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Organised crime threatens religious freedom in Mexico

Organised crime threatens religious freedom in Mexico

Luke Randall
Luke Randall

The Mexican government is not doing enough to protect citizens from violations of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), a new report says.

Organised crime and independent governance in indigenous villages are proving problematic, it states.

Anti-evangelical violence in Mexico grows

Anti-evangelical violence in Mexico grows

Iain Taylor
Iain Taylor

Conflicts of religious intolerance are escalating in Oaxaca, Mexico, with severe consequences for the local evangelical Christian community.

The crisis, particularly intense in Cerro Cajón, San Juan Lalana, involves forced displacements, human-rights violations, and violence. Recently, the situation worsened when traditionalist Roman Catholics intensified their attacks against evangelicals.