https://apnews.com/article/mexico-indigenous-zapatista-rebels-violence-04006895dc4bd430b4b957d459551a12
The Zapatista rebel movement in southern Mexico says it is dissolving the “autonomous municipalities” it declared in the years following the group’s 1994 armed uprising.
I should link to the press release too: https://schoolsforchiapas.org/part-four-and-first-approach/
It doesn't sound quite as dire as the article makes it seem. This was deliberated on and planned years ago, and it's above all else clear that this isn't the end of their movement as a whole.
the group cited waves of gang violence that have hit the area of Chiapas that borders Guatemala
okay so the usual culprits are the source of this
So I talked with a Mexican friend who knows stuff. He says that they are winding down because they cant attract new members. The risks from increased police, military, and cartel presence and the increased benefits from the Mexican government under Amlo have shifted the cost/benefit against the Zapatistas. There were also internal issues over leadership and accusations of nepotism.
He says this isn't a "retool" or "tactical retreat" it is a surrender.
