In the various roads of Chiapas, different acts of violence are occurring, from assaults on passenger buses to vehicle theft, a situation that has been present in the country for two years. As of 2024, in the state of Chiapas, this situation began to arise. Almost every week on social media, three to five of […]

Mexico’s southern border experiencing a wave of violence from organized crime and drug cartel disputes. The warning arises “due to increasing violence and security concerns in Chiapas,” leading to travel restrictions for U.S. officials in the area, as per the information on the Embassy’s official website. The U.S. government has outlined a danger zone that […]

Survivors of the Acteal Massacre urged for a resolution to the conflict, while the rescued teachers indicated that classes would be suspended until safety is guaranteed. The teachers held by armed civilians in the municipality of Pantelhó, Chiapas, were escorted out of the conflict zone by 70 trucks from federal and state forces, according to […]

The state of Chiapas is witnessing an alarming surge in the assassination of law enforcement officers, positioning it as one of Mexico’s burgeoning centers of violence, primarily due to clashes among criminal factions. In a startling departure from previous years, the initial four months of 2024 have seen the demise of 9 officers, a figure […]

The US Embassy in Mexico detailed that due to the increase in violence in the municipality of Ocozocoautla, its employees are instructed to avoid the conflict zone. The United States issued a travel alert for the state of Chiapas this Wednesday due to the violence crisis it is going through. The US Embassy in Mexico […]

A man standing in line at a bank branch is held at gunpoint and robbed by armed individuals. On Tuesday morning, unknown individuals, well-armed and riding a motorcycle, robbed a man who was standing in line at the Bancomer branch located on the main road one, south of the city of San Cristóbal de Las […]

It is estimated that about 2,507 children and adolescents, most of them from indigenous communities of San Cristóbal de Las Casas and nearby areas in the Highlands of Chiapas, are at risk of being victims of forced recruitment by organized crime and gangs, activists, human rights defenders, and researchers revealed this Friday when presenting the […]

This early morning, the migrant caravan departed from Arriaga, which had left on March 25th from Tapachula, in Chiapas. The caravan has been on a journey for more than 15 days along the coasts of Chiapas, starting from this municipality in the so-called Migrant ‘Viacrucis’. The group of migrants rested in the municipality of Arriaga […]

Motorists and transporters who frequently use the route connecting Ocosingo with San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas have expressed their growing concern due to the blockades. Motorists and transporters who daily use the route that connects this locality with San Cristóbal de las Casas have shown their concern due to the constant blockades by […]

An indigenous leader from the northern area of San Cristóbal de Las Casas was shot dead by hitmen who fired at him from a moving car on Tuesday afternoon; this is the third crime in less than a year linked to street vendor organizations and motorcycle gangs. Juan “N”, also known as “El Fallo”, identified […]