Mexico court frees jailed Atenco activists

Mexico's supreme court has ordered the release of 12 community activists whose case has been the focus of an international campaign. The activists were serving long prison terms for the alleged kidnapping of police officers during a protest in the town of San Salvador de Atenco in 2006.

But the judges found there had been no real evidence against them.
Last week 11 Nobel peace prize winners asked President Felipe Calderon to release the activists.
Human rights groups have hailed the ruling as a victory in the fight against miscarriages of justice in Mexico.
"criminalising protest"