Intentional Homicides in Zacatecas Fall 96% Since 2021, SESNSP Reports
Zacatecas’ daily homicide average fell from 4.5 killings a day at its 2021 peak to 0.2, the lowest on record, as residents’ sense of insecurity also eased.
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People’s Mañanera September 4
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on security in Zacatecas, the countryside, investment and exports, and water sovereignty.
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March Called Today Against Monreal Government in Zacatecas for Repression of Bean Farmers
The arrest of 12 people has caused widespread outrage and solidarity from unions, social organizations, and civil society groups.
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Workers Requested Support from Mexico’s Army & Navy to Face a Mining Company & Narco Alliance, Authorities Ignored Them
Workers at the Camino Rojo mine, owned by Canada’s Orla Mining, faced violence & threats from drug traffickers.
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REMA Accuses Zacatecas of Expediting Mining Project Approvals
The Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining believes the government is expediting environmental permits without considering the cumulative impacts in regions that already face overexploitation of aquifers & environmental degradation.
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Zacatecas Normalistas Join Solidarity with Cuba
The national association of alumni of the Emiliano Zapata Rural Teachers’ College in Loreto, Zacatecas—founded in 1958—joined La Jornada’s call to stand in solidarity with the government and people of Cuba.
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Farmers Demand Governor Monreal Open Promised Bean Collection Centers
Farmers have been waiting since October 2025 for the Morena administration to meet its commitment to purchase the bean harvest, which is now rotting, while middlemen profit from their desperation.
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Workers Party Says No to Saúl Monreal as Zacatecas Governor Candidate
The PT will form a coalition with Morena & the Green Party, which would prevent Saúl Monreal, brother of the current Governor, from competing due to party regulations against nepotism,
