Websites and information sources about the Zapatistas and Chiapas
This is just a small selection of the many sites available:
Zapatista sites (in Spanish)
http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/ Official website of the EZLN
palabra.ezln.org.mx/ Letters and communiqués of the EZLN 1994-2005
enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/camino-andado/ Communiqués and activities of the EZLN 2005-2009 (includes the Other Campaign)
http://www.grieta.org.mx/ National situation in Mexico as regards conflicts and organising processes. Launched September 2015
www.serazln-altos.org/eng/celm.html Zapatista Language School (English page)
UK sites
www.ukzapatistas.wordpress.com UK Zapatista Solidarity Network
www.edinchiapas.org.uk Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group
www.londonmexicosolidarity.org London Mexico Solidarity Group
www.kiptik.org Bristol-based group
https://dorsetchiapassolidarity.wordpress.com/ Publishes latest news from Chiapas in English, also the base for the Zapatista translation network.
Europazapatista
www.europazapatista.org News from the European solidarity groups. Has an English page.
News and information in English
Some information is available on these sites:
www.schoolsforchiapas.org US fundraising and education organisation supporting Zapatista schools
https://compamanuel.com/ US-based blog on the Zapatistas and Mexico
www.sipazen.wordpress.com Blog in English of the International Service for Peace
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/ Activism and politics in Latin America
http://www.cipamericas.org/ The Americas Program - action and communication for social change
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/americas/mexico/ The Mexican page of the Amnesty International Site
http://vivabachajon.wordpress.com/en-ingles/ English page of the site of the ejido San Sebastián Bachajón.
https://fallingintoincandescence.com/ Look for Insumisión – what is going down in Mexico
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/country/mexico/ Excellent English news source for Mexico
Translations
http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/ English translations can be found under many of the major entries e.g. communiqués
http://escuelitabooks.blogspot.co.uk/ Escuelita textbooks
http://galestranslations.blogspot.mx/2013/11/report-on-acts-of-aggression-against_21.html Report on Acts of Aggression against Zapatista Support Bases: 2006-2012
News and Information in Spanish
http://www.frayba.org.mx/ Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre (Frayba) The organisation to approach about doing Human Rights Observation work
www.jornada.unam.mx Mexican daily newspaper
http://www.chiapasparalelo.com/ Chiapas press
Independent Media
The Zapatistas work with “the free, independent and autonomous media, or however you call it.” There are many independent sites providing news in Spanish about Chiapas and the Zapatistas. New ones are appearing all the time. This is a selection:
http://desinformemonos.org.mx/ Journalism from below
http://chiapasdenuncia.blogspot.co.uk/ Frayba enables peoples and organisations to share their word.
http://www.centrodemedioslibres.org/ Centre for free and independent media
http://acteal.blogspot.co.uk/ Civil Society Las Abejas, Acteal
http://vivabachajon.wordpress.com/ The ejido San Sebastián Bachajón
http://laotraejidotila.blogspot.co.uk/ The ejido Tila
http://espoirchiapas.blogspot.co.uk/ French site with much current news from Chiapas
Historical info in English
These sites contain useful historical information. Most are no longer being updated.
www.glasgowchiapassolidaritygroup.wordpress.com Ceased publication May 2011
flag.blackened.net/revolt/mexico.html Documents, communiques and images from 1994 to 2004/5
www.narconews.com Detailed historical source 2000 - 2010
http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/ Information on attacks on Zapatista communities 2012 - 2014
http://galestranslations.blogspot.co.uk/ Some alternative translations