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La Pequeña Dakar: West Africans in Buenos Aires
Africa y su diaspora conducted interviews - this graph shows 53% of interviewees were African immigrants Mohamed Niang was 18 years old when he first arrived in Argentina. He came from Diourbel, a town...
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Do you think that Argentina should open its doors to people fleeing danger?
Syria’s uprising against government forces has led to a two-year civil war, which according to the United Nations has so far resulted in the lives of over 60,000 people; a number that is expected to...
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Argentina: An Exile Destination for Syrians Escaping the Conflict
The ongoing political conflict in Syria, opposing rebel factions to government forces, has generated an influx of Syrian immigrants to Argentina since its beginning in 2011. Due to the existence of an...
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Mexico: Violence Displaces 250,000 Over Six Years
Felipe Calderón, 56th President of Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) Since 2006, at least 250,000 Mexicans have been displaced from their homes due to on-going violence. According to the refugee...
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Central America: More Than 17,000 Refugees Fleeing Violence
Central America (Photo: Wikimedia) A report released today has revealed that between 2008 and 2012 17,129 refugees were registered in the area known as the ‘North Triangle’ in Central America made up...
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Uruguay: Guantanamo Detainees Arrive in Montevideo
Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica (photo by Vince Alongi/Wikipedia) Six former prisoners freed from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp arrived in Uruguay in the early hours of Sunday. They were...
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Syrian Refugees in Latin America: When Words Are Not Enough
A simple act. That is how Argentine Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández described receiving refugees. In a speech to the world press last week, Fernández emphasised how last year Argentina eased its...
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Imagine, Then Think: Francis Alÿs at MALBA
The Buenos Aires Museum of Latin American Art (MALBA) is currently hosting the most extensive solo exhibition to be held in Argentina on the Belgian-Mexican artist Francis Alÿs. Curated by Cuauhtemoc...
View ArticleArgentine Humanitarian Refuge: Finding Homes for Syrian Refugees
Zach Marzouk speaks to Mariano Winograd, the founder of the Argentine Humanitarian Refuge, which is helping Syrian refugees start a new life in Argentina.
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