For several years we have been talking about drug trafficking, and how little by little, in addition to gaining ground, their activities are escalating, Now it is not the sale of drugs, weapons. They exercise power over trafficking networks, extort and kill migrants, charge floor rights to economic activities, and worse, control territories and dispossess; […]
Crisis in Chiapas: More than 14,000 people leave their homes due to violence in the area
Drug trafficking and territorial conflicts have unleashed a wave of violence in Chiapas, causing the inhabitants to decide to leave all their assets The Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) has revealed alarming data on forced displacement in several municipalities of the state of Chiapas. According to the reports, between 2010 and […]
Drug-related violence is spreading all over Chiapas: Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
In a letter signed together with his collaborators, Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar stated that the voices of peace of the people are being silenced by violence, weapons, and intimidation. The Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas and its parishioners united of the Pueblo Creyente organization denounced this Thursday the 21st the increase in drug violence […]
Residents of Chiapas applaud the arrival of the Sinaloa Cartel caravan
“We want peace”, shout residents of Chiapas while waving white flags and balloons before the arrival of alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel to the Sierra Madre region that crosses the state. In a video that circulates on social networks, more than a hundred residents are seen receiving the caravan of trucks with armed men […]
States Cartels threaten villagers in the mountains of Chiapas with bullets to recruit them
Inhabitants of Chicomuselo, Chiapas insist that there were 20 dead after a clash of cartels; state prosecutor’s office denies violence. Refugees in neighboring municipalities, residents of Chicomuselo, Chiapas – who are now displaced – narrated in an interview how, days before the clashes between the Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and Sinaloa cartels, in which they […]
“Guatemalan accused of homicide in the death of Florida Deputy is a huge injustice,” Attorney says
Virgilio Aguilar Méndez a 19-year-old Guatemalan, has been charged in the state of Florida for his involvement in the death of St. Johns County Deputy Michael Kunovich in May 2023. The case has gained national attention, with 450,458 people signing a petition to release Mendez. The medical examiner’s report says Kunovich died from an irregular heartbeat after […]
13,216 athletes in the parachico race
A total of 13,216 athletes participated in the XXVI edition of the Parachico Race, named World Heritage. The athletes were divided into distances of 2, 5 and 15 kilometers, in the categories of veterans, free and children, in the male and female branches; there was also a special classification for people with disabilities. In the […]
10 Guatemalans have been missing for 7 weeks in Chiapas
Frontera Comalapa, the “Bermuda Triangle” that swallowed 10 Guatemalans. Violence has worsened in several municipalities of Chiapas; even, businesses have run out of merchandise, as access to the territory is controlled by criminal groups TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ.-] Several years ago, Dan Josué began working with his father-in-law in the sale of backyard chicks; however, he looked […]
Confrontation between the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel would have left 20 dead in Chiapas
After the confrontation between alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel in the municipality of Chicomuselo, Chiapas, the inhabitants of the area report around 20 deaths due to the dispute between the criminal groups. The events occurred since last January 4 and according to a report shared on the […]
In San Cristóbal they will hold a Mexican Sign Language workshop
The course will be taught from January 20 at the Carlos Jurado Cultural Center The course will be taught from January 20 at the Carlos Jurado Cultural Center San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas.- Members of the group “Sí Podemos” will carry out the course Mexican Sign Language (LSM), basic level, a form of communication […]