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Mexico: Journalists harassed and robbed by gunmen in Culiacán

Starting on the morning of January 5, members of the Sinaloa drug cartel clashed with Mexican security forces in the city, and suspected cartel members harassed and robbed reporters covering the unrest.

IAPA condemns murder of Mexican journalist and a disappearance

Pedro Pablo Kumul’s case adds to the murder of three other journalists in Veracruz this year.

Mexico: ARTICLE 19 condemns continued assault on its work and the press

National and local power players have harassed and threatened ARTICLE 19 and its members numerous times. The organisation seeks the guarantee of the Mexican government to end hostilities against ARTICLE 19 in Mexico, and provide acceptable conditions for its pursuit of human rights.

For Mexican journalists, President López Obrador’s pledge to curb spyware rings hollow

In what CPJ has found to be by far the deadliest country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, there remains no legal protection from intrusive surveillance, no recourse for its victims, and no repercussions for those in public office who facilitated the spying.

At least 2 Mexican journalists targeted by Pegasus spyware since López Obrador took office

CPJ: ‘This new report definitively shows that Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador can no longer hide behind blaming his predecessor for widespread use of Pegasus in Mexico.”

Journalist killings continue unabated in Mexico

At least 13 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the first eight months of 2022, the highest number CPJ has ever documented in the country in a single year.

Body of missing Mexican journalist Juan Arjón López found in San Luis Río Colorado

Arjón, the founder and editor of Facebook-based news outlet ‘A Qué Le Temes’, was found dead in Sonora, on the U.S. border.

Mexican journalist Rubén Haro survives shooting attempt in Ciudad Obregón

“The attempted shooting of journalist Rubén Haro is outrageous and shocking, weeks after another Mexican journalist barely escaped with her life after a knife attack,” said Jan-Albert Hootsen, CPJ’s Mexico representative.

Mexican journalist Susana Carreño severely wounded in Puerto Vallarta knife attack

The shocking and brutal attack on Susana Carreño, less than a week after journalist Antonio de la Cruz and his daughter were killed in Tamaulipas, once again shows the Mexican authorities’ utter failure to protect the country’s press.

Mexican journalist Luis Enrique Ramírez found killed in Culiacán

In his most recent publications for ‘El Debate’, Ramírez covered state and local politics in Sinaloa and Culiacán, including Governor Rubén Rocha, the mayors of Culiacán and Mazatlán, as well as all major political parties in the state congress.

Mexico: Address persistent violence against journalists

The president should take urgent steps to strengthen protection mechanisms, stop official harassment of journalists who criticize the government, and ensure prosecutors end the near-total impunity for these crimes.

Women seizing the word: The participation of women writers in Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua

The report provides insights into the patterns of systemic discrimination which marginalise women, and remain deeply entrenched in both the publishing industry and the protocols of literary awards in five Latin American countries.

Mexican journalist Armando Linares shot and killed in Zitácuaro

Armando Linares and ‘Monitor Michoacán’ had received death threats over the outlet’s reporting on alleged corruption by state and municipal authorities. He confirmed to CPJ that he had been in contact with the Federal Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists.

Women’s disability rights should not only exist on paper in Mexico

Women with disabilities in Mexico are seeking to be visible sisters of the movement, and demanding inclusion in services provided for women, particularly related to gender-based violence.

Mexicans with intellectual disabilities urge inclusion in politics

Break down stereotypes – that’s what a group of people with intellectual disabilities in Mexico and a former political candidate from Peru are trying to do.

Mexico: Shelve regressive bill to curb civil society groups

HRW says this proposal could effectively prevent Mexican human rights defenders from participating in debates about public policy, challenging abusive laws in the courts, or discussing how to improve rights protections with lawmakers.