Living without Fear: the challenge of a victim of attempted femicide in Mexico

Ayyselet Gutierrez during an interview with EFE in Mexico City, Mexico, September 12, 2023. EFE/Mario Guzmán

Inés Amarelo Mexico City, Sept 15 (EFE).- Twenty-nine-year-old Mexican Ayyselet Gutiérrez was the victim of an attempted femicide on September 18, 2022. That night, her former partner stabbed her 27 times, bringing her very close to death. Now she is finding the strength to ensure that her attacker is arrested so that she and her … Read more

Mexican authorities acknowledge that organized crime controls migrant’s border crossings

Migrants stand next to the border fence on September 13, 2023, in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. EFE/Joebeth Terríquez

Tijuana (Mexico), Sep 14 (EFE).- Mexican authorities acknowledge that organized crime “totally” controls at least three crossing points for undocumented migrants in Baja California, on Mexico’s border with the United States. David Pérez, delegate of the National Migration Institute (INM) in Baja California, recognized that criminal groups’ control of these areas has been excessive. He … Read more