Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, with at least 17 media workers killed in 2022. A crime reporter has been found dead in northwestern Mexico, the latest suspected murder in what is already one of the deadliest years ever for the country’s press. Juan Arjon Lopez, an independent journalist who ran a news page on Facebook, went missing on August 9, according to the state attorney general. Arjon’s body was found showing “signs of violence,” Sonora Attorney General Claudia Indira told a press conference. Mexico is one of the riskiest countries in the world for journalists, according to Article 19, which says at least 34 media workers have been killed in relation to their work since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December 2018.

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Fear and loathing in Culiacan, Sinaloa
3 weeks ago

Fear and loathing in Culiacan, Sinaloa

Al Jazeera  

‘The situation’ in the home city of one of Mexico’s most notorious cartels is explosive and likely to get much worse with Trump’s return to power. As the US Council on Foreign Relations noted in August, shortly after El Mayo’s detention, Mexico “has seen more than 431,000 homicides since 2006, when the government declared war on the cartels” with US …

UN urges protection as another journalist is shot to death in Mexico
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN urges protection as another journalist is shot to death in Mexico

The Independent  

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U.N. Calls for Protection of Journalists in Mexico as Deadly Incident Rocks Michoacan City
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.N. Calls for Protection of Journalists in Mexico as Deadly Incident Rocks Michoacan City

Associated Press  

U.N. urges protection for journalists in Mexico after a man is shot to death in Mexico City. The victim, Mauricio Solís, was a journalist for the news page Minuto por Minuto. He was interviewing the mayor of Uruapan when he was shot and killed. The U.N. rights office said Solís was at least the fifth journalist killed in Mexico this …

Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats has been killed
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats has been killed

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats was killed by gunmen Sunday, and two of his government-assigned bodyguards were wounded, authorities said. The page covered community news and crime in Celaya, the most dangerous city for police officers in Mexico. Media workers are regularly targeted in Mexico, often in direct reprisal …

Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican journalists held a vigil and protest Saturday a day after one of their colleagues was slain in the southern state of Morelos. After disappearing Friday morning, he was found dead inside a car in his hometown of Huitzilac in Morelos, a state south of Mexico City where drug-fueled violence runs rampant. But in a country where …

Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting
9 months, 1 week ago

Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A prominent journalist who went missing this week in western Mexico said Wednesday he was abducted, beaten and questioned by an armed gang about his reporting before being let go with a warning to tone down his journalism. Authorities confirmed that radio and television anchor Jaime Barrera, who has written about drug cartel violence, was found alive …

Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting
9 months, 1 week ago

Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting

LA Times  

Photos of slain journalists are displayed on a wall in Mexico City during a vigil in 2022 to protest the murder of journalist Fredid Roman. A prominent journalist who went missing this week in western Mexico said Wednesday he was abducted, beaten and questioned by an armed gang about his reporting before being let go with a warning to tone …

Mexican journalist abducted by armed men in violent western state
9 months, 1 week ago

Mexican journalist abducted by armed men in violent western state

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A prominent journalist in western Mexico was abducted by armed men and has not been seen since, prosecutors said Tuesday. The fate of radio and television anchor Jaime Barrera gained national attention in part because his daughter, Itzul Barrera, sits on the leadership council of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ‘s Morena party. On Tuesday, the chief …

99 journalists killed in 2023, 72 in Gaza war: report
10 months, 1 week ago

99 journalists killed in 2023, 72 in Gaza war: report

The Hindu  

Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed in 2023 were killed in the Israel-Hamas war, making the last 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on February 15. "In December 2023, CPJ reported that more journalists were killed in the first three months of the Israel-Gaza war than have ever been …

Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm
1 year ago

Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Wednesday that two of four news photographers who were shot Tuesday are in serious condition, as prosecutors confirmed that a fifth journalist was shot and wounded the same day. Another shooting Tuesday in the neighboring state of Michoacan wounded reporter Maynor Ramón Ramírez, bringing the number of victims to five and marking one of …

4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder
1 year ago

4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Unidentified assailants on Tuesday wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexican city of Chilpancingo, authorities said. The press group Reporters Without Borders said the attack occurred just outside the local army barracks, as the photographers were returning from covering an event. The shootings and abductions mark some of the largest mass attacks on reporters in …

Mexican journalists freed days after being abducted in southern province
1 year ago

Mexican journalists freed days after being abducted in southern province

Al Jazeera  

Reporters Silvia Nayssa Arce, Alberto Sanchez and Marco Antonio Toledo have been released unharmed, officials say. Three Mexican journalists, who were abducted over the past week, have been released after authorities launched search operations in the southern province of Guerrero, according to the state attorney general’s office. The state’s prosecutor said on Saturday that Reporters Silvia Nayssa Arce, Alberto Sanchez …

3 journalists and 2 relatives have been abducted in a violent city in southern Mexico
1 year, 1 month ago

3 journalists and 2 relatives have been abducted in a violent city in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors said Thursday that three journalists and two of their relatives have been abducted by armed men in a violence-plagued state in Mexico, which press groups say is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, outside of war zones. The online news site The Afternoon Chronicle in the nearby city of Chilpancingo said …

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An activist who documented murders …

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — An activist who documented murders in one of Mexico’s deadliest cities has himself been killed, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Enríquez described himself on his social media profiles as an “activist, demanding a country with the rule of law.” For years, Enríquez has posted a simple, moving tally of each murder in Leon, writing just hours before his death …

Journalist killed in attack aimed at police in northern Mexico border town
1 year, 2 months ago

Journalist killed in attack aimed at police in northern Mexico border town

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A journalist who ran a community Facebook news page was killed in the northern Mexico border town of San Luis Rio Colorado on Monday, when he was apparently caught in the cross-fire of an attack aimed at police. Jesús Gutiérrez ran Notiface Prensa Digital De San Luis, a Facebook page that included recommendations for local businesses as …

Another journalist killed in Mexico amid rising cartel violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Another journalist killed in Mexico amid rising cartel violence

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Another journalist was killed in Mexico on Saturday, adding to a growing list of reporters who have lost their lives amid an intensifying drug war in the country, authorities and a press freedom organization said. Matus’ death comes just a week after the grisly killing of another journalist in western Mexico, something the Committee to Protect Journalists …

Who’s killing Mexico’s journalists?
1 year, 9 months ago

Who’s killing Mexico’s journalists?

Al Jazeera  

More journalists were killed in 2022 in Mexico than in any other year. The murders of Lourdes Maldonado Lopez and Margarito Martínez last January were the latest in a string of killings that have largely gone unsolved. As rights groups continue to call for government action, we are revisiting our episode with Mexican journalists about how safe they feel while …

Journalist deaths jumped 50% in 2022, led by Ukraine, Mexico
1 year, 11 months ago

Journalist deaths jumped 50% in 2022, led by Ukraine, Mexico

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. According to a report Tuesday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 67 news media workers were killed worldwide in 2022, the highest number since 2018. The CPJ said …

Journalist deaths jumped 50% in 2022, led by Ukraine, Mexico
1 year, 11 months ago

Journalist deaths jumped 50% in 2022, led by Ukraine, Mexico

The Independent  

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Mexico news anchor, assassination bid and return to newsroom in a few hours
2 years ago

Mexico news anchor, assassination bid and return to newsroom in a few hours

Hindustan Times  

One of Mexico's most prominent faces on television survived an assassination attempt in the capital Mexico City. The attack on Ciro Gómez Leyva which took place near his home marks one of the most brazen attacks on a journalist Mexico has seen in decades. Ciro Gómez Leyva: Ciro Gómez Leyva is a news anchor for the national news network Grupo …

2022 is deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists
2 years ago

2022 is deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing a close, with 15 slayings — a perilous situation underlined by a brazen near-miss attack this week on one of the country’s most prominent journalists. “We started gathering data on homicides of journalists in 1992, and it’s been both the highest …

Mexico Celebrity Journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva Survives Assassination Bid
2 years ago

Mexico Celebrity Journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva Survives Assassination Bid

News 18  

One of Mexico’s best-known journalists, who is a prominent critic of the country’s president, said Friday he had survived an apparent assassination attempt. Ciro Gomez Leyva is known for his criticism of the government led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who regularly lambasts him at press conferences. CGL pic.twitter.com/jNfX0N5uCA— Ciro Gómez Leyva December 16, 2022 “At 11:10 pm 200 …

Renowned Mexican journalist survives shooting
2 years ago

Renowned Mexican journalist survives shooting

Al Jazeera  

Ciro Gomez Leyva says he was saved by his armoured vehicle after gunmen shot at him near his home in Mexico City. A prominent Mexican radio and television reporter says two gunmen tried to kill him near his home in Mexico City, renewing concerns for the safety of journalists in the Central American country. Ciro Gomez Leyva, one of Mexico’s …

Part-time journalist gunned down in Mexican state home to drug cartels
2 years, 1 month ago

Part-time journalist gunned down in Mexican state home to drug cartels

India Today  

A part-time Mexican journalist was shot dead in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, home turf for several violent drug gangs, adding to the death toll for the bloodiest year to date for local media workers. Pedro Pablo Kamul worked as a radio reporter and host at AX Noticias and Es Amor, which confirmed his killing in a social media …

Review: Reporter’s murder shows cost of pursuing the truth
2 years, 2 months ago

Review: Reporter’s murder shows cost of pursuing the truth

Associated Press  

“In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Coverup, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press,” by Katherine Corcoran The confluence of corrupt governance, poverty, drug trafficking and reporters who can be bought is a dangerous place for reporters and democracy. In this book, former Associated Press reporter and bureau chief Katherine Corcoran takes up a consuming quest …

Journalist becomes 15th media worker killed this year in Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Journalist becomes 15th media worker killed this year in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Journalist Fredid Roman has become the latest media worker killed in Mexico so far this year, bringing the total to at least 15, according to monitoring groups. At least one media rights group, Article 19, has recorded 19 media workers killed this year, while the government puts the total at just 12. In a lengthy Facebook post, Roman mentioned an …

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

LA Times  

Members of the Mexican army and forensic experts work at the site where four radio station workers were killed and two restaurant employees were wounded in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Friday. On Friday, hundreds of Mexican troops were dispatched to the northern border city of Ciudad Juárez in a bid to bolster security after a series of …

Mexican journalist killed in bar shooting — 13th this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Mexican journalist killed in bar shooting — 13th this year

Al Jazeera  

As Mexico grapples with a wave of violence against members of the press, small local outlets are especially at risk. Three people, including a prominent local journalist, have been shot dead inside a bar in central Mexico, marking the 13th murder of a media worker this year as violence against Mexican journalists escalates. Guanajuato Governor Diego Rodriguez Vallejo condemned the …

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year
2 years, 5 months ago

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year

Al Jazeera  

Violence targeting reporters in Mexico continues to rise, as 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz was shot outside his home. The victim, 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the regional newspaper Expreso, is the 12th Mexican journalist murdered this year amid rising violence against members of the press. The shooting of de la Cruz is the latest in a …

Journalist killed in Mexico was threatened in recent weeks
2 years, 7 months ago

Journalist killed in Mexico was threatened in recent weeks

Associated Press  

COSOLEACAQUE, Mexico — The director of an online news site in southeastern Mexico had been threatened in recent weeks over her journalism before being killed with a colleague, her brother said Tuesday. Ramiro Mollinedo Falconi, also a journalist, said his younger sister had received threatening phone calls ordering her to remove crime-related stories from her news site and that more …

2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
2 years, 7 months ago

2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz State Prosecutor’s Office said via Twitter that it was investigating the …

Two Mexican journalists killed, taking 2022 death toll to 11
2 years, 7 months ago

Two Mexican journalists killed, taking 2022 death toll to 11

Al Jazeera  

Yessenia Mollinedo and Sheila Johana Garcia were killed in Veracruz, the state prosecutor said. The State Commission for Attention To and Protection of Journalists condemned the “attack on Veracruz’s journalism profession” and said it had opened an investigation, while the media rights groups Reporters Without Borders and Article 19 said they were gathering information about the killings. Prior to the …

2 journalists killed in Mexico — the 10th and 11th of the year
2 years, 7 months ago

2 journalists killed in Mexico — the 10th and 11th of the year

LA Times  

Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that it was investigating the killings of Yessenia …

Ninth Journalist Killed in Mexico This Year as Foreign Criticism Mounts
2 years, 7 months ago

Ninth Journalist Killed in Mexico This Year as Foreign Criticism Mounts

News 18  

A Mexican journalist was found dead in the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Thursday, authorities said, marking the ninth death of a media worker in a unprecedentedly bloody year for the country which has drawn international scrutiny. Luis Enrique Ramirez, a veteran journalist and columnist at El Debate, was found dead on the side of a highway, the state’s attorney …

Mexican journalist killed; 9th media worker slain this year
2 years, 7 months ago

Mexican journalist killed; 9th media worker slain this year

Al Jazeera  

Journalist Luis Enrique Ramirez Ramos was found wrapped in plastic on a dirt road in northern Sinaloa state. Luis Enrique Ramirez Ramos has become the ninth journalist killed in Mexico in 2022 in what has proven to be a particularly deadly year for media workers in the country. Ramirez Ramos’s body was found on a dirt road wrapped in plastic …

Murdered Mexico teen Debanhi Escobar was seen entering motel where her body was found alone
2 years, 7 months ago

Murdered Mexico teen Debanhi Escobar was seen entering motel where her body was found alone

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Debanhi Escobar, the Mexican …

Mexican journalist killed 6 weeks after colleague's murder
2 years, 9 months ago

Mexican journalist killed 6 weeks after colleague's murder

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Linares continued to publish the …

Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the time of Toledo's death, Linares told The …

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year

Al Jazeera  

Armando Linares, director of Monitor Michoacan, the latest to be murdered in a spate of killings that has stirred international concern. “We wrote a lot about illegal logging and also a lot of issues like corruption in the municipal government.” Drug cartels Drug cartels in Mexico often make money by protecting illegal logging or extorting protection payments from avocado growers. …

Heber Lopez fifth journalist murdered in Mexico this year
2 years, 10 months ago

Heber Lopez fifth journalist murdered in Mexico this year

Al Jazeera  

Advocates say the first six weeks of 2022 have been the deadliest for journalists in Mexico in 10 years. Heber Lopez, director of Mexican online news site Noticias Web, has been fatally shot, becoming the fifth journalist to be murdered in the country since the beginning of the year. Jan-Albert Hootsen, the Mexico representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, …

What’s behind the spike in journalist murders in Mexico?
2 years, 10 months ago

What’s behind the spike in journalist murders in Mexico?

Al Jazeera  

Four journalists were killed in January, highlighting a dangerous culture of impunity in the country, rights groups say. About 99 percent of crimes against journalists are not prosecuted, Ruiz said, “Anyone can decide, ‘I’m just going to silence this journalist, because there are not going to be consequences.’” Hootsen visited Tijuana last week after Martinez and Lopez were killed. Criminal …

Fourth journalist killed in Mexico in less than a month
2 years, 10 months ago

Fourth journalist killed in Mexico in less than a month

Al Jazeera  

Roberto Toledo’s killing comes after his employer says the outlet received threats for reporting on government corruption. A news outlet in Mexico’s Michoacan state says one of its employees, Roberto Toledo, has become the fourth media worker killed in the country in less than a month. “For exposing corrupt administrations and corrupt officials and politicians, today that led to the …

Another journalist attacked in Mexico; 3 killed this month
2 years, 10 months ago

Another journalist attacked in Mexico; 3 killed this month

Al Jazeera  

Attack comes a day after press groups held more than a dozen demonstrations throughout Mexico to protest the killings. Another journalist has been attacked in Mexico, where three journalists have been killed so far this month. Santiago, the director of an online news site, said he was able to escape because he was accompanied by two bodyguards assigned to him …

Reporting on your colleagues' murders changes how you work
2 years, 10 months ago

Reporting on your colleagues' murders changes how you work

NPR  

Reporting on your colleagues' murders changes how you work Enlarge this image toggle caption GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images "I fear for my life." Enlarge this image toggle caption Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images Even in a city with a high number of murders in recent years, the killing of …

Why is Mexico still the most dangerous country for journalists?
2 years, 11 months ago

Why is Mexico still the most dangerous country for journalists?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, January 25 at 19:30 GMT: Mexico is considered the most dangerous country in the world for journalists outside active war zones, and already in this year, three journalists have been killed. Lopez, who covered corruption and politics, had previously endured threats related to her work and was enrolled in Mexico’s programme to protect journalists. Seven were killed in …

Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week
2 years, 11 months ago

Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week

Al Jazeera  

Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was murdered days after Margarito Martinez was found fatally shot in the Mexican border city. Authorities in Mexico say a journalist has been murdered in Tijuana, the second killing of a media worker in the border city in less than a week and the latest in a string of killings in one of the world’s most dangerous …

Family and colleagues of a Mexican crime photographer gather to pay final respects
2 years, 11 months ago

Family and colleagues of a Mexican crime photographer gather to pay final respects

NPR  

Family and colleagues of a Mexican crime photographer gather to pay final respects Photojournalist Margarito Martinez was shot dead this week in the northern border city of Tijuana, the second journalist to be killed in Mexico in just weeks. A MARTINEZ, HOST: Family and colleagues of a well-known crime photographer in Mexico gathered last night to pay their final respects. …

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home
2 years, 11 months ago

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home

Al Jazeera  

Margarito Martinez, 49, who covered police and crime, was fatally shot near his home in Tijuana, near the US border. Margarito Martinez, 49, was found near his home with a fatal gunshot wound to his head on Monday, the security secretariat in the northwestern state of Baja California said in a statement. Media rights group Yo So Soy Periodista said …

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