Chiapas, Unacknowledged Violence
Within a framework of spiralling violence and continuing militarization in Chiapas that the government refuses to acknowledge, Zapatista communities find themselves caught in the crossfire or direct targets.
Paramilitary
Reports of New Armed Attack against BAEZLN in Ocosingo
Attacks on the BAEZLN in Moisés y Gandhi continue unabated and impune.
We urge you to sign the urgent action by Red TDT demanding an end to this violence.
Yesterday’s Paper
“In his popular song Periódico de ayer, Héctor Lavoe narrated the story of a love that had similarities with a newspaper article of the previous day: Sensational when it came out at dawn // By noon already established news // And in the afternoon forgotten matter. In addition to the speed of the news, there is the “presentism” into which we as societies have settled and the noise with which certain information is hidden. Unfortunately, violence in our country is not yesterday’s news, it is a present reality that requires us to discuss it as one of the great national problems and to look for real solutions.”
Ejido Tila: Former ejido authority and CNI member killed by narco-paramilitaries linked to City Hall
January 12th, Carmen López Lugo, CNI member from Tila, was assassinated by narco- paramilitaries. The spate of violence in the ejido, and ultimately the murder of another land defender, kicks off the election year with familiar tensions.
EZLN Approaches 30th Anniversary amid Security Crisis in Chiapas
The EZLN and sympathizers prepare to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 uprising in an unprecedented climate of public insecurity in Chiapas, which Schools for Chiapas has been chronicling.