Mexico's Zapatistas mark 30th anniversary of uprising

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 02, 2024 12:03 am

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico: Mexico's Zapatista demobilized guerrilla group prepared Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of its pro-Indigenous, anti-capitalist uprising in an impoverished southern region where today drug traffickers are a greater foe than the military.

Supporters from Mexico and Europe headed to the state of Chiapas for two days of events in the jungle at the invitation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).

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