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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Feature'Only those we forget die': Losing a brother to smuggling gangs
Rodrigo used to smuggle people. Now he dreams of a life far from violence and poverty
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureBorder-crossing can pay the bills
Border crosser to border cop is a viable career path
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureHope lies on the other side of the border
Some children will go to great lengths to try to help their families
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWill Colombia’s next president stop the senseless murders of social activists?
Despite a historic peace deal in 2016, deaths continue – with least 70 activist leaders and human rights defenders...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureTo be the mother of smugglers: 'People judge children like my sons'
Caught between poverty and stigma, smuggling is one of the few jobs available for María's sons. And she's already...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureWork and motherhood amidst the border violence
Multiple tragedies haven't stopped this teen mother from forging a new life for her family on the US-Mexico border
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Feature'People will always find a way to get through': the children who work in smuggling
With few ways to earn income on the border, many young men turn to the dangerous but well-paid work of people smuggling
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureSearching for hope in a smuggling town
Melly has spent her life assembling goods on the Mexican border. Will her son find a way out, or will he suffer as she has?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureSmuggling people into the United States, 'you risk a lot'
This teenager smuggled people across the U.S.-Mexico border, but the death of a friend made him think again
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureThe violent, hopeful world of children who smuggle people
On the US-Mexico border, smuggling offers children a risky way to support their families in times of need
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureHow Latin American women are winning the battle for abortion rights
Argentina, Colombia and Mexico have recently legalised or decriminalised abortion. Could Chile be next?
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisSeven thousand miles away, the Ukraine war sparks crisis in Peru
At least six people have died during mass protests in the Latin American country, which has faced widespread unrest...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow can the deadly violence against Mexican journalists be stopped?
Between cartels and corrupt politicians, the country is among the most dangerous to be a journalist. Eight have been...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureFleeing Venezuela: migrants on making the perilous journey to a new life
Just across the border in Colombia, people displaced by the ongoing Venezuelan migration crisis share tales of...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureCould agroecology save Colombia’s farming crisis?
Agroecology, with its aim of rescuing the countryside, can play a central role in the sustainable economy needed to...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureCosta Rica’s new president threatens women’s and LGBTIQ rights
Rodrigo Chaves, accused of sexual harassment at the World Bank, has promised to ban gender education and uphold the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWhy Bolsonaro may want to think twice about Putin’s support
As Brazil’s elections loom, President Bolsonaro finds himself behind in the polls and isolated internationally. Can...
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Published in: HomeQuiz: Are you being taken for an April Fool?
Test your knowledge of these terrible decisions with our news quiz...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsApply for our Latin America investigative reporting fellowship (Uruguay)
Join our feminist investigative journalism team and sharpen your skills. Full-time position. Deadline: 30 April 2022
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationAs migrants leave Venezuela, a team of volunteers waits – and listens
The unprecedented effort to collect migrants’ stories is not just a way of bearing witness to suffering. It’s also...