The construction of the San Cristóbal de las Casas-Palenque highway has been suspended in the past three six-year presidential terms of office due to opposition from various indigenous communities that would be affected, but the current governor, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, has it listed as one of his priority projects.
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In defiance of those who murdered Samir, and all who continue to try to murder him, the life and struggle of Samir continues to blossom around the world.
In their ”War against Oblivion”, the Zapatistas honour the life, struggles and murder of Samir Flores.
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“This February 20 marks 6 years since our brother Samir Flores Soberanes was assassinated, 6 years since another shot was fired at the forces of rebellion and autonomy.” The People’s Front in Defense of Land and Water, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala pronounce that Samir lives on in the struggles around the world …blossoming wherever the peoples are defending life.
As the current state government in Chiapas “cracks down on crime,” children’s advocate organizations decry the criminalization and arbitrary detention indigenous children and adolescents.
