MEXICO SONORA The murder of Yaqui defender Luis Urbano shows once again the danger of the struggle for water in Sonora. This crime follows the disappearance just two weeks ago of community leader Tomás Rojo. Both were involved in environmental defense against federal and state governments.
BEATRIZ GUILLÉN Mexico - 12 JUN 2021 - 04:13 CEST
El Pais
Photo 1: Yaqui environmental defender Luis Urbano, in a still from the documentary 'Laberinto Yo'eme', filmed in Sonora in 2020. Photo 2: Yaqui Water Rights Defender Tomas Rojo.
LABERINTO YO'EME Crime has once again shaken the battered Yaqui tribe.
Environmental defender Luis Urbano was murdered this week in downtown Ciudad Obregon, Sonora.
Less than two weeks ago Tomás Rojo, one of the community's historic leaders, disappeared while out for a morning walk in Vícam, near Cajeme.
