Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde dresses before celebrating a mass in his shelter for migrants in Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde, who founded and runs the shelter for migrants "Hermanos del Camino," or Brothers of the Road, dresses to celebrate a mass at his shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, about 300 kilometers from Mexico's border with Guatemala, January 9, 2011. Solalinde, along with human rights activists and migrants, organized a march to demand government protection from kidnappers and violence towards migrants traveling on the train as it passes through Mexico toward the Solalinde has been assigned federal police bodyguards by the Mexican government after receiving numerous death threats.

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Location: Hermanos del Camino Shelter, Ixtepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico, North America
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
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