Killing of Samir Flores Soberanes

Samir Flores Soberanes (2 August 1982 – 20 February 2019) was a Mexican environmental activist, community leader, and community radio host from Amilcingo, Temoac, Morelos. He became a prominent opponent of the Proyecto Integral Morelos (PIM), a federal infrastructure initiative that included thermoelectric plants and a gas pipeline in central Mexico.

Through community radio and grassroots organizing, Flores Soberanes voiced environmental and social concerns, gaining recognition as a key figure in the regional resistance. Days after publicly confronting government officials over the project, he was murdered outside his home in a case that remains unsolved. His death drew national attention, sparking demands for justice and turning him into a symbol of environmental and Indigenous resistance. Memorials in his honor have since been established across Mexico and abroad.