Chiapas

Cinema Night in Zapatista Territory To “Remake The World” and a Sailing Ship in The Atlantic

An account by Alejandro Santos Cid of the premiere screening of ‘La Montaña’ documentary about the transatlantic journey of the Zapatistas to Europe, as part of their Journey for Life. The screening was held at the El Sur Resiste International Encounter last weekend at the Jacinto Janek Caracol, San Cristóbal de Las Casas. The article gives interesting insights into the voyage itself, the history of the Zapatista movement and where it stands today.

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Chiapas Remains in Fourth Place For Disappearances of Children and Adolescents

The ongoing tragedy of disappearances in Mexico continues and does so in impunity. It is an omnipresent problem which also affects the state of Chiapas, where almost half of the disappeared are children or adolescents. From 2021 to 2022, 1,171 girls, boys and adolescents were reported disappeared in the state. Girls and adolescent women represent the most affected group and often end up in sexual slavery. It is a phenomenon that especially affects indigenous populations and is largely underreported or not reported at all.

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Neither Mother nor Wife. Indigenous Women in Amatenango del Valle Highlight the Bright and Dark Sides of Being Single

Indigenous women face discrimination on three levels, for being indigenous, for being women and for being poor. The Zapatista Women’s Revolutionary Laws of 1993 marked a major advance for the women living within the autonomous communities and had some level of influence in the wider community of indigenous women in Chiapas. Despite the predominant patriarchal discourse concerning gender stereotypes, indigenous women continue to empower and exert themselves. This article by Yessica Morales from Chiapas Paralelo looks at recent research into a tendency of indigenous women from Amatenango del Valle who choose not to marry and have children but prefer to be single and independent.

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EZLN Announces Mobilizations for its 39th Anniversary

The EZLN was created on November 17, 1983 in the Lacandón Jungle, in the municipality of OcosingoFor many years, the EZLN indicated that it will no longer rise up in arms but will continue struggling for the benefit of the indigenous population / Photo: Gilberto Morales | El Heraldo de Chiapas By: Gilberto Morales | El Heraldo de Chiapas Altamirano  The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN, Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional), announces a mobilization to celebrate its 39th anniversary in the caracoles, autonomous municipalities and Good Government Juntas that exist in the state of Chiapas. The EZLN was created on

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