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Hundreds of people attended the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. Rev. Pérez had worked tirelessly to bring peace to the highlands and border regions of Chiapas, where two drug cartels are battling for control.

Indigenous Activist Marcelo Pérez Shot and Killed in Mexico

Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Marcelo Pérez was killed in southern Mexico. The prosecutors’ office in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the state of Chiapas, said the religious leader was shot dead by two gunmen when he was in his van. Pérez was a member of the Tzotzil Indigenous people and had just finished serving a …

Family of 6, including 3 children, killed in south Mexico, the latest in a string of family killings

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A family of six, including three children, were killed Friday by gunmen in the southern Mexico border state of Chiapas in a town marred by militia violence. Julio Pérez, the mayor of the Chiapas town of Pantelho, said the killings happened there Friday, and called it “a massacre.” Two warring militia groups suspected of being backed …

Mexico Chiapas Children Killed Guanajuato

Bullets before ballots: Dozens of Mexican candidates have been killed as cartels seek more control

Noé Ramos was chatting with voters, sharing breakfast with supporters of his mayoral reelection bid in his hometown in northern Mexico. On Wednesday, the last official day of the Mexican campaign, another mayoral candidate was killed — in the western state of Guerrero, among Mexico’s most violent. The killings this cycle, documented by human rights groups and others, haven’t reached …

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY — A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said. State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late Thursday, along with mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza. The church statement said the heavily …

10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured

Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash

Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants

Most of the migrants killed when the truck they were crammed into overturned in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were from Guatemala, officials have said, as witnesses and survivors recalled the horror of one of the worst roadside crashes involving migrants in Mexico in years. “Thank God, we were in the middle, but the ones on the sides, they …

At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico

Bodies of migrants who died in a tractor-trailer accident lying on the pavement in Tuxtla Gutierrez, state of Chiapas, Mexico, on Thursday. At least 53 people were killed after a tractor-trailer overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, one of the worst tragedies in recent memory to befall migrants trying to reach the United States. “I deeply regret the tragedy caused …

At least 89 politicians, including 35 candidates, have been killed during the electoral campaign, security consultancy says. “What will mark this election is the violence that arose mainly against opponents of state governments or the municipalities,” Etellekt Director Ruben Salazar told Al Jazeera. In sum, what we are witnessing here is political violence, where being part of the opposition implies …