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Some 4,000 march to demand security in Frontera Comalapa

Residents are caught in the middle of a fight between two cartels By: Elio Henríquez, CorrespondentSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Around 4,000 inhabitants of Frontera Comalapa marched on Monday, June 26, in the municipal seat to demand peace and…

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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…

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Indigenous 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…

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Bishops 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…

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They 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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