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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….
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreORCAO attacks 3 Zapatista Communities in Moisés Gandhi region
Elio Henríquez, CorrespondentSan Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas For three days, members of the Regional Organization of Ocosingo Coffee Growers (ORCAO) attacked three autonomous Zapatista communities located in the Moisés Gandhi region, municipality of Lucio Cabañas, with shots from firearms…
Read MoreFrayba: The opaqueness and inaction of the Mexican State is an imminent threat to peace in Chiapas
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, MéxicoMay 26, 2023Bulletin No. 12 Tension in Zapatista territory On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation (EZLN, Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) took up arms, declaring war on the Mexican State, fighting for…
Read MoreArmed group releases Frayba human rights defenders
By: Chiapas Paralelo The human rights defenders from the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba), Lázaro Sánchez Gutiérrez and Victórico Gálvez Pérez, were released early this morning, after being kidnapped for more than 40 hours….
Read MoreChiapas: War and Peace
By: Raúl Romero On November 8, around 3:30 pm, Felix Hernández López – a support base for the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) – was returning to his home when he was attacked by 20 paramilitaries belonging to the Regional…
Read MoreParamilitaries kidnap a Zapatista
Frayba demands that the authorities liberate Félix López, EZLN support base [1] By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas The Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) asked the Mexican State to intervene “immediately for the…
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