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Chiapas: militarization and looting threaten Indigenous
Below is an interview with Victor Hugo López, Director of the Frayba Human Rights Center in Chiapas. It gives a good overview of the current situation the Indigenous Peoples are facing. CHIAPAS: MILITARIZATION AND LOOTING THREATEN INDIGENOUS By: Nancy Flores…
Read MoreXi’ Nich distances itself from conflict in the Lacandón Community Zone
XI’ NICH DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE CONFLICT IN THE LACANDÓN COMMUNITY ZONE ** It classifies it as a violent organization and differs with its methods ** Its leader Gabriel Montoya, is responsible for the massacre in Viejo Velasco, it points…
Read MoreARIC-ID and the Lacandóns paralyze Ocosingo
ARIC-ID AND THE LACANDÓNS “PARALYZE” OCOSINGO During the month of May, much attention was focused on Chiapas because of the La Realidad paramilitary attack in which Compañero Galeano was brutally murdered, as well as the subsequent homage to Galeano, the…
Read MoreThe Plan Puebla-Panama Is Changing Chiapas
[This article has been updated to reflect the opening of the Palenque International Airport and an additional murder in the Agua Azul region (Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano), which is reported in the post below this*] THE PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA IS CHANGING…
Read MoreIndigenous Peoples from 5 Mesoamerican Countries Form Front Against Mining
AGAINST THE IMPERIALISM AND NEOCOLONIALISM OF MINING COMPANIES, THE CURRENT BATTLE OF THE PEOPLES ** Organization is required to win, NGO’s from several countries point out in Puebla ** Emissaries from Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador expose abuses…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for October 2013
OCTOBER 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Alberto Patishtán To Be Free Soon! – The big news this month regarding Alberto Patishtán is that both chambers of the Mexican Congress wrote and moved through the legislative process legislation to expand…
Read MoreChiapas Cancels Carbon Deal with California
Chiapas cancels carbon deal with California [This is REAL GOOD NEWS! What this article omits is the strong and unified opposition of both Zapatista and non-Zapatista campesinos to this attempted control over land rights in the Lacandón Jungle of Chiapas….
Read MoreJuan Vázquez Assassinated in Bachajón, Chiapas
Bachajón Ejido Owners Demand that Juan Vázquez Guzman’s Death Not Be Left Unpunished ** The indigenous leader “and Other Campaign” adherent was assassinated Wednesday ** They warn that the struggle over the defense of land and the natural springs “will…
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