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Fire trucks park outside Sierra Madre. (Reuters/Daniel Becerril)

Mexico’s El Norte attacked for the third time this month

July 30, 2012 6:22 PM EDT

New York, July 30, 2012–Mexican authorities must immediately investigate an arson attack on the offices of a supplement owned by the daily El Norte, the third attack on an El Norte publication this month, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Journalist Lydia Cacho, seen here in a 2006 conference, was threatened by unknown persons on Sunday. (Reuters/Henry Romero)

Mexico must investigate threat against Lydia Cacho

July 30, 2012 5:04 PM EDT

New York, July 30, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a death threat made Sunday against Lydia Cacho, the Mexican investigative reporter and author, and calls on federal authorities to launch a thorough investigation.

Crime journalist reported missing in Veracruz

July 25, 2012 4:51 PM EDT

New York, July 25, 2012–Mexican authorities must immediately investigate the disappearance of a crime photojournalist who was last seen on Thursday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Miguel Morales Estrada worked in Veracruz, which has become Mexico’s most dangerous state for the press, according to CPJ research.

Soldiers stand in front of the offices of a news outlet that was attacked early Tuesday morning. (AFP/Julio Cesar Aguilar)

Three Mexican news outlets targeted in one day

July 11, 2012 5:10 PM EDT

New York, July 11, 2012–Unknown assailants using explosives, grenades, and guns attacked three news outlets in northern Mexico on Tuesday, causing property damage but no injuries, according to news reports.

Mexican journalist released after 24 hours in prison

July 11, 2012 10:27 AM EDT

Prominent Mexican journalist Sanjuana Martínez was arrested on July 5, 2012, in the state of Nuevo León under unclear circumstances related to a civil custody dispute, and was released from jail the following day, according to news reports. Martínez was detained by armed police, which is unusual in a civil case, the reports said.

CPJ concerned about arrest of Mexican journalist

July 6, 2012 12:14 PM EDT

New York, July 6, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the arrest of prominent Mexican journalist Sanjuana Martínez Thursday in Nuevo León under unclear circumstances related to a civil custody dispute. The judge who ordered the detention was the subject of critical reporting by Martínez in 2008.

Zeta reporter Sergio Haro in the film 'Reportero.' (Courtesy Quiet Pictures)

Film ‘Reportero’ features tenacious Mexican magazine

June 29, 2012 5:42 PM EDT

A week before Sunday’s crucial presidential elections in Mexico, CPJ participated on a panel with filmmaker Bernardo Ruíz and Mexican journalist Sergio Haro about the perilous conditions for journalists in that country, where CPJ research shows 48 journalists have been murdered or disappeared since outgoing President Felipe Calderón took office in December 2006.

Missing Mexican reporter under protection of government

June 22, 2012 11:52 AM EDT

New York, June 22, 2012–Mexican crime journalist Stephania Cardoso, who had been missing with her son since June 8, is now under the protection of the federal government, a Mexican official has told CPJ.

Fourth journalist killed in Veracruz in two months

June 14, 2012 5:14 PM EDT

Mexico City, June 14, 2012–The body of Mexican journalist Víctor Manuel Báez Chino was found today in Xalapa, the capital of Veracruz state. He is the fourth journalist to be killed in Veracruz in the past two months. Báez’s body was recovered this morning near the main square in Xalapa, according to news reports. In…

Mexican crime reporter missing in Coahuila state

June 13, 2012 3:39 PM EDT

Mexico City, June 13, 2012–Mexican authorities must immediately investigate the case of a journalist and her son who have been missing since Friday morning, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.