Chiapas Support Committee

Category: Paramilitary war


Group 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…

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They demand a stop to the paramilitary harassment of the Zapatista peoples

By: Jessica Xantomila and Elio Henríquez, Correspondent In “Stop the war against the Zapatista peoples” global day of action, members of the National Indigenous Congress (CNI), popular organizations, students, teachers and unions, as well as artists and academics, mobilized in…

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National and international statement in response to the aggression against the Moisés Gandhi community: Stop the paramilitary violence against the Zapatistas

National and international statement in response to the aggression against the Moses Gandhi community [Puedes leer la versión original en español AQUI.l June 2023 To the peoples of Mexico and the world, To the individuals, collectivities and peoples who defend…

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El sur resiste | The south resists: Gathering on the Zapatista & Indigenous struggles against mega-projects

El sur resiste | The south resists Updates on the Zapatista movement & land justice struggles in México: On the CNI campaign to stop the “Maya Train” & Inter-Oceanic Corridor An Evening of Solidarity, Poetry & Zapatismo At Medicine for…

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More armed groups emerge in Pantelhó, Chiapas

By: Ángeles Mariscal Three armed groups have emerged so far this month, in the municipality of Pantelhó, located in the Chiapas Highlands, an indigenous region. Armed with high-powered weapons, these groups verbally confronted the self-defense group called “El Machete” through…

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Second Call to the Caravan and International Gathering the South Resists! 2023

To the peoples in resistance and rebellion of the South-Southeast of Mexico To national and international organizations of struggle below and to the left To the world’s human rights organizations To free, alternative or whatever media are called After meeting…

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El Sur Resiste: A call to stop the capitalist mega-projects

A call to organize delegations and participate in El Sur Resiste International Gathering May 6-7, 2023 at the CIDECI/Caracol Jacinto Canek | San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas March 2023 Dear compañerxs: We are inviting you and your collectives and…

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Letter: A visit to Chiapas

By Carolina Dutton I finally returned to Chiapas after two and half years because of the pandemic. This has been the longest time I have spent away from this beloved land of the Mayan peoples in resistance in two decades…

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Does the government of Chiapas act on its own against the EZLN?

By Magdalena Gómez The aggressions against Zapatista communities by ORCAO (Regional Organization of Coffee Growers of Ocosingo), have remained in impunity throughout the years under successive state governments. The names of the participants are known and yet, the official networks…

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