Cuestionario de protestas en el estado de Chiapas 1994-2003

1.	Coder name: ____________________________

2.	Year: _______________

3.	Newspaper name: _____________________________

4.	Date of report: ______________

5.	Date of event: _____________

6.	Number of articles about the event: __________

7.	Article name: ____________________________________________________________

8.	Did this event occur in previous months?		Yes _______ No ________

9.	Brief description of the protest event

0 = no protest event; 
1 = anniversary; 
2 = pro-Zapatista protest; 
3 = anti-Zapatistas protest; 
4 = electoral protest; 
5 = autonomy declaration; 
6 = religious protest; 
7 = building seizure; 
8 = burning; 
9 = eviction; 
10 = communiqué; 
11 = consultation; 
12 = dialogue; 
13 = electoral campaign; 
14 = confrontation; 
15 = gun fire; 
16 = kidnapping; 
17 = land taking; 
18 = march; 
19 = meeting; 
20 = petition; 
21 = resistance action; 
22 = road blocking; 
23 = robbery/assault; 
24 = sitting; 
25 = strike; 
26 = uprising;

10.	Location of the report: page: ______ section: ________ number of paragraphs: ________

11.	Location of the event: Locality: ______________ Municipality: ____________________

Municipality number: ________

12.	Number of participants reported: ________ If no exact number of participants is reported choose the most appropriate number from the following list
1 – small, few, handful (1-9 people)			4 – hundreds, mass, mob (100-999)
2 – group committee (10-49 people)			5 – thousands (1000-9999)
3 – large, gathering (50-99)				6 – tens of thousands (10000 or +)

13.	What group of who did initiate the protest?

[ ] = not applicable; 
0 = peasants/Indians without group affiliation; 
1 = EZLN; 
2 = peasants/Indians pro-Zapatista organizations; 
3 = peasants/Indians anti-Zapatista organizations; 
4 = women; 
5 = teachers; 
6 = land owners/cattle raisers; 
7 = NGOs; 
8 = students; 
9 = pro-Zapatista parties; 
10 = anti-Zapatista parties; 
11 = other workers;

 
14.	Number of groups involved: _________________

15.	Did they have a clear/identified target?  Yes _____  No _____  If yes, how many? ______

16.	If yes, what was their target? _______________________________

[ ] = not applicable; 
0 = no specific target; 
1 = federal authorities; 
2 = state authorities; 
3 = local authorities; 
4 = land owners; 
5 = other religions; 
6 = army; 
7 = Catholic Church; 
8 = EZLN and Zapatistas; 
9 = banks, credit agencies; 
10 = EZLN and government; 
11 = other peasants; 
12 = private sector; 
13 = unions/organizations; 
14 = parties; 
15 = international target;

17.	Are specific participant organizations mentioned? Yes ____ No ____ How many? _____

18.	If yes, which organizations are mentioned? _____________________________________

19.	What is the main demand or complain? 

[ ] = not applicable; 
1 = distribution of land; 
2 = economic demands; 
3 = autonomy; 
4 = resignation of major; 
5 = electoral results; 
6 = human/indigenous rights; 
7 = political rights; 
8 = stop violence in the region; 
9 = army withdrawal; 
10 = Zapatista first demands; 
11 = freedom to religion/stop religious harassment; 
12 = stop Zapatista support; 
13 = support Zapatistas; 
14 = return to their communities; 
15 = rule of law; 
16 = expel Bishop/Catholics; 
17 = support Bishop/Catholic Church; 
18 = expel other religions; 
19 = solution to the Zapatista conflict 

20.	What is the main form of protest? 

[ ] = not applicable; 
0 = peaceful; 
1 = violent

21.	Did the participants use any mean of violence? Yes _____ No _____
If yes, what mean of violence did they use? ____________________________________

[ ] = not applicable; 
0 = no violence used; 
1 = physical; 
2 = arms;
1.	
22.	Were there any counterdemonstrators? Yes ______ No ______

23.	Reported repression
a)	Is the police or army mentioned in the report?  Yes _____ No _____
b)	If yes, did they take any repressive action?  Yes _____ No _____
c)	Did they use any physical force against the participants?  Yes _____ No _____
d)	Did they use any mean of violence?  Yes _____ No _____
e)	Number of reported arrests: ____________________
If there is no exact number of arrests reported, choose the most appropriate from the following list:
	1 – small, few, handful (1-9)		4 – hundreds, mass, mob (100-999)
	2 – group, committee (10-49)		5 – thousands (1000-9999)
	3 – large, gathering (50-99)		6 – tens of thousands (10000 or +)

24.	Were there any private property damages reported?  Yes _________  No _________

25.	Quantified damages: $ ____________

26.	Injured people reported: Yes ______ No ______

27.	People injured: participants ______ bystanders _____ police/army ______ others _____

28.	Deaths reported: participants _____ bystanders _____ police/army ______ others _____