The Attorney General's Office of the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, opened an investigation into alleged threats against journalist Norma Galarza Flores by members of the Immediate Reaction Forces of Zacatecas (FRIZ, by its Spanish acronym), part of the State Preventive Police. The threats were allegedly made as a result of an investigation in which the […]
“Journalist associations in [the Mexican state of] Guerrero reported that their colleague Luis Daniel Nava, contributor to the magazine Proceso and reporter for the El Sur de Guerrero newspaper, was the victim of an apparent assault by two men dressed in black tactical clothing, with long weapons and military appearance, who allegedly threatened him by […]
“The Human Rights Ombudsman's Office of the State of Guanajuato (Prodheg, for its acronym in Spanish) opened an ex officio complaint regarding the arrest and physical assault suffered by journalist Humberto Gutiérrez, by Irapuato police, when he was covering a road accident. [...] The 'Irapuato Despierta' reporter, Humberto Gutiérrez, reported that he was arrested and […]
The entertainment journalist Patricia Ramírez González, known as Patricia Bunbury, was murdered on Wednesday afternoon in the capital of the state of Colima. Preliminary investigations indicate Ramírez González was in the restaurant she owned when the assailant entered, fired several shots at her, and fled, the newspaper El Universal reported. González is the second journalist […]
"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 […]
"Caleth Jesús Gutiérrez, son of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez, who was murdered in 2023, reported that his three siblings were assaulted by members of the army who barged into their home in Sonora in northern Mexico. In an interview with Azucena Uresti, Caleth said he will file a complaint over the violent intrusion. The assault occurred […]
“A courier for the newspaper El Debate, in Culiacán [Mexico], was kidnapped in the morning [of Oct. 19] as he was on his way home. This occurred one day after the governor of [the state of] Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, promised to guarantee security for the workers of that publishing house after the shooting attack […]
"The facilities of the newspaper El Debate in Culiacán, Sinaloa, were shot at. The publication said the following: 'A few minutes before 11:00 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 17, the façade of this editorial house was the target of a shooting attack by armed individuals who traveled in at least two vehicles, but we do not […]
“The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned 'verbal attacks' from the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, after he held journalists Azucena Uresti and Luis Chaparro responsible for what may happen to him. This follows reports that have emerged about the wave of violence affecting Culiacán and about discoveries and possible links to organized crime. […]
“The house of Silvia Peraza Azueta, journalist and manager of the online news portal Código Rojo Quintana Roo, was shot at after she filed a report about threats with the state attorney general. At 12:32 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, the journalist posted a message on the portal’s Facebook page, reporting the attack on her […]
“David Eduardo Martínez Meraz, son of journalist Ernesto Martínez Meraz, was found alive hours after being abducted on Monday [Sept. 16] in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. According to Los Noticieristas, the police reporter confirmed that his son was found safe and sound and that it was apparently a confusion. He also thanked the citizens who collaborated […]
Mexican journalist Humberto Padgett was the victim of an armed robbery on Friday, Sept. 13 in the municipality of Cuitzeo, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Four unknown individuals pointed long guns at the journalist and took his vehicle, IDs and work equipment, the freedom of expression organization Artículo 19 reported in a thread on […]