28/02/2001
The large presence of the Mexican army in Chiapas since the Zapatista uprising in 1994 has been the object of criticism from the EZLN (Zapatista Army […]
SIPAZ – Quaterly Report
28/02/2001
VISITS AND CONTACTS Participation in a gathering of base communities in the northern region of Chiapas on the theme of community reconciliation. Meetings with a variety […]
30/11/2000
Pablo Salazar Mendiguchia, representing the opposition Alliance for Chiapas, was elected governor on August 20. Salazar took 51.5% of the vote compared to 45.7% for Sami […]
30/11/2000
On August 20, Chiapas elected a new governor. Pablo Salazar Mendiguchia, representing the Alliance for Chiapas, won with 535,860 votes (51.5%) while Sami David, of the […]
30/11/2000
The democratic transition advanced by the victory of the opposition in July’s federal elections and those in August in Chiapas opens new possibilities. The electoral results […]
30/11/2000
During his visit to the X’oyep refugee camp on August 11, Chiapas gubernatorial candidate Pablo Salazar said, “In nine days there will be an election and […]
30/11/2000
Between August and October 2000, team activities included the following: VISITS AND CONTACTS First General Assembly of SIPAZ with member organizations of the coalition from Europe, […]
31/08/2000
The national elections on July 2 marked an historic shift in Mexico. After 71 years of uninterrupted rule, the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) lost the presidency […]
31/08/2000
The national elections on July 2 marked an historic shift in Mexico. After 71 years of uninterrupted rule, the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) lost the presidency […]
31/08/2000
The Federal Preventive Police (PFP) first rose to public attention last February in Mexico City when it dislodged the students who for months had occupied the […]
31/08/2000
July 2 of the year 2000 is a date that will permanently remain in Mexico’s history. After 71 years of dominance by the Institutional Revolutionary Party […]
31/08/2000
“God protect us, so that we are not scared anymore” After six years of excessive military presence in Chiapas, little is known of some of its […]
31/08/2000
Between May and July 2000, team activities included the following: VISITS AND CONTACTS Visit to the northern region (communities in the counties of Tila and Sabanilla) […]
31/05/2000
The image of a tightly-sealed simmering pot describes Chiapas in recent months. The Mexican Army’s grip on the conflict area was tightened in the form of […]
31/05/2000
New Bishop On March 31, 2000, Felipe Arizmendi, Bishop of Tapachula (Chiapas), was named to succeed Mons. Samuel Ruiz, as bishop of the Diocese of San […]
31/05/2000
In recent months, a great number of international representatives have arrived in Chiapas: experts from the United Nations; the ambassadors of Germany, England and Japan; European […]