The Veracruz Prosecutor’s Office identified Cassiel Yabel Rivera and Gonzalo Orozco Rodríguez from the human remains found inside plastic bags on the Veracruz-Cardel highway; however, the investigation is still ongoing. Source: Milenio
People screamed at Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares in Veracruz: “Traitor, You Sold Out to the Dictator”
Apparent workers of the Judiciary confronted Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares, father of Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez, due to their discontent with his vote that allowed the government to approve the judicial reform, the first of many, such as the reform to transfer the National Guard to the administration of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena). […]
Good Project, But Lacking Information: Orizabeños Speak About the Return of the Passenger Train
Despite the project to reactivate the Mexico-Veracruz passenger train still being an initiative, there is a lack of information among the population, who are uncertain about the cost and the poor infrastructure of the region’s railways. El Sol de Orizaba conducted a survey in Apolinar Castillo Park in the city center. Rogelio Villanueva, a retired […]
New migrant caravan enters the territory of the state of Veracruz; the eighth to cross Oaxaca in 2024
The migrant caravan that for 10 days walked along the Pan-American and Trans-Isthmus highways in the south of Oaxaca, this morning entered Veracruz territory where it was received by immigration authorities. Initially made up of about 250 people, the caravan that left today from the Oaxacan community of Palomares, belonging to the municipality of Matías […]
Cuitláhuac’s broken promises: roads in northern Veracruz ‘are worse than before’
The pending issues that the Governor of the state of Veracruz, Cuitláhuac García Jiménez, leaves in the northern part of the state just days before finishing his term, are the roads in poor condition, the relocation of the toll booth of the Tampico Bridge and the abandonment of the farmers of the agricultural sector. These […]
This is how Lavida has fought against Veracruz governments in defense of the environment
For more than 15 years, people interested in environmental protection, social struggle and the interest in stopping megaprojects that sought to harm biodiversity have joined together in Veracruz to create the Veracruz Assembly of Environmental Initiatives and Defense (Lavida). Emilio Rodríguez and Leticia Valenzuela are part of this Assembly that has faced the actions of […]
UT Austin student and his wife missing in Mexico for more than two months
Elizabeth Guzman describes her brother Frank, a PhD student in anthropology at UT Austin, as an eternal wanderer. “He loves traveling and learning. I don’t think he was ever meant to settle down somewhere,” Elizabeth said. “He wants to be a part of the world.” Frank Daniel Guzman was reported missing by the Texas Department […]
New sites with possible clandestine graves detected in Veracruz
In the state of Veracruz, new points with possible clandestine graves were detected, where search efforts continue by groups of relatives of missing persons, accompanied by federal forces. Veracruz remains among the entities in the country with the most clandestine graves and human remains exhumed at these sites, according to data from the Data Cívica […]
Rains in Veracruz cause landslides in the Zongolica mountain range
As predicted, the rains have caused significant damage in some municipalities of the state of Veracruz, one of the most important being in the municipalities of the Sierra Zongolica. There were two incidents, one of them occurred in the municipality of Tlaquilpa, they indicated that the earth slid on a communication route that is widely […]
Blockades in northern Veracruz: “We have been waiting for 17 years for them to fix it”
Tired of promises, they resorted to blocking federal highways in northern Veracruz to demand the rehabilitation of the Tampico-Tantoyuca and Pánuco-Tempoal sections. Since 9:00 a.m. this Monday, a group of residents closed a federal section that connects to the port of Tampico, placing awnings, boards and banners with slogans directed at the State Government. The […]