21.   The diocese has been active for years in organizing impoverished Indian peasants to defend their rights.

22.   The latest food crisis arose in February as Indian peasants were preparing stony cornfields for spring planting.

23.   The Indian peasants building the roadblock hurled shovels and picks at am arriving truckload of flak-jacketed police sharpshooters.

24.   The Mexican government plans to redistribute land to benefit poor Indian peasant families in Chiapas and help restore calm to the southern state.

25.   The meeting comes amid continued tension in Chiapas, where Indian peasants and rebel supporters protested earlier this week against the re-installation of a military camp.

26.   The rebels launched their insurgency last year to demand basic rights and services for the impoverished Indian peasants of southern Chiapas state.

27.   The rebels rose up nearly three years ago, echoing age-old demands of land and social services for poor Indian peasants.

28.   The rebels say they want improved living conditions and basic rights for impoverished Indian peasants in Chiapas.

29.   The rebels are demanding better living conditions and more political rights for impoverished Indian peasants.

30.   The rebels launched the uprising to demand basic rights and services for Indian peasants.