"On May 30, 1984, Mexican journalism faced one of its darkest days: Manuel Buendía, one of Mexico's most daring and respected columnists, was murdered in cold blood in Mexico City's Zona Rosa. Four decades Later, his legacy of courage and commitment to the truth continues to be an example in a profession that continues to […]
“The organizations Artículo 19 Mexico and Central America, the collective Toma tu Remo, and Perteneces A.C. expressed their concern for the use of judicial mechanisms with the intention of inhibiting and intimidating the exercise of journalism and freedom of expression [...] against Mexican journalist Claudia Amelia Solera, from Enfoque Noticias radio station, of the NRM […]
"Mexican authorities must immediately investigate death threats directed at reporter Alberto Amaro Jordán, his family, and his bodyguards and take steps to guarantee his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday [May 23]. Unknown individuals driving a red truck passed by the residence of Amaro, founder and editor of Tlaxcala state-based news website La […]
“Journalist Stephanie Palacios, correspondent for news agency Sputnik, said that she has received threats through her social media accounts after she confronted [Mexican] President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for alleged sanctions against journalists for their questions at the [morning press conference known as] la mañanera. […] After receiving intimidating messages and threats on her social […]
"In an interview with [Spanish news agency] EFE, Mexican journalist Anabel Hernandez accused the government of [President] Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of exercising a 'terrible censorship that suffocates' her new book 'The Secret History: AMLO and the Sinaloa Cartel,' in social networks and media. [...] 'The president of the republic has a monopoly on communication, […]
“To mark the seventh anniversary of the murder of journalist Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas, his family, accompanying organizations, media and journalists, continue with the demand for justice for the atrocious crime, which occurred on May 15, 2017 in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, [Mexico]. [...] Currently, the legal cases against the perpetrators in Javier's homicide […]
“Since May 6, the journalistic platform Portal Hidalgo [based in the state of Michoacán, Mexico] received [...] a warning to stop publishing against the country's President, under threat of silencing the journalists of that site. Jorge Hidalgo, head of the media outlet, is already evaluating the way forward. [...] In an interview with Quadratín, the […]
Six Latin American photojournalists are part of the Associated Press (AP) team that was awarded with the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the Feature Photography category. This year's Pulitzer winners were announced this Monday, May 6. The awarded Latin American photojournalists are Fernando Llano and Iván Valencia, from Colombia; Marco Ugarte and Eduardo Verdugo, from Chile; […]
“Through social networks, it was reported in Xalapa, Veracruz, that relatives of murdered journalists have been subjected to threats by a senior state official. The director of Regional Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of Veracruz, Héctor Eduardo Ciprian Méndez, is accused of intimidating family members during a public event in Plaza Lerdo. Jorge […]
“A Univision journalist denounced at the presidential morning press conference in Mexico [Monday, April 29] that an attempt was made to abduct one of his colleagues in Tamaulipas, for which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) offered him protection. From the National Palace, he reported the case of Francisco Cobos, who was blocked by a […]
“Nine years after the murder of journalist Moisés Sánchez in Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz, the short film ‘El Último Viaje’ (The final trip) and a special printed edition of Diario La Unión were presented. The shocking almost four-minute short film, made by Grey México and Oriental Films, recounts the last days of Moisés Sánchez's life […]
“ARTICLE 19 Office for Mexico and Central America and the Network in Memory and Fight of Murdered or Missing Journalists commemorate María Elena Ferral, a journalist from Veracruz, and renew their demands for justice for her and her family four years after her murder. […] Although the Attorney General's Office of the State of Veracruz […]