"The governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, announced on Dec. 27 that he had filed lawsuits against the journalist and researcher Ricardo Ravelo Galó, of the SinEmbargo news outlet, for alleged moral damage. [...] The governor's reaction comes after the journalist published two articles on Dec. 17 and 24part of a journalistic […]
"Lydia Cacho knows she cannot return to her native country, Mexico. She knows about the existence of hitmen hired to assassinate her. She has been in Spain since December 2019. Even so, unable to see her family, exiled, she is happy. She is grateful to be able to walk around the street, live in a […]
"A federal judge sentenced Martín Eduardo L., alias 'El Tacones,' one of the alleged murderers of journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel in Salamanca, Guanajuato, to 20 years in prison. The ruling recognized the journalistic quality of the victim and that the murder was carried out with the purpose of limiting his freedom of expression," reported the […]
"In a historical event, the first of its kind to be reached in Mexico in the case of a disappeared journalist, this Wednesday [Dec. 9] in Empalme, Sonora will be the signing of the Friendly Settlement Agreement and Public Act of Acknowledgement of Responsibility, by the Mexican State to the indirect victims of the disappearance […]
"The then Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR, by its Spanish acronym) investigated the journalist Marcela Turati, the defender, Anla Lorena Delgadillo, and the anthropologist Mercedes Doretti, who investigated the massacre of 196 victims found in clandestine graves in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post. According to this US newspaper, […]
"Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho is now also Spanish. This Tuesday [Nov. 16], the Council of Ministers of the European country has granted nationality by naturalization to the writer and social activist 'due to the obvious risk to her life' for which she is residing in Madrid with a temporary authorization. 'Her personal situation is vulnerable, […]
"The Ministerial Police arrested three people allegedly involved in the crime against Jacinto Romero, a journalist from Veracruz. He was shot dead in the Ixtaczoquitlán municipality on August 19 of this year. One of those arrested, Roberto "N," is councilor elect of the Morena party in this municipality, according to authorities. The State Attorney General's Office […]
"Director and owner of the media outlet Presencia Hidalguense, Beatriz Flores, publicly denounced that her house and her car were shot at dawn. ... She explained that she had previously been threatened for publishing an article related to cattle theft, so she had been warned that failure to remove the post would have consequences." Read […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) is unveiling the nominees for the 2021 RSF Press Freedom Awards, which will be awarded on 18 November. Journalists and media outlets from 11 countries have been nominated for the awards that will be given in three categories – journalistic courage, impact and independence." Nicaraguan weekly […]
"The Mexican Attorney General reported on Monday [Nov. 8] the arrest and the beginning of the criminal process against a person allegedly involved in the espionage of a journalist with the Pegasus malware, a program of the firm NSO Group that was used to spy on communicators, human rights activists and political dissidents in 50 […]
"On August 21, 2020, Juan Nelcio Espinoza Menera, independent journalist and founder of the online media site El Valedor TV, died while in custody by Fuerza Única, in Piedras Negras, state of Coahuila, Mexico. According to initial reports by state authorities, his death was unrelated to these security forces and, when he had difficulty breathing, he […]
"Photojournalist Alfredo Cardoso Echeverría died this Sunday [Oct. 31], after being injured at dawn on Oct. 29, when he was forced to leave his home in a violent manner. Cardoso Echeverría was found with two gunshot wounds, near his home. " Read original article (in Spanish)