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The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Spanish: Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [sapaˈtistas]), is a far-left political and militant group that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.
The Zapatistas maintain a universal healthcare service which is provided free of charge. However, patients still have to pay for medications to cover restocking costs. [24] The Zapatistas built two new hospitals and 18 health clinics in the region by the mid-1990s. [23] One 2014 study indicated the following achievements in Zapatista healthcare:
González said the Zapatistas should be lauded for their contributions to Mexico’s democratization. But after 30 years, the Zapatistas' ranks have been thinned by outward migration and the ...
The Zapatista indigenous rebel movement in southern Mexico said in a statement posted Monday it is dissolving the “autonomous municipalities” it declared in the years following the group's ...
The Zapatista Uprising has been credited for long-term changes in Mexico, including the state's increasing democratization, as a result of the strengthening of Mexican civil society. [9] After the uprising, civilians continued to mobilize for further inclusion and expansion of human rights, democracy, healthcare, and education in Mexico. [ 10 ]
The Other Campaign emerged from a 12-year-long struggle for indigenous rights, known as the Zapatista Movement or Zapatismo. [1] This movement began on January 1, 1994 with an uprising in Chiapas, Mexico [5] to protest the North American Free Trade Agreement and fight for the recognition and protection of rights for the indigenous people of Mexico. [6]
They are active movements with active members. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy). They are citizens / people of the conflict area and do not come from another country. Under each region listed is one or more of the following:
The Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) (Zapatista Army of National Liberation; often simply called the Zapatistas) was the local Chiapas wing of FLN, founded in the Lacandon Jungle in 1983, initially functioning as a self-defense unit dedicated to protecting Chiapas' Mayan people from evictions and encroachment on their land ...