Arthur Debruyne is Belgian independent journalist based in Mexico City.

He covers events in the region for Belgian, Dutch and American media, focusing on human rights issues, conflict and development. Arthur studied Spanish and French language and literature and journalism in Brussels and Barcelona.

Arthur Debruyne

Basic information

Name
Arthur Debruyne
Title
Investigative journalist, author
Expertise
Humanrights, Migration, Mexico
Country
Mexico
City
Mexico-City
Links

Supported projects

The Mexican method

  • Corruption
  • Organised crime

SCHIPHOL - In Belgium and the Netherlands, Mexican laborers have raised a new branch of the drug industry: crystal meth. Arthur Debruyne portrays all those involved. 'Buying gloves? Just tell those mexi to work'.

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Fish & Ships: Europe’s Fishing Deals In West Africa

  • Agriculture
  • Environment

NOUAKCHOTT - In the imbalance of power in Europe’s fishing deals with West African countries, locals get the short end of the stick.

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The way to El Dorado

  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Politics

Strikingly absent in the American political debate: the issue of the Central American refugee crisis. Journalist Arthur Debruyne traveled along the migration route between Mexico and the United States.

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Hungary's depopulation

  • Migration
  • Politics
  • Work

BUDAPEST - More and more Hungarians are moving to other EU countries, with the United Kingdom leading the way. Last year, emigration rose by 46 percent. It is very difficult to make ends meet in Hungary, say those who leave, but corruption, the new laws restricting freedoms and the xenophobic political climate also play a role.

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