Chiapas Support Committee

Category: Zapatistas


Celebrating the life of MaryAnn Tenuto-Sánchez

Today our sorrow turns to seek a place in your hearts. Our thoughts ask little, only that you no longer hold back your desire to find that lost dignity.  We only ask that a small piece of your heart be…

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CNI calls for global action against the war on indigenous peoples

Mexico City | Desinformémonos. The Congreso Nacional Indígena (CNI, National Indigenous Congress) – Consejo Indígena de Gobierno (CIG, Indigenous Council of Government) (CNI-CIG) have called for a global action to stop the war against the people of Mexico and the…

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¡Stop the war against the people of Mexico and the world!

By Gilberto López y Rivas, La Jornada The National Indigenous Congress (CNI, Congreso Nacional Indígena) and its Indigenous Council of Government (CIG, Consejo Indígena de Gobierno) made public a call to commemorate, this October 12, the 531 years of the…

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The socio-cultural aspects of the Maya Train

By: Gilberto López y Rivas First of all, I would like to highlight the non-consulted nature of the Tren Maya mega-project among the affected populations, which include original peoples protected by the Constitution and by international agreements, such as ILO…

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Indigenous peoples: Farewell to the so-called new relationship

By: Magdalena Gómez At the time of the suspended dialogue between the federal government and the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) it was claimed that a new relationship would be built between the State and the indigenous peoples. The farewell…

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Immediate release for José Díaz Gómez, an EZLN support base

To the national and international SixthTo the signatories to the Declaration for LifeTo the honest mediaTo those who struggle for truth and justice From the Network of Resistances and Rebellions Ajmaq we make this pronouncement.. We know that prisons are…

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Chiapas 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…

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Incessant 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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In Baja, Veracruz and Puebla, activists demand a stop to the paramilitary attacks on EZLN communities

The official denialism favors impunity of the aggressors: Frayba By: Antonio Heras, CorrespondentMexicali, Baja California On Sunday morning, members of the Mexicali Resissste Movement protested the armed attacks against communities of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN, Ejército Zapatista de…

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Inter-American Court for Human Rights and forced displacement

By: Magdalena Gómez Within the very broad cases and situations of human rights violations in our country, a campaign is underway that seeks to stop the war in Chiapas against the Zapatista communities, without this war only affecting them, but…

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