Oaxaca: Call for Guelaguetza 2025 announced

Under the principles of inclusion, interculturality, cultural diversity and justice, the registration stage for delegations of dancers from the eight regions of the state of Oaxaca, interested in participating in the Guelaguetza 2025, which will be held on Monday, July 21 and 28, has begun. According to the call from the Secretariat of Cultures and […]

Oaxaca and the Interoceanic Corridor: Innovation, Education and the Challenge of Development

The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) is emerging as a strategic engine for the economic transformation of the south-southeast of Mexico. However, its success will not only depend on the industrial and logistics infrastructure, but also on the consolidation of an innovation ecosystem that facilitates the interaction between companies, academia, training centers […]

Morena in Oaxaca asks to investigate Alejandro Murat, former governor and current senator of the party; they accuse alleged embezzlement of 3 billion pesos

The coordinator of the Morena parliamentary faction in the Congress of Oaxaca, Benjamín Viveros, presented a request to initiate an investigation against the former governor and now senator of the republic for his own party, Alejandro Murat Hinojosa. The petition was addressed to the Secretary of Honesty of the Government of Oaxaca, to the Specialized […]

Mezcal producer in Oaxaca denounces fraud by foreign woman

Valentina Santiago Gutiérrez, a mezcal producer from San Baltazar Guelavila, in the Central Valleys, reported that she was the victim of fraud by a foreign woman who promised to buy a large production of this drink from her. In an interview, she said that after a year without work, a foreign woman offered to buy […]

3 activists killed in Oaxaca

Three activists from the Union of Indigenous Communities of the Northern Zone of the Isthmus (Ucizoni) were killed this Thursday in the border area between the municipalities of Santo Domingo Petapa and San Juan Mazatlán, in Oaxaca, apparently due to an agrarian conflict. According to the Mixe indigenous organization, a group of unknown persons armed […]

Oaxaca Government receives petition from normal school students

The State Government, through the Government Secretariat and the State Institute of Public Education of Oaxaca (IEEPO), received the petition from the Coordinadora Estudiantil Normalista del Estado (CENEO), to begin its analysis and, in due time, give a response. Officials from both agencies appeared at the kiosk in the main square of Oaxaca City, where […]

Kidnapped in Veracruz and found dead in Oaxaca: The end of four CFE workers

The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) confirmed that four of its workers were found dead in the municipality of Acatlán de Figueroa, Oaxaca. “The authorities have begun the corresponding investigations to clarify the events. The CFE is collaborating with the relevant authorities and will continue to monitor the development of the investigations. We extend our condolences […]

Oaxaca, the most dangerous state for social organizations and activists

Persecution, harassment and threats against journalists, human rights and land defenders, activists and social organisations are rampant in Oaxaca. It is a policy that makes the state the most dangerous for their activities. Since 2018 alone, documents the Alas y Raíces project, 58 defenders have been murdered and another six are missing. While social discontent […]