“The organization Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI, for its acronym in Spanish) rejected the accusations of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador about its alleged links with political parties or intervention in electoral campaigns. [...] This Wednesday [May 19], López Obrador again accused MCCI of receiving foreign money to intervene in Mexican politics, in favor […]
"Mexican journalist Marcela Turati won the 2021 Javier Valdez Cárdenas Journalism Award convened by Penguin Random House, the publishing firm announced this Saturday in a statement. The award considers the publication of a book with an investigation carried out by Turati about the massacres of San Fernando, in the northern state of Tamaulipas, where in […]
"After six days of not knowing anything about his whereabouts and searching for him by all means, 53-year-old journalist from Oaxaca, Francisco Augusto Ramírez, appeared alive, his relatives confirmed." Watch video (in Spanish)
"On the World Press Freedom Day, journalist Benjamín Morales Hernández, director of the Xonoidag News page, was found dead and with gunshot wounds. A police report indicates that at 01:55 hours yesterday [May 3] his vehicle was located with the keys in the ignition in the vicinity of the Morelia ejido in the municipality of […]
“On World Press Freedom Day (May 3), FLIP and ARTICLE 19 Mexico come together to stop judicial harassment against journalists and human rights defenders. Within the framework of this date, FLIP and ARTICLE 19 Mexico, with the support of Justice for Journalists, present the report Laws of Silence, judicial harassment of freedom of expression in […]
“Journalist Francisco Augusto Ramírez Padilla has been missing since April 30, 2021; His family, media and journalists from Oaxaca have requested help locating him through social networks The Oaxaca State Attorney General's Office issued a file with information on his disappearance, from the Unit for the Search for Disappeared and Unlocated Persons." Read original article […]
“With the support of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has begun evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of mechanisms for protecting journalists in four Latin American countries, with the aim of helping to improve such mechanisms throughout the region. Nearly 80% of the murders of journalists in Latin […]
"Mexico will hold the largest elections in its history on June 6, 2021. Candidates will run for, among other offices, the federal Chamber of Deputies, governorships in 15 states, and mayor in hundreds of municipalities. [...] CPJ Emergencies has compiled a safety kit for journalists covering the elections. The kit contains information for editors, reporters, and photojournalists on […]
Latin American photographers were among the category winners of the 2021 World Press Photo Contests. The awards are presented by the World Press Photo Foundation, and go to "the best visual journalism of the past year." The Latin American winners are: 1st prize in the Contemporary Issues, singles category: Pablo Tosco of Argentina for the photo […]
"The Consortium to Support Journalism in the Region (CAPIR, for its acronym in Spanish) calls on local independent media and independent journalists from Mexico to participate in a national or local journalistic investigation project which will be carried out between May and December 2021. More than one proposal can be submitted per media outlet, group […]
"El Consorcio para apoyar el Periodismo en la Región (CAPIR) convoca a medios locales independientes y periodistas independientes de México para que participen en un proyecto de investigación periodística nacional o local cuyo proyecto se llevará a cabo entre mayo y diciembre de 2021. Se puede presentar más de una propuesta por medio, grupo de periodistas o […]
"Mexican Senate Majority Leader Ricardo Monreal’s proposed bill to regulate social media networks could severely restrict free speech in Mexico, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill would require companies to censor broadly defined categories of online content in violation of international norms currently in force. Senator Monreal should withdraw his proposal." Read original article