Although the current state administration headed by Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, which is a few weeks away from ending, has seen an increase in the number of people sentenced for the crimes of forced disappearance and disappearance committed by individuals compared to the previous administration of former President Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval, it remains minimal compared […]
Michoacán seeks to export lemons to Sweden
The government of Michoacán and the Swedish organization Food Collective established a work route to export Michoacan lemon to Sweden. Thus, by the first quarter of 2025, an agreement will be signed so that the citrus fruit reaches the European market through an import scheme. Michoacán is a leader in agricultural exports in Mexico, particularly […]
Turtle tacos?: Michoacán’s Tourism Secretariat’s misstep on social media
The Michoacán government’s social media accounts mixed up the images and, when promoting tortillas made in the state, published photographs of black sea turtles. On its X account, the local government wrote: “Michoacán tortillas are the tastiest in the world… Come on, deny it! What would you put on a freshly made tortilla?”, followed by […]
Gunmen assault and intimidate Guerrero reporter after covering funeral of 11 people
In Guerrero, armed men intimidated and assaulted reporter Luis Daniel Nava Jiménez after he covered the funeral of 11 people who were deprived of their freedom and found dead last week. The events occurred on the night of Saturday, November 9, when Nava Jiménez —who works as a correspondent for the magazine Proceso and El […]
Toxic metals in Chiapas rivers: dangers for the ecosystem and health
In the Llanos region, where the Pujiltic sugar mill is located in Venustiano Carranza, domestic, agricultural and industrial waste has turned this site into a point of high contamination. A recent study carried out by the University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas (Unicach) revealed the presence of heavy metals in the micro-basins that make […]
Chiapas, drug trafficking and neocolonialism
Since June 2021, Chiapas has been experiencing a spiral of violence associated with drug trafficking. Violence is not new. It dates back to colonization itself. Since the 16th century, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas documented the atrocities committed against indigenous peoples during the Conquest. Nor is the presence of organized crime in the state new. […]
From policeman to murderer: John Patrick Addis and his crimes in Chiapas
The quiet Fovissste Paraíso neighborhood in Tuxtla Gutiérrez was the scene of a discovery in 2006: the bodies of a woman and two minors, allegedly murdered by John Patrick Addis, a former American police officer wanted by the FBI, who lived in Mexico under the name “Charlie Petterson.” Addis, born in Michigan in 1950, was […]
In Chiapas, migrants’ camps are being set up. Alejandro Domínguez, November 8, 2024
‘Los Ardillos’ still holds 6 merchants hostage. Evelyn Salgado defends herself against criticism for singing at a concert. In Guanajuato, bodies of two murdered men are found. Migrant camps are being set up. Source: milenio
71 migrants from Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Africa rescued in Oaxaca
The State Investigation Agency (AEI), in collaboration with the Navy (Semar), State Police and the National Guard (GN), rescued 71 migrants from Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Africa and Colombia who were kidnapped in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, confirmed the Attorney General of Oaxaca. During a search, two people were arrested and 71 migrants of different nationalities […]
Shooting in Oaxaca restaurant leaves 5 dead; they were trying to attack a transport leader
A shooting in a restaurant north of the capital of Oaxaca left a preliminary balance of five dead and one injured. The incident took place before 10 p.m. this Thursday at the Che Gaucho restaurant, located on Las Rosas Street, corner with Álamos. Among the fatalities were the bodyguards of Marcos Sánchez, leader of the […]