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 […]
SIPAZ Report Vol. V N° 2 – May 2000
SUMMARY: Recommended Actions
UPDATE I: Chiapas, Military Belligerence, Diplomatic Stonewall
UPDATE II: Building Bridges – High Profile International Visits To Chiapas
ANALYSIS: Chiapas Relegated To The Inside Pages
IN FOCUS: Chiapas – Scene Of A Religious Conflict?
SIPAZ Activities (March – April 2000)
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 […]
31/05/2000
To glance through local as well as national newspapers could give the impression that the inconclusive chapter on the Zapatista uprising of 1994 has been closed. […]
31/05/2000
Religious ill-feeling, exacerbated following the 1994 Zapatista uprising, has often been presented as the background to the conflict lacerating Chiapas: more than 30,000 Evangelicals expelled, more […]
31/05/2000
Among team activities during March-April 2000: CONTACTS AND VISITS Visit to the northern region (communities in the counties of Tila and Sabanilla) to speak with peasants, […]