"An armed attack against police officers in [the Mexican state of] Sonora left two people dead, among them journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara, who was with the agents when they were shot. The Sonora Prosecutor's Office said that the attack against the police officers took place early this morning [Sept. 25] in the Aviación neighborhood, in […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) awarded renowned Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui the 2023 Grand Prize for Press Freedom, the highest distinction granted by the institution. The IAPA's Executive Committee and Awards Committee noted that Aristegui shines for her commitment and courage throughout her career and, in the last year, for raising the standards to […]
"A federal judge found guilty the second person implicated in the murder of journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel, who was killed in an ambush on Nov. 9, 2020. His name is José Luis, alias 'el Pizzero.' He is an accomplice of Martín Eduardo, who was already sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2021. The […]
"During two months, 30 selected journalists will participate in eight virtual meetings that will seek to highlight how climate change losses and damages are exacerbating multifaceted and interrelated problems in the region, such as climate-induced migration, population displacement, food insecurity and other factors, such as water scarcity, malnutrition and poverty. [...] For this edition, we […]
"ARTICLE 19 condemns the legal threat made by Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, former governor of [the Mexican state of] Tamaulipas, against Martha Olivia López, director of the digital media outlet En un 2×3, correspondent of the Public Radio System's Canal Catorce network, and collaborator for the media outlets Astillero Informa and Rompeviento TV. The […]
"The alleged murderer of journalist Armando Linares López, Carlos Gerardo alias '02', was arrested in Michoacán, as reported by the authorities. Armando Linares López was shot dead on March 15, 2022, in the municipality of Zitácuaro, Michoacán. He had reported threats due to his work as a journalist. The Michoacán State Attorney General's Office identified […]
"A little over nine years after the murder of journalist Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) confirmed the arrest and formal imprisonment of another one of the alleged perpetrators. His name is Josué 'N' alias El Celaya, who was arrested by federal authorities in Sonora. [...] Goyo, as […]
"Jorge Ugalde, a journalist in [the Mexican state of] Quintana Roo, was the victim of a gun attack on Sunday, July 30, when his home, located in the municipality of Benito Juárez, was shot at. [...] Through a video, Ugalde denounced the attack against him and shared evidence, in which it can be seen that […]
"The killings of two journalists in one week in Mexico has renewed calls for the country’s media community to be given better protection. The most recent attack took place Saturday in Acapulco, Guerrero state, when Nelson Matus, the director of news website Lo Real de Guerrero, was fatally shot outside a store. The previous Saturday, […]
"Dozens of journalists led a demonstration in the port city of Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, to demand that state and federal authorities solve the crime of the shooting death of journalist Nelson Matus in that city on Saturday [July 15]. Press workers gathered this Monday [17 July] and blocked the main avenue […]