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Journalist’s home in Mexican tourist destination Cozumel targeted by gunfire following death threats

“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 […]

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Reporter's son found alive in Mexico after being abducted by armed group

“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 […]

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Mexican journalist announces indefinite retirement following harassment and threats

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 […]

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Journalist Edgar Arroyo shot in attack in Central Mexico

"Journalist and Grupo Diario de Morelos radio host Edgar Arroyo was the target of an armed attack in the city of Cuernavaca. He was injured and taken to the hospital, where his condition is reported as stable. The incident took place the night of September 10, when Arroyo was traveling through the Ramón Hernández Navarro […]

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Mexican journalist receives threatening message in area besieged by organized crime

"Dalia Villatoro, a journalist from Chiapas [in southern Mexico] who works for media outlets such as Verídico Noticias, publicly denounced being the victim of death threats allegedly linked to an organized crime group that left her un narcomensaje (a threatening message). This is happening as the southeastern border state of Mexico is experiencing a fierce […]

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Mexico City police arrest two journalists at human rights protest

"Police beat at least two journalists and arrested two others during a protest for human rights in Xochimilco, a southern borough of Mexico City, on Thursday, Sept. 5, according to members of the media who witnessed the incidents. Police arrested Penélope Estefanía Galicia Argumedo, a reporter with community radio station Radio Zapote; and Elizabeth Díaz, […]

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Mexican president denies murders of journalists during his six-year term; Article 19 documents 47

"[Mexican] President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said this Thursday (Sept. 5) that in his government there have been no murders of journalists or politicians 'beyond what the circumstances have caused,' despite the fact that the organization Article 19 has documented 47 homicides of communicators in the six-year period. Questioned during his press conference about the […]

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Mexican authorities locate body of Mexican journalist allegedly disappeared by police

"Sources from the Attorney General's Office of the State of Guerrero confirmed that the genetic profiles of the body located in a clandestine grave in the municipality of Taxco match the samples provided by relatives of Enrique Hernández Avilez, the missing journalist, who allegedly was murdered by members of the local police and buried in […]

Mexican journalist Ariel Grajales shot in his home in the state of Chiapas

"The journalist Ariel Grajales Rodas, who was shot early Wednesday morning [August 21] at his home in the Esquipulas neighborhood of Villaflores, was reported to be in 'stable' condition, according to the Chiapas Attorney General's Office. The agency announced that it urgently requested the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, the Investigative Police, and municipal […]

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UNESCO condemns murder of journalist in the Mexican state of Guanajuato

“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) condemned Monday [Aug. 19] the murder of journalist Alejandro Alfredo Martinez Noguez, which happened Aug. 4 in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, and reported the entry of the case into its Observatory of Murdered Journalists. Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay urged Mexican authorities to conduct 'an […]

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Alleged torturers of Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho released from jail; Article 19 appeals

Mexican judges granted changes in preventive detention for former Mexican governor of Puebla, Mario Marín Torres, as well as Adolfo Karam Beltrán, former director of the judicial police. Both are accused of committing acts of torture against journalist Lydia Cacho Ribeiro and have been permitted to leave detention. Press freedom organization Article 19 said it […]

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Advisory council demands clarification concerning protection of journalist killed in Mexico

The Advisory Council of the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists of Mexico issued a release regarding the Aug. 4 murder of Alejandro Martínez Noguez, who was under police escort. The council demanded investigation into the security breach. "Although there are public statements from state authorities indicating that Martínez Noguez directly requested escorts […]