Paramilitarism in Chiapas in the “Fourth Transformation”
López y Rivas retraces the paramilitarization before Acteal to ask of the 4T, “Is another State crime being prepared?”
A Tour from Below and on the Left
Raul Zibechi reminds us that the #GiraZapatista has long-standing precedent in Zapatista history. It’s time to connect our resistances globally through a politics from below and on the left.
Deforestation and Corruption, Results of Sembrando Vida in Southern Mexico
“Deforestation, loss of biodiversity, clientelism and corruption are just some of the consequences of the implementation of Sembrando Vida, the federal government’s most ambitious environmental program, which seeks to reforest a million hectares of deteriorated lands throughout Mexico.”
Members of FrayBa Arbitrarily Detained
We call on national and international solidarity to sign this urgent action available at www.frayba.org.mx and write to the Mexican authorities to commit to implement security measures for the exercise of the right to defend human rights.
Armed Group Frees Human Rights Defenders of Frayba
Defenders of human rights of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Center for Human Rights(Frayba), Lázaro Sánchez Gutiérrez and Pictórico Galvez Pérez were freed in the early morning of Wednesday, after being held hostage for more than 40 hours.