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Mexico City police arrest 2 journalists at human rights protest

Mexico City, September 9, 2024—Police beat at least two journalists and arrested two others during a protest for human rights in Xochimilco, a southern borough of Mexico City, on Thursday, September 5, according to members of the media who witnessed the incidents. “By brutally repressing a social protest and attacking journalists who were simply covering…

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Grajales, editor of news website Villaflores.com.mx, was shot multiple times by unidentified gunmen who broke into his residence in Villaflores, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, just after midnight on August 21. (Photo: courtesy Gabriela Coutiño)

Mexican journalist Ariel Grajales shot multiple times at Chiapas home

Mexico City, August 22, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to immediately and comprehensively investigate the shooting of Ariel Grajales Rodas and take measures to ensure his and his family’s safety.  Grajales, editor of news website Villaflores.com.mx, was shot multiple times by unidentified gunmen who broke into his residence in…

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Mexican crime reporter Alejandro Martínez Noguez had been assigned police guards due to prior threats on his life. He was shot and killed while with bodyguards in the city of Celaya on August 4, 2024. (Screenshot: YouTube/Milenio)

Mexican crime reporter Alejandro Martínez Noguez killed while under police protection

Mexico City, August 6, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing of Mexican crime reporter Alejandro Martínez Noguez, who was shot while in a car with his bodyguards in the central state of Guanajuato on Sunday. “Mexican authorities must act immediately to find and arrest the killers of Alejandro Martínez Noguez, whose death underscores…

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Soldiers keep watch after people fled armed gang violence in Tila, Chiapas state, Mexico, on June 12.

Mexican journalist Victor Morales found dead on highway

Mexico City, July 11, 2024—Mexican authorities must credibly investigate the killing of journalist Víctor Alfonso Culebro Morales, apprehend those responsible, and determine whether he was targeted for his work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. The body of Morales, founder and editor of the Facebook-based news site Realidades, was found on the side of…

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CPJ welcomes public apology to family of killed Mexican reporter Gustavo Sánchez

Mexico City, June 18, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the public apology issued by the government of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca and the federal government to the family of journalist Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera, three years after he was murdered. With the apology, issued on Monday in Oaxaca’s state capital of Oaxaca de…

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Mexican journalist Alberto Amaro Jordán receives death threats in Tlaxcala

Mexico City, May 23, 2024 — Mexican authorities must immediately investigate death threats directed at reporter Alberto Amaro Jordán, his family, and his bodyguards and take steps to guarantee his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Unknown individuals driving a red truck passed by the residence of Amaro, founder and editor of Tlaxcala…

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Mexican journalist Roberto Carlos Figueroa shown, in a video posted April 13 to the 'Acá en el Show' Facebook page, asking voters in a local market about upcoming elections. (Screenshot: Acá en el Show/Facebook)

Mexican journalist Roberto Carlos Figueroa abducted, killed in Morelos

Mexico City, May 2, 2024—Mexican authorities must immediately, credibly, and transparently investigate the killing of journalist Roberto Carlos Figueroa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday.  Figueroa was abducted by gunmen on the morning of April 26 after dropping his daughters off at school in Cuernavaca, about 50 miles south of Mexico City, according to news reports. Figueroa’s…

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CPJ calls on Mexico’s president not to disclose journalists’ personal information

Mexico City, February 23, 2022 – Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador must refrain from publicizing the personal information of journalists and respect privacy laws in the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On Thursday, López Obrador responded to a request for comment during his daily press…

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Personal information of hundreds of Mexican journalists exposed in government data leak

Mexico City, February 1, 2024— The personal information of at least 324 journalists who had registered with the office of the Mexican presidency to cover President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s live weekday morning broadcasts was posted on a website, according to several news reports, prompting a call by the Committee to Protect Journalists for an…

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In 10 days, 8 Mexican journalists abducted or shot at in 4 separate incidents

Mexico City, December 4, 2023 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a spate of violent abductions and attacks on eight journalists in Mexico and calls on authorities to immediately, credibly, and transparently investigate whether the attacks were related to the reporters’ work and bring the culprits to justice. On November 22, Silvia…

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