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Mexican journalist who suffered attack denounces ineffective protection mechanism for journalists

"Journalist María Luisa Estrada, from the Mexican state of Jalisco, denounced this morning [Jan. 8], in front of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, threats and attacks against her, as well as the inefficiency of the Protection Mechanism for journalists. During the [President's morning press conference] this Monday, the journalist told, through tears, […]

One year after shooting against Mexican journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, there are no convictions or leads on the mastermind

"On Dec. 15, 2022, Ciro Gómez Leyva was driving home after a day of work. The journalist, one of the most popular in Mexico, had just finished presenting the evening news on Imagen TV network. He was driving through Coyoacán Avenue, south of Mexico City, when a motorcycle with two people passed him. One of […]

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Article 19 Mexico denounces defamation campaign against journalist Reyna Haydee for questioning AMLO in Mexico

Article 19 Mexico denounced a smear campaign against independent journalist Reyna Haydee Ramírez in response to her questioning of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during his morning press conference on Dec. 13. According to the freedom of expression organization, the journalist received a series of coordinated digital attacks after her questions to the president. […]

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Mexico: UN Human Rights alleges lack of State diligence in face of crimes against journalists and activists

"In Mexico, investigations into crimes of disappearance, homicide and threats to human rights defenders and journalists lack due diligence, warned the Mexico Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-OHCHR). Between January 2019 and September 2023, the office documented the murders of 41 journalists, six media workers and 91 defenders. Additionally it […]

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RSF reports 'a notable fall' in the number of journalists killed in connection with their work in Latin America in 2023

"Although the number of journalists killed in Latin America has fallen significantly, from 26 in 2022 to six in 2023, working as a journalist in this region is still not safe, as recent abductions and armed attacks in Mexico demonstrate. The record level of violence registered in Latin America in 2022 has led to self-censorship, […]

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Propuesta Cívica launches 'Stories that survive' campaign on murdered journalists in Mexico

"The organization Propuesta Cívica launched the campaign #HistoriasQueSobreviven [Stories that survive]. This initiative includes three short films that narrate the investigations of murdered journalists. The goal of the campaign is to put the spotlight on the motive behind the disappearance and murder of journalists in Mexico: to silence the voices of journalists who seek to […]

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Five journalists shot, one assaulted in Mexico in one week

Six journalists in three different Mexican states were attacked in less than a week. On Nov. 28, four reporters were shot and wounded in the state of Guerrero, and another was shot and wounded in the state of Michoacán. The latter remains in the hospital and police are guarding him. Also on Nov. 28, Expansión, […]

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Mexico: Journalists protest after attack on colleagues in Chilpancingo

"Some 40 journalists from the port of Acapulco [Mexico] held a protest this Wednesday [Nov. 29] and joined the call for justice previously made by reporters from the city of Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero, after the armed attack against four of their colleagues, which took place on Tuesday [Nov. 28]. In Chilpancingo, […]

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Three abducted journalists are freed in Guerrero, Mexico

"Marco Antonio Toledo, director of the weekly Espectador de Taxco, [in the Mexican state of Guerrero] was released Saturday [Nov. 25] after being abducted along with his son and wife last Sunday [Nov. 19]. [...] Also on Saturday, journalists Silvia Arce and Alberto Sánchez, who run the digital media RedSiete, were released during the early […]

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Three journalists are missing after being abducted by armed groups in Guerrero, Mexico

Three journalists and two relatives of one of them were kidnapped by armed men in Taxco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, according to the organizations Artículo 19 - Office for Mexico and Central America and Comunicación e Información de la Mujer A.C. (CIMAC, by its Spanish acronym). The first victims were Marco Antonio Toledo […]