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The Committee to Protect Journalists joined Espacio OSC, a coalition of Mexican civil society organizations, in a joint statement expressing deep concern over irregularities in the implementation of basic protection measures for journalists by the Mexican Federal Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists. In 2012, the federal mechanism was created in…

Mexico City, October 31, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to immediately, credibly, and transparently investigate the killing of journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán, whose remains were found wrapped in a blanket in the northern state of Durango on the morning of October 25. Beltrán’s body was found in the town of Río…

Mexico City, July 22, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a gag order placed on reporter-editor Jorge Luis González Valdez and the newspaper Tribuna by a court in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche. CPJ calls on Gov. Layda Sansores to immediately cease any judicial harassment of the journalist and the publication over…

Mexico City, July 10, 2025—Mexican authorities must immediately and credibly investigate death threats against two crime reporters, Óscar Balderas and Luis Chaparro, and take all appropriate steps to guarantee their safety and that of other reporters covering organized crime, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.  Balderas, a well-known investigative journalist, reported on July 4 on X that he…

Mexico City, June 30, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to swiftly and transparently complete its investigation into the June 23 killing of reporter Salomón Ordóñez Miranda so those responsible can be held to account. “The lethal attack that took Salomón Ordóñez’s life is a stark reminder of how little President Claudia…

Mexico City, May 23, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing of El Guerrero, Opinión Ciudadana founder and editor José Carlos González Herrera and calls on Mexican authorities to immediately, credibly and transparently investigate the attack to determine if González was targeted for his work. González, 39, was ambushed and shot dead by unidentified men around…

Mexico City, May 8, 2025—Mexican authorities must investigate the disappearance of journalist Miguel Ángel Anaya Castillo, the founder and editor of news website Pánuco Online, and determine whether it is related to his work as a journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. “The disappearance of Miguel Ángel Anaya not only underscores the terrifying…

Mexico City, April 3, 2025—Mexican authorities should immediately take steps to protect 17 reporters named by a Facebook page allegedly run by a criminal gang in the state of Chiapas and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On Friday, March 28, the Facebook page “Noticias Chiapas al ROJO” published the…

Mexico City, March 5, 2025—Authorities must credibly investigate the March 2 shooting of journalist Kristian Zavala, who is the third press member to be killed in Mexico this year, despite his 2021 request for federal protection, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Zavala, founder and editor of the Facebook-based news outlet El Silaoense MX,…

Mexico City, January 31, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to swiftly complete an investigation into the killing of journalist Alejandro Gallegos León, an academic and evangelical pastor based in the state of Tabasco, who was reported missing on January 24, according to a report. His remains were found the next day in the town…