Ayuuk leader Arnoldo Nicolás Romero, a municipal commissioner of the Buena Vista ejido in San Juan Guichicovi, a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, was found dead Jan His body was discovered with several bullet wounds on a private ranch near his community No arrests have been made or suspects identified “So far there are few elements that allow us to identify the perpetrators or the motive of the murder,” Carlos Beas Torres a coordinator of the Union of Indigenous Communities of the Northern Zone of the Isthmus (UCIZONI) told Mongabay over WhatsApp voice messages “It was apparently a direct attack because the body was found hidden among bushes about 50 meters [164 feet] from the road that connects the town of Buenavista with Santa Ana.” In October 2024, the El Universal newspaper identified 61 people from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec a narrow stretch of Mexican territory that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic who have one or more criminal charges against them filed by federal and municipal authorities spoke out against the Interoceanic Corridor Some features of the project are expected to be built later this year and in 2026 infertile land and widespread animal deaths On Jan. 5, at least 15 members of the Mixtequilla Civil Resistance were arrested during a blockade of Highway 185D toward Santa María Mixtequilla for alleged fire damage as well as obstruction and damage to communication routes The action was a protest against the construction of an industrial park that is part of the Interoceanic Corridor UCIZONI also reported the arrests of 24 additional land defenders Jan “There is still resistance and there is still confrontation,” Beas Torres said we continue to investigate the situation of Arnoldo 79% of killings in 2023 occurred in South America Indigenous peoples were the most targeted group overall “The situation in the Isthmus is an expression of what is happening in the country,” Citlalli Hernández Saad the national coordinator of the core group in Mexico of Indigenous Peoples Rights International “There is a dynamic of violence that is occurring in various territories of the country and that also has a special impact on Indigenous peoples specifically on those who are carrying out tasks that have to do with the exercise of rights.” Banner image: Military officials on patrol near one of the railway lines of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Court decision to stop Tren Maya comes too late for ecosystems, critics say FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] Weaving together news and analysis from voices all over the world Below is a translation of a statement issued on April 28 by the National and International Caravan “El Sur Resiste” (The South Resists) regarding the repression and eviction of the "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Liberty) protest camp, which was located in the Mogoñe Viejo community, Huichicovi, Oaxaca. Mexico. Read the original Spanish statement.  VeracruzCaravan The South Resists!Urgent Press ReleaseMogoñé Viejo and the Oaxaca State Police have evicted the Tierra y Libertad Camp which the Mixe indigenous community of Mogoñé Viejo had been maintaining for 61 days on the railroad tracks that are part of the “Interoceanic Corridor” megaproject the National Guard surrounded the Tierra y Libertad Camp and detained six of our comrades: María Magdalena Martínez Isabel Elizabeth Martínez Isabel and Eliodoro Martínez Isabel comrade Adela Severo was beaten by elements of these military groups The attack she and others received was a violation of a space composed primarily of Indigenous women in the defense of the territory racist and patriarchal attack for which we hold all three levels of government (municipal We are talking about the actions of a totalitarian and repressive military government that is following ecocidal interests.  We repudiate this criminal action of detention and physical repression against women It is a patriarchal act that aims to dismantle those who are giving strength and dignity to the struggle for life and the defense of Mother Earth in the face of these projects of death we traveled as part of the Caravan “The South Resists" to the territory defended by the sisters and brothers of Mogoñé They told us about the state of tension they were living under due to the threats of eviction by the federal government have also experienced the harassment that comes with the constant presence of the Navy the National Guard and the officers of the National Institute of Migration who have followed and monitored us during our journey.  We demand an end to the repression and persecution of the comrades who defend the Territory Stop the intimidation of the Caravan and the struggles of the peoples who resist the Interoceanic Corridor the misnamed Maya Train and all the death projects of this bad government We demand the immediate appearance of the detained comrades responsible for this climate of strife and for the violence generated against our comrades and against all the organizations that are fighting these projects of death who was murdered 13 years ago by a criminal act of the state against a humanitarian caravan similar to the attack that we experienced today in Mogoñé Viejo taught us: they are afraid of us because we are not afraid of them National and International Caravan “El Sur Resiste” (The South Resists) English translation provided by Tzintzun Aguilar Izzo Images provided to Weave News by activists on the ground in Oaxaca AboutContact BlueskyYouTubeFacebookInstagram Thunderstorms and lightning were also reported and 2 people died in lightning strikes in Ocotlán de Morelos municipality Mexico’s National Meteorological Service reported that over 440 mm of rain fell in Jacatepec Oaxaca in a 48 hour period to 16 June 2021 State Civil Protection said several rivers have broken their banks including the Mala river in the municipality of San Juan Guichicovi and the Los Perros river in the city of Ixtepec Levels of the the Los Perros river jumped over 3 metres in the space of a few hours At least 50 families have evacuated their homes as a result Landslide and flooding has blocked numerous roads in the state. Local media reported that as many as 30 communities were cut off in different areas of the state Heavy rain also reported in other areas of southern Mexico which saw 273.5 mm of rain in 24 hours to 16 June #Istmo se reporta el desbordamiento del río Mala tengo en el municipio de San Juan Guichicovi, zona norte de la región del istmo. pic.twitter.com/YlWqo8W573 — ProtecciónCivilOax (@CEPCO_GobOax) June 16, 2021 Elementos de la @PABIC_GobOax apoyan a las familias que se vieron afectadas debido a las fuertes lluvias registradas en el municipio de Juchitán de Zaragoza Mantenemos activo el #PlanEstatalDeAuxilioALaPoblación en la región de Istmo de Tehuantepec. #LaSSPOContigo #Oaxaca pic.twitter.com/X6qmFDOWuM — Sría. Seg. Púb. Oax. (@SSP_GobOax) June 17, 2021 — Bomberos Oaxaca (@Bomberos_GobOax) June 17, 2021 En apoyo a las familias afectadas por las lluvias registradas en el Istmo, en la quinta, octava y novena sección de Juchitán de Zaragoza personal de las corporaciones activaron el #PlanEstatalDeAuxilioALaPoblación Trabajamos por el bienestar y seguridad de la ciudadanía. pic.twitter.com/UmvY2JRQUU — Sría. Seg. Púb. Oax. (@SSP_GobOax) June 17, 2021 Video: Roselia Chaca pic.twitter.com/GqHIyrMiER — Bersaín Hernández (@Bersa76) June 17, 2021 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList