Chiapas

The organization 1800 Migrante claims that a police raid caused the migrants to flee and regain their freedom. The criminal group tried to get money from the families of the people being held

Travel companies in France, England and Belgium are suspending trips to the Lacandon Jungle in response to increased cartel violence, while in Guatemala, authorities have arrested two members of a Mexican cartel following a shootout with the military

Prosecutors in Chiapas maintain all is well, but residents have reported 20 murders by rival criminal gangs

The former deputy commander of the EZLN reappeared on the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous uprising but away from the spotlight, without saying a word, as part of his new role within the Mexican guerrilla movement

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is celebrating the anniversary of the armed uprising that shook the Mexican status quo. From 12 days of war in 1994 to the failed negotiations with the government, from broken promises to building autonomy, the most iconic anti-globalization guerrilla movement has survived three decades

A top-level delegation, led by Antony Blinken, will meet with the Mexican president on Wednesday to discuss ‘enforcement actions’ to stem the flow of arrivals

The organizers said the blockade would continue, because migrants are afraid of criminals, smugglers and extortionists. They demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border

The Mexican guerrilla leader, who adopted the name Galeano in 2014, will step back to pave the way for a new generation

The group is hoping to reach the US border after living for months in the state of Chiapas without access to basic necessities

The Mexican photographer has a new exhibition documenting the marginalized, rural people of her country

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the cartels were fighting for control of the drug smuggling routes that lead into southern Mexico from Central America

The intensification of anti-narcotics operations in key areas of the Mexican state – such as along the border with Guatemala, or in the Lacandona jungle – has resulted in the umpteenth escalation in the armed conflict. In this seriously wounded state, tensions are ready to explode

The day after being named a ‘magical town’ by Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism, a criminal group kidnapped 16 public officials in Ocozocoautla. This small town illustrates the contrasts that exist in the country’s southernmost state, which is experiencing a wave of violence

In a statement signed by 1,000 leading figures, including Noam Chomsky and Diego Luna, the EZLN say that they are coming under attack from paramilitary groups, who act with the ‘passive and active complicity’ of the authorities

For two years, a war between criminal groups has terrorized Frontera Comalapa and its farming communities. Residents and NGOs have denounced an upsurge in violence

In Mexico, these types of murders by angry crowds are spreading from rural to urban areas and are frequently incited by organized crime

The National Institute of Migration has closed its emergency office in Tapachula and stopped issuing transit permits as the U.S. warns illegal entry will be met with deportation

The migrants started from the city of Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border. They say their aim is to reach Mexico City to demand changes in the way they are treated