Mexicans protest in Oaxaca

  Tens of thousands of protesters have converged on the southern city of Oaxaca in Mexico to protest against the regional government.

The protests on Saturday also mark the second anniversary of a violent crackdown on a teachers' protest, that left more than two dozens dead.

The protesters allege the regional government is authoritarian and say that Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, the state governor, is guilty of oppressive rule.

Florentino Lopex Martinez, a protester, said: "This is a policy of oppression, the most fascist type of oppression in the whole of Oaxaca’s history. The methods of repression have worsened considerably."

In 2006, protesting teachers had siezed the main plaza demanding better working conditions.

They complained that Ortiz was corrupt and came to office through a stolen election.