Indigenous People

Government of Oaxaca Passes Law Pushing the Privatization of Ejido and Communal Lands

Ñaní Pinto - 30 December, 2023

Northern Sierra Mountains of Oaxaca. Photo: Santiago Navarro F With the approval of the state congress, the governor of Oaxaca has passed the revenue law for the 2024 fiscal year, with which he is pushing...

Indigenous People

So-Called Justice Plans are the Coup de Grace for Indigenous Peoples: Pueblo Mayo-Yoreme

Aldo Santiago - 28 December, 2023

Meeting between federal and state officials related to the justice plan of the Mayo people. Myrna Valencia, professor and human rights defender, member of the Mayo-Yoreme community of Cohuirimpo in southern Sonora, is firm in...

Indigenous People

EZLN Announces Changes to Autonomous Governing Structures

Sare Frabes - 8 November, 2023

In March of 2022, thousands of Zapatistas simultaneously mobilized in five municipalities of Chiapas to protest against war. Photo: Tercio Compas/ Enlace Zapatista On Sunday, November 5, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), via...

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Mexico

Tzeltal Political Prisoners File Appeal for their Immediate Freedom

Aldo Santiago - 25 September, 2024

Tzeltal human rights defenders accused of homicide have filed an appeal demanding their immediate freedom.

Mexico

Already Failed Dam Project Being Revived in Oaxaca to Address Water Crisis

Sare Frabes - 23 September, 2024

Attempt being made to revive an already failed dam project to combat the water crisis in Oaxaca.

Mexico

Social Organizations Warn of a New Surge in Violence in the Highlands of Chiapas

Sare Frabes - 27 August, 2024

Hundreds of Tsostil families flee their communities due to increasing violence between armed groups in the highlands of Chiapas