| Title: |
Christians expelled after not participating in Catholic holiday |
| Country: |
Mexico |
| State/Province: |
Chiapas |
| City: |
Huixtán |
| Other Address: |
|
| Date of Incident: |
2020-05-25 |
| Security Level: |
Public |
| Summary: |
| Members of the Protestant church refused to participate in Catholic festivities. After a meeting with the village authorities, the two leaders of the church were imprisoned, the next day the Christian families were expelled (around 39 people). |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: |
0 |
| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Arrests/detentions: |
0 |
| Sentences: |
0 |
| Abductions: |
0 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: |
0 |
| Forced marriages: |
0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) |
0 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Forced to leave home: |
39 |
| Forced to leave country: |
0 |
| Non-physical violence : |
0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: |
Indigenous leaders |
| Responsible actor category: |
Ethnic group leaders |
Responsible Actor Religion
| Responsible Actor Religion: |
|
| Subcategory Responsible Actor Religion: |
|
Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): |
Christian |
| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): |
Christian, Protestant |
Additional Information
| Created By: |
|
| Comments: |
| FR Source
|
Web Sources
There are no WebSources