Cheran Expelled Crime And Corruption

In April 2011, residents of Cherán town in Mexico rose up after crime, illegal logging, and political corruption overwhelmed the community. Locals blockaded the town, drove out armed loggers, expelled the mayor, police, and political parties, and began guarding entrances and nearby forests themselves. Cherán later built a self-governing system under Indigenous uses and customs, with a community council and local patrols instead of conventional party politics. Electioneering remains banned inside the town, and the community has since become known for public services, recycling, reforestation, and protecting its forests.

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