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Category: Paramilitary Violence
Chiapas: Paramilitarism in counterinsurgency
BY: Gilberto López y Rivas In the context of the multiple forms of neoliberal violence that prevail at the global and national levels, in the forum: “From the horror of war to the resistance for life,” summoned by the emergency…
Read MoreViolence in Chiapas opens the way for looting resources, the Bishop says
By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Scenarios of violence such as those prevailing in some regions of Chiapas favor the entry of transnational companies for the imposition of megaprojects and the dispossession of natural resources of…
Read MoreChiapas and the Zapatistas face a dramatic increase in violence, Update on Counterinsurgency
By: Mary Ann Tenuto SánchezJuly 28, 2023 At the end of August 2022 and early in October 2022, the Chiapas Support Committee published a two-part report on the dramatic increase in violence in the Mexican state of Chiapas, home to…
Read MoreIndigenous groups demand a stop to the attacks on EZLN communities
By: Jessica Xantomila Members of the original peoples of Querétaro, Puebla and the state of Mexico, members of the National Indigenous Congress (CNI), Installed a political-cultural sit-in in front of the National Palace, for about 12 hours, to demand an…
Read MoreNGOs demand stopping the War against EZLN support bases
By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de las Casas Members of various organizations adhering to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandón Jungle held a traditional Maya ceremony to demand an end to the war against support bases of the Zapatista…
Read MoreTestimony before the Inter-American Court: The War Against the Zapatista Peoples
By: Hermann Bellinghausen AFFIDAVIT BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (REF.: CDH-5-2022/027). TESTIMONY FOR GONZÁLEZ MÉNDEZ V. MEXICO May 2023 I base this testimony on my daily experience as a reporter, permanent envoy of the national newspaper La Jornada…
Read MoreLeaders from Pantelhó’s 86 communities warn they will rise up in arms
By: Chiapas Paralelo Representatives of the 86 rural communities and the 18 neighborhoods in the town of Pantelhó, asked Chiapas Governor Rutilio Escandón Candenas, and the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), to dismantle the Los Herrera armed group, because if…
Read MoreSome thoughts on the killings in Polhó
For many of us who care about and support the Zapatista struggle, the killings in Polhó were both a shock and a realization of how much things have changed in that corner of Chiapas. Reports on the killings left us…
Read MoreGroup accused of links to crime attempted to expel El Machete
Group accused of links to crime attempts to recuperate Pantelhó, Chiapas For 6 days they have tried to ambush members of the El Machete self-defense forces. The municipal seat is partially abandoned. By: Ángeles Mariscal They say that they entered…
Read MoreIncessant violence
By: Luis Hernández Navarro On June 1, narco-banners were hung on four pedestrian bridges in the municipality of Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas. Ten days later, notices reappeared on public roads, indicating that the Army took journalists to report on risk areas….
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