"The Breach/Valdez Award for Journalism and Human Rights recognizes the work of journalists in Mexico whose work in 2025 focused on the protection, defense and promotion of human rights. The organizations that sponsor the Breach/Valdez Award are making a special appeal to journalists to submit entries from across Mexico, offering a local perspective and recognizing […]
"Journalist Ernesto Martínez was attacked and threatened by agents of the Sinaloa State Public Security Secretariat [Mexico] while attempting to cover a story […] on Jan. 19. According to the organization Article 19 […], Martínez arrived at the Culiacán–Mazatlán highway to report on a confrontation between officers and civilians in which one person died. When […]
"Journalist Rafael León Segovia, a police beat reporter in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, regained his freedom on Thursday [Jan. 22] after being under house arrest due to his indictment for the crimes of obstruction of justice and crimes against public security institutions. In an interview with local media, León Segovia said that he had obtained a federal […]
Three journalists from the digital news outlet SinEmbargo were attacked and threatened while attempting to document the illegal sale of animals at the Mixhuca Market in Mexico City, human rights organization Article 19 reported. A vendor harassed the reporters inside the market, demanding they delete their recorded footage. The team left the market after noticing […]
"A case of alleged violation of freedom of expression has sparked outrage in the state of Puebla. Journalist María Luisa Ruiz was detained by municipal police officers in Santiago Miahuatlán after being accused of 'usurping authority.' The detention occurred while the journalist was live-streaming and documenting police activity during an arrest on a public street. […]
"Journalist Rosario Martínez de la Vega publicly denounced being a victim of judicial harassment by a doctor affiliated with the Ministry of Health, stating that she has faced nearly three years of legal persecution stemming from her journalistic work. In an open letter addressed to authorities, the journalistic community, and the public, the journalist explained […]
"On Thursday night, Jan. 8, a crime reporter identified as Carlos Leonardo Castro, who worked for the news website Código Norte Veracruz and previously for Noreste, was shot and killed while inside a restaurant called La Troguebirria [in Poza Rica, Veracruz]. In 2024, the reporter had a protection mechanism in place, according to colleagues. [...] […]
"[Mexican] President Claudia Sheinbaum offered support from the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists to journalists facing legal proceedings related to their journalistic work and freedom of expression, such as the case of Rafael León Segovia, whom the Veracruz Attorney General's Office accused of 'terrorism.' During the morning press conference [on Jan. 2] […]
“[…] The Veracruz State Attorney General’s Office [in Mexico] announced that it dropped the terrorism charges against journalist Rafael León Segovia, who was arrested on Dec. 24 in the municipality of Coatzacoalcos. […] According to the Veracruz Attorney General’s Office, the arrest was carried out in compliance with a court order issued after an investigation […]
"Armando Escárcega Valdéz, also known as 'El Patrón,' acknowledged to federal court authorities that he led a criminal cell responsible for the attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, which was carried out on the orders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG, for its Spanish acronym). The admission of guilt came as part of an […]
"Mexico is moving towards a model of legalized censorship in which judges, prosecutors, and administrative authorities are used to silence the press, warned Leopoldo Maldonado, regional director of Article 19 for Mexico and Central America, during the presentation of the book 'Cállense: los nuevos rostros de la censura" (Shut Up: The New Faces of Censorship), […]
"Journalists from Chilpancingo and Acapulco issued a statement of solidarity with their colleagues in the city of Iguala, especially Natividad Ambrosio Cueva, after she was harassed and intimidated by members of the Secretariat of Public Security and Citizen Protection, who, in addition to making threats, took photographs of her and her vehicle. According to the […]