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UNHCR, OHCHR and OIM ask for urgent measures to protect the 3,000 displaced in Frontera Comalapa
By: Editor Yessica Morales *In that border region, the population in human mobility was in the middle of the cartel war and what they seek is to survive. Last May 25, the Jalisco Nueva Generación and Sinaloa cartels confronted each…
Read MoreArmed forces retake control of Frontera Comalapa
From the Editors Yesterday, federal and State security forces, with the support of airplanes, retook control of Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas, where several communities were the scene of confrontations between two organized crime groups last week, which caused the displacement of…
Read MoreShootings and roadblocks paralyze Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas
From the Editors Between Tuesday and Thursday, alleged members of organized crime groups sustained shootouts and maintained intermittent roadblocks at different points on the highway located between the municipality of Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas, and the border with Guatemala due to…
Read MoreThe sentence of the killer of human rights defender Simón Pedro is not justice
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, ChiapasFrayba Bulletin No. 09 *We recognize their work in defense of life, land, territory and the rights of peoples and communities.*May it be guaranteed that there is no impunity in murders of defenders. This Fray…
Read MoreCriminality and Violence in the Chiapas Highlands
By: Mónica Daniela Osorio Reyes y Edgar Baltazar Landeros* It has been almost eight months since June 14, 2022, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, a group of armed civilians took over the northern part of the municipality, shooting…
Read MoreGuacamaya Leaks: The Narco uses 6 routes to move drugs through Chiapas
By: Alfredo Fuentes | El Sol de Mexico Organized crime groups that traffic drugs from Central America to Mexico and the United States use at least six routes that cross through Chiapas by land and sea, indicate documents of Mexico’s…
Read MoreThe Diocese of San Cristóbal denounces an increase of violence in Chiapas
“Every day in our country we experience insecurity and violence in our streets, schools, businesses and unfortunately also in our churches, places that bring us together as a community to meet with our sisters and brothers and with God,” the…
Read MoreNarco violence and indigenous youth
By: R. Aída Hernández Castillo* Last June 14, strongly armed indigenous youth took over the popular market of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, and maintained control of the northern zone of this city for more than three hours, stealing,…
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