Members of the Mothers in Resistance Chiapas collective reported that during their ongoing demonstration in front of the State Attorney General’s Office, they were threatened and assaulted by municipal police officers in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The women were demanding progress in the investigations into the femicides and disappearances of their children, as well as a meeting […]

In a historic event for the Northern Zone, the Secretary of Public Security, Óscar Alberto Aparicio Avendaño, and the Mayor, Fabiola Ricci Diestel, led the restoration of the Market and the Short-Haul Terminal for the City Hall, spaces that have sustained the local economy for more than 13 years and today guarantee decent, fear-free work […]

Sixteen members of the Chilón Municipal Police in Chiapas were arrested for their probable responsibility in the crime of prison evasion after freeing a suspect captured by state agents. According to the Chiapas State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), municipal police intercepted the convoy in which state security forces were transporting Israel “N”—arrested for gang membership […]

On October 2, 2025, the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) executed a temporary closure of all unauthorized works and activities within the Catazajá Lagoon, in the Santa Cruz and Loma Bonita ejidos (common lands), in the municipality of Catazajá, Chiapas. The measure was taken after verifying the construction of a rural road within the […]

On social media, it was reported that artisans from Chiapa de Corzo had been registered as part of the Zoque people, which has generated discontent among cultural bearers of this indigenous identity. The complaint highlights the importance of correctly distinguishing indigenous peoples, as official recognition is key to accessing support, incentives, and visibility for the […]

Zats, an exotic worm that appears during the rainy season, is a traditional dish characteristic of northern Chiapas. The Chol indigenous people say these worms are black or green in color and are found mainly in rubber trees in municipalities such as Chilón, Ocosingo, Huitiupán, Simojovel, Sabanilla, Yajalón, Altamirano, and others in the region. Don […]

Faced with the threat of renewed mining in the area, hundreds of residents from several municipalities held two marches in Rayón, Tapalapa, and Pantepec, in the northern state of Chiapas. The protesters warned that they came out to defend their territory because if mining companies begin operating, “it will be an environmental catastrophe that will […]

On the afternoon of Sunday, October 5, the residents of Cintalapa, Chiapas, were struck by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake, according to the National Seismological Service. According to information from the National Seismological Service (SSN), the earthquake occurred at 5:04:45 p.m. (Mexico time) 34 km northwest of the municipality and had a depth of 139 km. […]

A demonstration by students from the Jacinto Canek Intercultural Bilingual Teachers’ College in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, escalated into a clash with municipal police officers, resulting in damage to an official vehicle, injuries to young people, and moments of great tension in the city center. Municipal authorities also reported another demonstration on the […]

A new migrant caravan has formed in southern Mexico, in the city of Tapachula, Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, with hundreds of people, mostly from Central America, the Caribbean, and some from South America. The goal, unlike virtually all of these mobilizations, is no longer to reach the northern border with the United States […]