“The Guatemalan Red Cross reported an armed attack in the village of Santa Fe, Coatepeque, [department of] Quetzaltenango, last Friday, March 21. The victim was identified as Ismael Alonzo González, a journalist and member of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Southwest (APSCO, by its acronym in Spanish). According to preliminary investigations, the […]
“Iran Villarreal Belmont, director of an independent news page and former candidate for city councilor, was murdered in [the Mexican state of] Guanajuato, the local prosecutor's office said on Friday [March 14]. Villarreal Belmont […] was also an activist and the director of the Facebook page Observatorio Ciudadano, with more than 8,400 followers. According to […]
"The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), through its director general, Audrey Azoulay, condemned the murder of journalist Kristian Martínez, which joins the cases of Calletano Guerrero, Alejandro Gallegos and Jesús Camacho, so far in 2025, registered by the Observatory for Murdered Journalists in 2025. The organization pointed out these attacks and threats […]
“The Colombian Attorney General's Office confirmed the arrest of four individuals suspected of participating in the planning and murder of journalist and former representative to the Chamber [of Representatives of Colombia], Óscar Gómez Agudelo, perpetrated in the city of Armenia, [department of] Quindío. [...] The investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Office determined one of […]
“Kristian Uriel Zavala, reporter and director of digital media outlet Silaoense Mx, was murdered early Sunday morning [March 2] after gunmen aboard a motorcycle shot at the car in which he was traveling accompanied by another young man identified as Axel. According to initial reports, the vehicle Sentra model 2024 in which the two young […]
"The body of Sonora journalist Jesús Alberto Camacho Rodríguez, who disappeared five years ago, was found by the collective of mothers Madres Buscadoras in a forensic medical facility in the city of Culiacán in Mexico. Camacho Rodríguez worked for several media outlets, including El Imparcial, El Regional de Sonora, Extra de la Tarde, and Tribuna […]
“A record number of journalists were killed worldwide in 2024, figures published today by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) show. Israel is responsible for nearly 70 percent of that total. At least 124 journalists across 18 countries were killed last year, making it the deadliest year for reporters and media workers since CPJ started […]
“The State Attorney General's Office of Tabasco arrested one of the suspects in the murder of journalist and professor Alejandro Gallegos León. The governor of Tabasco, Javier May, announced the information through his social networks. [...] The governor explained to the media that the lines of investigation are based on the professional activities of law, […]
“Journalist and professor Alejandro Gallegos León was found dead on Saturday [Jan. 25] in the [Mexican] state of Tabasco after being reported missing [...]. According to his search record, the last communication with him happened at around 2:25 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24. Gallegos León, 51 years old, was a journalist specializing in education and […]
“Ecuadoran journalist Leonardo Rivas, news director of the digital radio station Cariñosa, was murdered on Saturday [Nov. 23] in an attack attributed to hitmen in the province of Guayas, one of the most affected by the insecurity crisis in Ecuador. The radio station confirmed the tragic event on its Facebook account, saying that Rivas was […]
On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UNESCO calls on all states to fulfill their commitments and put an end to impunity for the murders of journalists. A new UNESCO report highlights the continued high rate of impunity in journalist murders: 85% of all murders recorded by the […]
"Mauricio Cruz Solís, a journalist for the digital outlet Minuto x Minuto, was killed on Tuesday night in downtown Uruapan, Michoacán. Just moments before the shooting, the reporter had interviewed Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, the municipal president of Uruapan, as well as vendors at the Tariácuri market. Mauricio Cruz is reportedly the first journalist killed during […]