"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 […]
"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 […]
"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 […]
"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, […]
"[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 […]