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The narco’s shadow extends throughout the Lacandón Jungle
By: Ángeles Mariscal Crime has been incrusted in the recesses of the Chiapas jungle and advances non-stop throughout the State, under the cover of omissions, bureaucracy and lack of political will of governments. “They left us alone to face this…
Read MoreLacandón comuneros accuse Julia Carabias of seeking to divide and confront them
By: Isaín Mandujano Authorities of the Lacandón Zone’s Communal Assets (LZCA), [also known as the Lacandón Zone Commons], denounced that with legal devices and influence peddling, the environmentalist Julia Carabias Lillo, through her civil organizations, Natura and Mexican Ecosystems, intends…
Read MoreSan Cristóbal, under police and military siege
By: Isaín Mandujano After the violent events on Monday that left three people riddled with bullets and three houses burned, the municipal and state police forces, as well as the Mexican Army and the National Guard (NG) took control of…
Read MoreThe Good Government Junta demands releasing Manuel Gómez, a prisoner in Ocosingo
By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. The Good Government Junta (JBG, its initials in Spanish) named “Rebel Thought of the Native Peoples” [1] demanded the release of Manuel Gómez Vázquez, support base of the Zapatista National…
Read MoreThey murder 3, set houses on fire and block streets in San Cristóbal
Bloody dispute between gangs of Motonetos By: Elio Henríquez, CorrespondentSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Yesterday, the city experienced an escalation of violence for eight hours, which started with the murder of Gerónimo Ruiz López, leader of a group of…
Read MoreMotonetos frighten neighbors in San Cristóbal with shooting
By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Subjects with high-caliber weapons fired shots into the air in the area of the José Castillo Tiélemans Market, the city’s main supply center, which caused panic and anxiety among hundreds…
Read MoreIndigenous people: Impunity and social decomposition
By: Magdalena Gómez On April 4, 2023, the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas issued a very strong communication directed at the three levels of government. Unfortunately, its central thesis coincides with what happens in other regions of the…
Read MoreBishops warn about an increase of narco-violence in Chiapas
By: Isaín Mandujano Bishops of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas warned today of an increase in narco-violence in Chiapas and the social decomposition that is being experienced in at least 28 municipalities in the state. In view…
Read MoreExtractivism rhymes with militarism
By: Raúl Zibechi Some very recent events on our continent represent a twist in the militarization of common goods, either legally or de facto, by the hand of governments and their armed forces or irregular armed actors who roam freely…
Read MoreThey integrate a new self-defense group in Chiapas; that warns they will not permit “any cartel to enter”
From the Editors A group of around 50 armed men, uniformed and masked, who call themselves the self-defense forces of San Cristóbal de las Casas municipality, published a video on social networks in which they make their existence public knowledge….
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