Reflections on the recent Zapatista arts festival from Isalia McIntyre, a regular participant at the Schools for Chiapas talks at Sendas, San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Art in Struggle: A Zapatista Encounter – Rebellion and Resistance for “The Day After” READ MORE »
Parishoners hold a pilgrimage and ceremony in Chicomuselo to honor those murdered last year by organized crime. The area, a target for mining become a battleground for the cartels and a nightmare for the residents.
In Chiapas, families who are missing loved ones insist that citizens apply pressure to the State if any justice is to be found.
Madres Buscadoras of Chiapas Demand the Creation of a Citizen’s Council READ MORE »
On Saturday, April 19, the double femicide of the Tseltal sisters Valeria and Deisi Gómez Méndez, murdered with bullets and found in the community of Cruz Obispo, in the municipality of Chamula, was made public on social networks. They were 18 and 14 years old, respectively. They had been kidnapped days before in San Cristóbal de Las Casas (SCLC). Their murder adds to the eight that have occurred so far this year and the 32 reported during 2024 in the state. Violence doesn’t end in an environment where the security strategy imposes despotic and authoritarian police force to publicize what
Youth in the Highlands of Chiapas: Between Hurt and Hope READ MORE »
