The Fray Matías de Córdova Human Rights Center (CDHFMC) denounced the National Migration Institute (INM) for persecuting members of a migrant group walking along the Chiapas coast in an attempt to reach central and northern Mexico. On Thursday, a failed attempt to form a caravan from Tapachula resulted in about fifty migrants embarking on the […]

The indigenous municipality of San Juan Cancuc has triggered health alerts in Chiapas by accounting for 20% of maternal deaths registered in 2025; organizations are promoting training for midwives to prevent more cases. Source: milenio

The troubling new development: Mexican citizens repatriated from the United States have formally joined the contingent due to a lack of financial resources to cover the cost of a bus or plane ticket. Source: milenio

The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (MNPT-CNDH) have demanded that authorities in Chiapas conduct an “ex officio, independent, and duly diligent” investigation into alleged acts of torture committed by agents of the State Attorney General’s Office and the Secretariat of Public Security. The statement was issued […]

State security agents were exposed in videos circulated on social media, in which they are seen torturing two individuals by placing plastic bags over their heads. The video shows several officers—one wearing a shirt bearing the initials FGE (State Attorney General’s Office) and another wearing a T-shirt with the logo of the Secretariat of Public […]

The Yellow River (Río Amarillo), which flows through the eastern, northern, and western sections of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, continues to be one of the city’s most polluted waterways—a situation that concerns residents and environmentalists alike due to the accumulation of trash, foul odors, and the proliferation of mosquitoes. Despite constant appeals from authorities […]

In light of the onset of the rainy season and the presence of cold fronts, the community of Lázaro Cárdenas—in coordination with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP)—has announced the temporary closure of the Arco del Tiempo ecotourism center to safeguard visitor safety. Daniel Ovando Valencia, President of the Chiapas College of Tourist […]

During this period, 203,685 Mexicans were returned to the country from the United States, 39,441 of whom arrived by air, reported the Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez. Tapachula—located on the southern border of Chiapas—operates, alongside Villahermosa, as one of the two airports in the southern part of the country designated to receive repatriation […]

A total of 712 Mexicans were deported by air from the United States to Chiapas this weekend, security sources reported. On Saturday, three flights landed at Tapachula International Airport from Texas, aboard aircraft from Global Crossing Airlines and Eastern Air Express. On Sunday, three more flights arrived at the southern border, departing from cities in […]

Chiapas coffee, a natural treasure, is known as “green gold” for its immense economic and cultural value, and for its deep roots in rural communities, supporting 170,000 families who cultivate 250,000 hectares. The roasting and grinding process involves pulping, drying, hulling, and cleaning, before finally roasting and grinding the coffee beans for packaging. Don Alonso […]