The Ministry of Civil Protection, in a joint operation with the three levels of government, carried out security inspections in clubs and bars in San Cristóbal de Las Casas. In the action, they verified eight properties, identified omissions in Civil Protection matters in six of them and initiated administrative procedures and applied the corresponding fines. […]
Alleged violent leader arrested in San Cristóbal
In recent hours, the arrest of Pascuala López was confirmed. She is accused of leading a criminal group linked to various acts of violence in neighborhoods of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, such as Ejido Cuxtitali and El Pinar. According to local reports, this group is responsible for burning homes, seizing land, assaulting people, and […]
San Cristóbal prepares justa
On March 1, the Half Marathon 2026 and the Great Race of Muhammad 2026 in Ocozocoautla will be run as part of the Carnival Eduardo Solís/Diario de Chiapas The San Cristóbal de Las Casas half-marathon has begun; is scheduled for the first day of March, which has agreed on the three distances that normally see […]
Torture and inhumane treatment in Chiapas prisons were demonstrated before UN representatives
Mexico City | Let’s get uninformed. The Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) provided evidence of torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, fabrication of culprits, political repression, and prison conditions of the State Centers for Social Reintegration for Sentenced Persons (CERSS) in Chiapas, during the third official visit to Mexico of the UN Subcommittee […]
Operation “Zero Impunity” hits crime in Frontera Comalapa
Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas. – As a result of the “Zero Impunity” operation, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), in coordination with security corporations, secured nine vehicles in a state of abandonment in the ejido Nuevo Mazapa, municipality of Frontera Comalapa. The units were located during preventive tours carried out in the Sierra region and were […]
Desperation and bureaucratic slowness feed a black market for documents for Cuban migrants in Chiapas
The waits in the bureaucratic procedures to regularize and the prohibition to leave the state led migrants to irregularly buy birth certificates and resident cards. The desperation generated among Cuban immigrants by the long waits in the procedures to regularize in Mexico and the impossibility of leaving Chiapas without first obtaining papers have fueled a […]
Confrontation between Catholics and Evangelicals leaves several injured and vehicles vandalized in Chiapas
Transporters on the Chanal-San Cristóbal de las Casas route had a confrontation on Saturday night, and residents mentioned that they even heard detonations by firearms. Vandalized units and injuries were the result of a confrontation between transporters of different religions / Courtesy of Evangelicals of Chanal. Several injured and vandalized vehicles is the balance of a brawl […]
Mexico reinforces security in Chiapas in the face of crisis in Guatemala
Following the recent implementation of a state of siege in Guatemala, the Mexican government has decided to intensify surveillance measures on its southern border. This decision by the Guatemalan administration arises as a direct response to the murder of ten police officers, allegedly carried out by members of criminal structures. Under this state of emergency, the security forces of […]
Chiapas approves reform against child marriages and forced cohabitation: How many years in prison are the penalties?
The Congress of Chiapas approved a series of reforms to the Penal Code on forced cohabitation, which prohibits child marriages This Friday, January 30, the Congress of the State of Chiapas approved reforms to the Penal Code on forced cohabitation, with the purpose of “eradicating forced informal unions, especially in indigenous peoples and communities that carry out this […]
Investment sought in Chiapas
Businessmen maintain dialogue with authorities to promote economic growth in Chiapas: Miguel Ángel Blas, president of Canaco The business sector of Chiapas maintains an ongoing dialogue with state authorities with the aim of raising needs, proposals and strategies that contribute to the economic growth of the entity during 2026, reported Miguel Ángel Blas Gutiérrez, president […]