Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press
Video Report In “Silencio o muerte,” Mexican crime reporter Luis Horacio Nájera recounts his work in embattled Ciudad Juárez, and the threats that forced him to move his family north. Read our accompanying special report, “Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press.” See more about journalists in danger around the world, and CPJ’s efforts to help.
Car bomb explodes outside Televisa in northern Mexico
New York, August 27, 2010–Mexico’s main television network reported that a car bomb exploded at its headquarters in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state early today. There were no injuries, the Televisa network said, but its transmission was knocked out for several hours and there was damage to neighboring buildings.
Lauría op-ed on Mexico in El País
In an op-ed in the Spanish newspaper El País, CPJ senior program coordinator for the Americas Carlos Lauría argues the wave of violence that has hit Mexico in the current war between powerful drug cartels has let to widespread self-censorship in Mexican media. Lauría describes how the situation has become untenable for reporters covering issues…
CPJ condemns grenade attacks against Televisa
New York, August 16, 2010–Weekend grenade attacks against the Monterrey and Matamoros offices of the national broadcaster Televisa reflect another attempt by organized crime to intimidate the Mexican news media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On Fox News Lauría details Mexico’s press crisis
Watch the latest video at FOXNews.com Carlos Lauría, CPJ’s senior program coordinator for the Americas, appeared on the August 4 edition of Fox News’ “Strategy Room.” The segment details how drug cartels in Mexico are kidnapping and killing journalists to control the flow of information. Lauría also talks about Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s struggle to protect freedom…
In Mexico, abducted reporters are free
New York, August 2, 2010—All four Mexican journalists abducted by drug traffickers last week are now free, ending an ordeal that drew international attention to pervasive anti-press violence in Mexico. Two reporters were brought to safety by federal police on Saturday, joining two colleagues who had been freed earlier.
Mexico restructures prosecution of press crimes
New York, July 9, 2010—Structural changes meant to broaden the authority of Mexico’s special prosecutor’s office to investigate crimes against journalists are still insufficient to address the grave free expression crisis in Mexico, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
President Calderón responds to CPJ’s concerns
On June 7, we wrote to Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa about a series of attacks perpetrated against local journalists by federal law enforcement since the beginning of the year. The office of the Mexican president responded on June 16. In a letter to CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon, Calderón informed us that our letter was submitted to the attorney general’s…
Journalists in Exile 2010
An exodus from Iran, East Africa At least 85 journalists fled their home countries in the past year in the face of attacks, threats, and possible imprisonment. High exile rates are seen in Iran and in the East African nations of Somalia and Ethiopia. A CPJ Special Report by María Salazar-Ferro