Chablekal, Yucatán



"The activists detailed the conflict that broke out because state police, in an attempt to evict a person, raided the home of Pedro Ehuán, 91, who has a bakery and a snack bar in the center of Chablekal.

Realizing the situation, the neighbors came out in defense of the old man and they tried to enter the church to summon the whole community, the police raided the place to block their path.

[...] However, someone managed to reach the bell tower and within minutes the community responded to the call, so more than a hundred police elements were mobilized to face the angry people trying to defend the old man." [source]

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