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Published in: PodcastsBorders & Belonging: Why we build border walls
Since the 1990s, the world has seen a spike in border wall construction. What is driving the increase?
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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: 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: 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: FeatureCrossing the US-Mexico border, just to see
Crossing the US-Mexico border is a lifeline for some. For others, it’s an adventure
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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: 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: Podcasts: FeatureHow did a journalist who knew she would be killed live?
Regina Martínez suffered threats and censorship. She revealed Mexico’s corruption, organised crime and human rights...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsMexican women win abortion rights, state by state
Slowly but steadily, Mexican women are gaining access to legal abortion – despite right-wing politicians and...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisMexico once led the way on climate policies. Now, it has taken a step backwards
As it steers towards fossil fuels, the Latin American nation is on a path opposite to the objectives of the Paris Agreement
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisA feminist foreign policy for Spain
Spain advocates for building a feminist foreign policy and is taking the first steps to do so. But where do you begin?
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisMexico’s recent election violence can’t be blamed on organized crime gangs alone
Up to 150 people were killed during the politically polarized campaign, with candidates, local officials,...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionIs AMLO undermining democracy in Mexico?
Some say the president is breathing new life into the country’s ossified institutions, but there are good reasons to...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureLatinas for marijuana! Meet the women fighting to decriminalise cannabis in Mexico
Feminists say new proposals to legalise the recreational use of cannabis must go hand in hand with women’s rights
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisA health check for democracy in Latin America
This year’s election cycle will tell us whether political systems in the region can deal with social tensions made...