The Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project has posted on social media:
“Seven years after the unpunished murder of Samir Flores Soberanes, human rights defender and community communicator, PBI accompanies the Front of People in Defense of Land and Water – Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala in Amilcingo in their fight for justice.”
El Sol de Cuautla reported: “To commemorate his death anniversary, a mass was held at the activist’s home and later a march that concluded at the community’s primary school, in the center of Amilcingo. There they placed a wreath at the foot of the bust that is located in the campus. The march continued to the community cemetery, where the remains of Flores Soberanes rest.”
That article also highlighted: “Inhabitants of the community of Amilcingo, in Temoac, Morelos, together with members of the Permanent Assembly of the Peoples of Morelos, demanded justice seven years after the murder of activist Samir Flores Soberanes, which occurred on February 20, 2019, outside his home.”
Peace Brigades International has accompanied the Front of People in Defense of Land and Water – Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala since early 2020.
