In an urgent and closed session, the Campeche Congress approved the reactivation of constitutional immunity, amid internal tensions in Morena and accusations of open investigations against legislators. The Congress of the State of Campeche approved this Monday in an urgent and reserved session the reactivation of constitutional immunity after almost 10 years of its repeal, […]
Morena fractures in Campeche; 10 deputies break with Layda Sansores
Governor accused of political persecution // To avoid arrest, they restored the constitutional immunity abrogated in 2016. Campeche, Campeche – The Morena party faction in the local Congress fractured after 10 of its 16 members broke with Governor Layda Sansores, whom they accused of political persecution. To avoid arrest, they reinstated the constitutional immunity – […]
CAMPECHE: THE LABORATORY OF AUTHORITARIANISM
In Campeche, freedom of expression isn’t in crisis: it’s been kidnapped. Layda Sansores’s government has transformed the state into an instrument of persecution, where reporting, expressing opinions, or criticizing those in power can cost you your freedom, your property, or even exile you from public debate. Here, governance isn’t based on laws, but on punishment. […]
Campeche, the economic collapse; the catastrophe
Ciudad del Carmen, the engine that sustains the capital city of Campeche, and which for over forty years was the largest settlement for the workforce of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), providing the country with resources through the export of crude oil extracted from the Bay of Campeche, is no more. The island is suffering greatly from […]
“Concentrated power and nullified checks and balances”: the academic reading of Campeche with Layda Sansores
The government of Layda Sansores San Román in the state of Campeche has achieved something uncommon in recent years: the reconcentration of political power almost without resistance. However, this control has not translated into development, governance, or institutional strengthening. On the contrary, it has left a more polarized state, with weakened checks and balances and […]
Campeche silenced; under the harassment of Layda Sansores
Journalists, university rectors, police officers, and even people who have worn costumes or masks of politicians during Carnival have been harassed, intimidated, and even sued by Layda Sansores, the Morena party governor of Campeche, who does not allow any kind of criticism or questioning of her administration. The inhabitants of this southern state are silenced. […]
North Beach in Ciudad del Carmen reopened: cocktail vendors were operating without a Semarnat permit
Of the approximately 30 businesses that comprised the so-called “Cocktail Bar” area on the “Nelson Barrera Romellón” Coastal Boardwalk, the complete recovery of the public beach should be finished by the end of January as part of the reorganization process initiated last year in Playa Norte. None of these establishments had a concession granted by […]
Army, National Guard and Navy seize weapons, drugs and cell phones during operation at Campeche prison
More than 100 federal agents, ministerial officers, and personnel from the Human Rights Commission entered the San Francisco Kobén Penitentiary, where they activated cellblock inspection protocols, seizing homemade weapons, drugs, cash, and cell phones. Despite the discontent expressed by some inmates, no altercations with the authorities were reported. During the early hours of Saturday, January […]