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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South America

Perú: Indigenous People Declare Permanent Emergency, Twenty-Five Leaders Assassinated since 2020

Avispa - 23 July, 2024

Indigenous leader found dead with signs of torture after twenty-four days missing.

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Despite Organized Crime Violence, Indigenous Nahuas Celebrate Fifteen Years of Building Community in Xayakalan

Santiago Navarro F - 12 July, 2024

For the Indigenous Nahua woman Teresa, a community member of Santa María Ostula, the fifteen-year celebration is a celebration of life.

Central America

Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Denounce Eviction Threats of New Communities in El Estor

Aldo Santiago - 11 July, 2024

Guatemala: judicial authorities and agroindustry companies pursue evictions of Indigenous communities around Lake Izabal.