This piece assesses the future of the Zapatista movement in the context of crises that threaten to alter the fabric of ...

Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state, is steeped in Mayan heritage and an under-the-radar place for history, adventure, and crafts.

Three children died after eating poisoned bread intended to kill stray animals in Chiapas — Mexico's southernmost state—on Friday, February 14. Two local officials have been detained in ...

Drug cartel conflicts have led to the isolation of several towns in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, near the Guatemala border, as acknowledged by Mexico's President.

San Diego-based federal prosecutors revealed Friday in a motion to unseal the indictment that Calderon-Carrillo, who they allege was a founding leader of the Chiapas-Guatemala cartel, was killed in ...

The war against organized Indigenous peoples in Chiapas, launched by the Mexican state after the Zapatista uprising, continues unabated. Paramilitary groups have expanded their presence in the ...

Soldiers patrols past closed stores in Tila, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Residents are fleeing the town due to organized crime-related violence. Credit: AP/Fernando Llano By The ...

Supporters demand justice for Fr. Marcelo Pérez's murder, but also cry for peace in the violence-stricken region — including protection of the common home and of the Indigenous communities.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck near the coast of Chiapas in Mexico on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.