Films about the major calamities facing Mexico — organized crime, state violence, forced disappearances — reflect a key trend in filmmaking.
Stories by Ann Deslandes
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Canadian man’s story spotlights inhumane conditions for migrant detainees
Daniel Maté says Mexican immigration officials treated him badly in custody, but refugees from other nations experienced much worse.
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Fearing Taliban aggression, Afghan-Mexican couple fight to get family out of Kabul
Kahlil Bakhtiyari wants to give his twin brother and other family members a chance to get out of the country.
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Pandemic used as pretext to promote looting on social media
As Mexico is hit by the coronavirus pandemic, criminal groups are using social media to call for the looting of department and convenience stores.
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Presumed ‘narco-plane’ lands on highway; soldier killed in clash
An army commander was injured and his driver killed when a small plane carrying drugs landed on a highway in Quintana Roo early Monday morning.
