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Category: Counterinsurgency
Altamirano, Chiapas: The remaining 36 kidnapped indigenous men are free
The kidnapping saga has come to an end in Altamirano, but what’s ahead for this important indigenous municipality in which the Zapatista Caracol of Morelia is located? On May 18, 2022, 35 of the 36 indigenous men kidnapped and held…
Read MoreThey protest due to the increase in assaults and kidnappings in northern Chiapas
This report is from a corner of Chiapas not usually associated with protests and marches. It evidences the extent to which organized crime has spread throughout Chiapas and the effect it has on peoples and communities. HUNDREDS MARCH IN RAYÓN…
Read MoreThe United States: a violent neighbor
On the 2-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, as victims are still being laid to rest and remembered in Buffalo, and now another massacre in Texas, it seems worth reflecting how our neighbors in Mexico view these events….
Read MoreThe López Montejo brothers are free after 11 years in prison
By: Yessica Morales *Abraham and Germán were arrested on January 17, 2011, being arbitrarily deprived of their freedom and each one sentenced to 75 years in prison [for murder]. The brothers Abraham and Germán López Montejo [1] were set free…
Read MoreIndigenous man set free after 20 years in prison
By: Editor Yéssica Morales *Marcelino was arrested on February 5, 2002, arbitrarily and illegally deprived of his freedom; he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The Relatives of Prisoners in Struggle Collective, the…
Read More“El Machete” celebrates first anniversary of its struggle against the chiefdom in Pantelhó
By: Isaín Mandujano *Members of the Pueblo Creyente (Believing People) organization and other civil organizations that have accompanied them were present at the event, from which they also sent a greeting to the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN, Ejército Zapatista…
Read MoreThe Government of Mexico foments counterinsurgency against EZLN territories
Sent by ajmaq on May 5, 2022Jovel, Chiapas, México May 5, 2022 To the National Indigenous CongressTo the national and international SixthTo the Networks of Resistances and RebellionsTo the signers of the Declaration for LifeTo people who sow Dignity and Organization…
Read MoreThe IACHR will visit 22 indigenous communities in Chiapas, victims of violence
One year after the IACHR granted precautionary measures to 12 Aldama communities, the Mexican State has not guaranteed peace and security in the territory By: Isaín Mandujano One year after the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human…
Read MoreThe Mexican State has not fulfilled the IACHR’s recommendations in Aldama
Magdalena Aldama, Chiapas. April 23rd, 2022 To the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. To Amnesty International for Human Rights. To the National Human Rights Commission To Non-Governmental Human Rights Centers. To the International, National, State and Independent Media. To the…
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