"ARTICLE 19 condemns the judicial harassment against journalist Jonathann Estrada, director of [the digital media outlet] Cancún Channel/Contrapunto, on the part of Omar Terrazas, husband of the current governor of [the Mexican state of] Quintana Roo. On Jan. 22, the journalist [...] received a lawsuit in which he is summoned for the alleged crime of […]
"Mexican journalist Azucena Uresti said goodbye to her program on Milenio Televisión. This surprising decision garnered several reactions, including that of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who invited her to reveal the circumstances for which she resigned from the television station. According to the Mexican president, the journalist 'implied that she was a victim of […]
“Once again, the director of La Prensa de Tlaxcala, Alberto Amaro Jordán, was the target of an attack when a vehicle attempted to hit him while he was on his way to his home located in San Francisco Atexcatzingo. Fortunately, one of his escorts managed to avoid the collision and things did not get any […]
"For Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui, the Pegasus case is more alive and open than ever despite the ruling issued this afternoon [Jan. 12] by Judge Luis Benítez Alcántara, in which he acquitted the only person accused of spying on her with the aforementioned software. [...] 'It was fully recognized judicially and without any doubt that […]
“In Mexico, the forced internal displacement of female journalists is made invisible, since the phenomenon is not recognized by the State; Lacking official records, care is not provided to prevent it and provide substantive solutions to victims. [..] For this investigation, six displaced journalists from Jalisco, Guanajuato, Chihuahua, Guerrero and Veracruz were interviewed. All of […]
"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, […]
"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 […]
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. […]
"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 […]
"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, […]
"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 […]
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, […]