Mexico: Tapachula is a dead-end border and the epicenter of the migration crisis
October 28, 2025Following the tightening of US immigration policy, Tapachula—a city on Mexico's southern border with Guatemala—is now hosting thousands of stranded migrants and asylum seekers in increasingly precarious conditions. The migrants are unable to continue traveling north and desperate due to...
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Mexico: Women surviving fear along the migration route
June 23, 2025These testimonies were collected in the field and later lightly edited for clarity and flow. All names have been changed to protect the individuals’ privacy.Yolanda, 25 years old – EcuadorReynosa, northern border of Mexico with the United StatesMy emotions were mostly...
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Non-Governmental Organisations urge European Commission to put under scrutiny Italian law restricting search and rescue activities at sea
July 13, 2023Brussels, 13 July, 2023 – Five leading Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have submitted a complaint to the European Commission (EC) about Italian Law 15/2023 and the practice by Italian authorities of assigning ports distant from the area where the rescue took...
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