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Harassed
February 13
Raymundo Ramos, El Mañana, HARASSED
Ramos, a reporter for the daily newspaper El Mañana of Nuevo Laredo, reported that he was harassed because of articles he wrote that were critical of the government of the state of Tamaulipas. Ramos said he received a call from an unidentified man who said he had a “warning” that he wanted to convey to Ramos in person, and told him to come outside. Ramos said he left the newspaper office and was met by two unidentified men, who told him to accompany them in their vehicle. Ramos went with them; for two hours, they drove around Nuevo Laredo. During this time Ramos said the men told him to stop writing articles criticizing the state government. CPJ wrote to Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo and the governor of the state of Tamaulipas, Manuel Cavazos Lerma, urging them to conduct an investigation into the incident.
June 26
XEVA, ATTACKED
Sergio Sibilla, XEVA, HARASSED
XEVA, a popular radio station in the state of Tabasco, was taken over for two hours in the early morning by dozens of supporters of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). They accused the station and “Telereportaje,” the news program they interrupted, of using their programming to destabilize the state and incite violence. The PRI supporters took the microphone away from “Telereportaje” host Sergio Sibilla, and read political statements on the air. The takeover occurred a day after riots by PRI opponents disturbed a visit by Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo to Tabasco. The rioters were protesting Zedillo's support for Tabasco's governor, a PRI member. During the previous 18 months, PRI supporters had occupied XEVA four times, accusing it of being a mouthpiece for the opposition Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD).
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