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(UPDATED) Migrant rights have been off-radar for many Panamanian Christians. But as pressures increase, some are speaking out ahead of this weekend’s general elections. Update (May 6, 2024): José Raúl ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Panama’s Darién Gap sees increase in migrant crossings, data shows
Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, from January to June 6 of this year. The ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Fences, tech and trust help save jaguars in Panama’s Darién
If you liked this story, share it with other people. In Panama’s Darién province, jaguar predation on cattle is one of the top reasons for people killing the locally endangered felines, and a top ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap, the Central American government announced Monday. “In the ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Migrant Smugglers Threaten Panama’s Darién Conservation Plans
Panama has announced an initiative to combat environmental degradation in the Darién Gap, but entrenched criminal groups in the region will make these measures difficult to implement. Panama’s ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW
Colombia and Panama have failed to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers crossing a dangerous yet popular jungle migration route between the two countries, Human Rights Watch ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Panama sends 97 U.S. deportees to migrant camp after they refused to be repatriated
PANAMA CITY — Panama transferred about one-third of the deportees from various nations it had received from the United States to a camp in its Darien province Wednesday, an area that became the main ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: New project to strengthen protection and social cohesion in the Darién region
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has launched the project “Strengthening Protection and Social Cohesion in the Darién Region”, an initiative funded by the European Union that aims to provide ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Strengthening protection and social cohesion in the Darien
This project aims to support local indigenous and community leadership and governance structures in the Darien to mitigate the impacts of migration flows and help increasing resilience, and strengthen ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Migrant brawl at reception center in Panama's Darien region destroys shelter
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Migrants gather in Necocli, Colombia, a stopping point for migrants taking boats to Acandi which leads to the Darien Gap, ...
News Panama » Darien » Social: Inside Panama’s gamble to save the Darién
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the dense, humid expanse of the Darién Gap — a forbidding swath ...