@La Jornada On August 2, 2026, migrants of various nationalities—mostly Venezuelans and Cubans deported from the United States—staged a riot at the National Institute of Migration’s (INM) Siglo XXI Immigration Detention Center in Tapachula to demand their release. The detainees reported being held incommunicado, suffering abuse, overcrowding, and long periods of detention without adequate access

The case of sexual violence against a child in the community of Los Naranjos, in the municipality of Sabanilla, Chiapas—which was shared on social media on July 25—has reignited concerns about the scale of this crime in the state. According to data from the Network for the Rights of Children and Adolescents in Chiapas (REDIAS),

@Frayba Three months after the attack carried out by organized crime in the community of Nicolás Ruiz, Chiapas—which left three people dead and one missing—sixteen organizations, collectives, and communities from six municipalities met on July 25 to develop strategies aimed at peace and to reaffirm their commitment to defending their territory and their lives. In

After more than two decades of opposition from the Council of Ejidos and Communities Opposed to the La Parota Dam (Cecop), Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced the permanent cancellationof the La Parota hydroelectric project, on the grounds that its construction would seriously harm the rural communities of Acapulco. Instead, the federal government will promote a