Veracruz photographer and reporter receive death threats
NOVEMBER 25, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Saúl Contreras, El Mundo de Córdoba Rafael Saavedra, El Mundo de Córdoba THREATENED Contreras, photographer for the local daily El Mundo de Córdoba, was threatened at gunpoint by unidentified individuals in Córdoba, a city in the southeastern Veracruz state. The following morning, Saavedra, a police reporter for the…
Mexican reporter’s death continues pattern of impunity after 6 journalists killed last year
Mexico City, January 14, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to swiftly and comprehensively bring journalist Carlos Castro’s killers to justice and to end a troubling continuation of impunity after at least six journalist were killed in the country last year. Castro, 25, was shot dead January 8 while eating at a restaurant in the…
Female politicians use meritless lawsuits to censor journalists in Mexico, lawyer says
Mexican journalist Héctor de Mauleón will be watching Sunday’s historic judicial elections with interest — not simply because June 1 marks the first time that Mexicans get to vote for their judges but also because one of the candidates has barred him from reporting critically about her. On May 15, the Tamaulipas Electoral Institute (IETAM)…
Killing with impunity: Vast majority of journalists’ murderers go free
By Jennifer Dunham/CPJ Deputy Editorial Director No one has been held to account in nearly 80% of journalist murders during the last 10 years, CPJ’s 2022 Global Impunity Index found, and governments show little interest in tackling the issue. Published November 1, 2022 Statistical table | Methodology | Database: All journalists murdered for their work…
In 2022, journalist killings continue unabated in Mexico amid a climate of impunity
At least 13 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the first eight months of 2022, the highest number the Committee to Protect Journalists has ever documented in the country in a single year. In a country characterized by corruption and organized crime, it’s unclear how many were targeted directly because of their work. CPJ…
‘I want to be a journalist like Shireen’
“I wanted to reach her, but I just couldn’t,” Shatha Hanaysha — the 29-year-old Palestinian correspondent who was seen in the video of the aftermath of the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last week — told CPJ, recalling the danger of extending her hand to touch her colleague’s body. “When I was asked,…
People’s Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists to hear the case of Miguel Ángel López Velasco in Mexico City
New York, April 26, 2022 – In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups launched a People’s Tribunal in November 2021 to hold governments accountable. The Tribunal, a form of grassroots justice, relies on investigations and high quality legal analysis involving specific cases in three countries. The next hearing…
Fifth journalist killed covering Russia-Ukraine war
In Ukraine, the number of journalists killed since Russia launched its full-scale assault on the country in February has reached five, with the death of Russian journalist Oksana Baulina, who was tragically killed during a March 23 Russian attack on the capital city of Kyiv. Multiple journalists in Ukraine have gone missing or been detained…
European Parliament speaks out on violence against journalists in Mexico
Brussels, March 10, 2022 — The European Union must strengthen its criticism of the deterioration of press freedom in Mexico and ensure that Mexican authorities guarantee immediate resourcing and funding of their protection program for journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday, March 10, that condemns…