Tag Archives: Mexico
A Photojournalist Who Fled Mexico is Granted Asylum
One year ago, 31-year-old photojournalist Miguel Angel Lopez Solana fled Mexico because he no longer felt safe in his homeland. His father, the noted columnist ...Read More
Lawsuit Claims Woman’s Deportation was a Death Sentence
The U.S. government deported 387,790 people in 2009, one of them a frightened 22-year-old victim of domestic abuse known, in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, as “La...Read More
Postcards: Hook, Line and Sinker
Officers from the Zapata County sheriff’s department, Border Patrol and Texas Parks & Wildlife told anglers, “We can’t help you once you cross into Mexico...Read More
Blog del Narco: Author Who Chronicled Mexico’s Drugs War Forced to Flee
'He said 'run', then hung up' – woman behind must-read blog tells how colleague's disappearance meant she had to escape
The author of a pioneering blog about Mexico's drug war has said that she has fled the country and that her blog partner has gone missing....Read More
The Priest Who Travels With Bodyguards
And Mexico's Growing Human Rights Crisis
Father Alejandro Solalinde isn't well known in the United States. But in Mexico, he is recognized for his bravery. He dares to speak out about corrupt governmen...Read More
Female Founder of Mexico’s Most Controversial Blog Speaks for First Time
In exclusive interview, anonymous founder of the Blog del Narco: "I'm a woman, I'm single, I have no children. And I love Mexico."...Read More
More Members of the Reyes Salazar Family Win Asylum
Mexico’s new president Enrique Peña Nieto has adopted a policy of not talking about the violence plaguing his country. Gone are the press conferences touting...Read More
Essay: Ties That Bind
Driving last year into one of the poorest, most violent slums of Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican border metropolis known worldwide as “Murder City,” my taxi driv...Read More
Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists Interpret the Unthinkable in “Crónicas”
"Crónicas: Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists," uniquely interprets the drug war in Mexico through the eyes of seven young Mexican artists and photographers....Read More