned to their classrooms in Oaxaca state after a five-month strike and unsuccessful effort to oust an unpopular governor but others have not agreed to end the violent walkout that has scared tourists from this historic southern city. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Supporters of the Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) march in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on, Wednesday Oct. 25, 2006. A radical teachers strike in Oaxaca has left public school students unable to go to school for the past a five-months the strike, which is affecting 1.3 million children across Oaxaca state. The protest movement is a coalition of the striking teachers, leftists, students and Indian groups demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. On Wednesday, teachers said they would release the results of a vote to end a strike that has kept about 1.3 million students out of school for months. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)

A supporter of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca, APPO, blocks a street in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on Friday Oct. 27, 2006. Protesters blocked highways and beefed up their barricades in one of Mexico's top tourist destinations Friday to show they are not going to give up their fight to oust the governor of southern Oaxaca state Ulises Ruiz. The blockade of four highways leading into this colonial city comes a day after teachers agreed to end their five-month-old strike that has kept 1.3 million children out of classes, a move that was expected to potentially take the sting out of the anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

A women passes by cars in the center of Oaxaca City, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006. With virtually no police in the streets, residents of this colonial town in rebellion are stepping in to fill the void _ often with brutal consequences. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

A bus burns in the streets of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006. With virtually no police in the streets, residents of this colonial town in rebellion are stepping in to fill the void _ often with brutal consequences. People accused of being thieves are tied to light posts and beaten, one home was torched and a man was stabbed to death with an ice pick as five months of protests erode the rule of law in what was once a major Mexican tourist destination. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

People shout during a protest against the governor of the state of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz, outside of the United Nations offices in Mexico City on Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. Striking teachers in this southern Mexican city remained divided over whether to end a five-month walkout, prolonging protests in demand of the governor's resignation that have triggered violent clashes and driven tourists out of this historic city.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Relatives and members of Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) carry the coffin of teacher Panfilo Hernandez during a homage in Oaxaca City in Mexico, Friday Oct. 20, 2006. Hernandez was shot to death late Wednesday in Oaxaca, Mexico. Senate vote eliminated the last legal recourse for their demand that Oaxaca Governor Ulises Ruiz be removed. "The return to classes is a fact," union leader Enrique Rueda told reporters, "the only thing left to define is the day." He said that could happen as soon as Monday.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mother of Panfilo Hernandez cries near coffin, during a homage in Oaxaca City in Mexico, Friday Oct. 20, 2006. Hernandez was shot to death late Wednesday in Oaxaca, Mexico. Senate vote eliminated the last legal recourse for their demand that Oaxaca Governor Ulises Ruiz be removed. "The return to classes is a fact," union leader Enrique Rueda told reporters, "the only thing left to define is the day." He said that could happen as soon as Monday.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Two people pass a bus barricade in the center of Oaxaca City in Mexico, Sunday Oct. 22, 2006. Teachers who have camped out in this southern Mexico City were divided over whether to end a five-month old strike on Sunday, prolonging protests that have driven tourists out of this historic region. The protest movement is a coalition of the striking teachers, leftists, students and Indian groups demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Boys walk near a barricade erected by members of the Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) in downtown Oaxaca, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. The APPO, who have paralyzed the city of Oaxaca are demanding the resignation of the state governor Ulises Ruiz. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)