Mexican farmworkers in San Quintin demand medical attention for dozens injured in clashes with police Saturday in a wave of violent repression against the ongoing rural protest for dignified wages and working conditions for farm day laborers, that left at least three dead, according to demonstrators.

Rural organizations representing farmworkers also demand freedom for the 14 persons detained in Saturday's protests as well as human rights intervention into the increasingly hostile situation in San Quintin, in Mexico's northwest state of Baja California Norte.

Police forces used rubber bullets, tear gas, and real bullet gunfire against striking farmworkers Saturday in a police crackdown that began earlier in the day. When a private ranch owner called the police on a crowd gathered to urge their fellow workers to continue the strike.

The harsh police presence, which included an unannounced raid on workers' homes in the community, triggered further protests and clashes throughout the day that left over 70 injured, including seven hospitalized in critical condition. Three others were killed when police opened fire, according to farmworkers.

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