Articles by Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social
Three journalists abducted, missing; details scant as media exercise self-censorship, says CENCOS
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The disappearance of three Torreón, Coahuila-based reporters over the 2-3 June 2007 weekend was announced by Joaquín Martínez Garza, editor of “El Sol de Durango” newspaper. The announcement was made on the occasion of Freedom of Expression Day. A week after their disappearance, local and national media have reported very little on the […]
“Cambio” newspaper closes temporarily given Sonora government’s inaction after two attacks
(CENCOS/IFEX) – On 25 May 2007, Mario Vázquez Raña, owner of “Cambio” newspaper, decided to temporarily shut down the newspaper, following two fragmentation grenade attacks in one month that had caused physical damage to the newspaper’s facilities. The announcement was made by “Cambio” director Roberto Gutiérrez Torres, who said that a one-month shutdown is planned, […]
Severed head left at door of “Tabasco Hoy” in Villahermosa, newspaper’s managers call for action from president and Tabasco governor
(CENCOS/IFEX) – In the early hours of 26 May 2007, the severed head of Terencia Sastré Hidalgo, a councillor for El Cedro, a nearby town in the municipality of Nacajuca, was left at the door of “Tabasco Hoy” newspaper, in the city of Villahermosa, the capital of the state of Tabasco, located in southern Mexico. […]
Another grenade attack on “Cambio Sonora” newspaper in Hermosillo
(CENCOS/IFEX) – A fragmentation grenade exploded at the facilities of “Cambio Sonora” newspaper in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora state, at 3:35 p.m. (local time) on 16 May 2007, causing material damage but no injuries. “Cambio Sonora” is part of the Grupo Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM) media group, which has 70 daily newspapers, 24 radio […]
Statistics show freedom of expression under threat, says CENCOS
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2007 CENCOS press release: On the right to free expression in Mexico: improvements still due The degree to which the right to free expression can be exercised (vs: ability to exercise the right to free expression) is an indicator of the state of democracy in a country, […]
Murdered journalist had received list of suspects in kidnapping he was investigating
(CENCOS/IFEX) – At 7:30 p.m. (local time) on 23 April 2007, the body of Saúl Noé Martínez Ortega was found. Martínez Ortega was a reporter and editor for “Interdiario Escorpión y Centenario”, which is based in the city of Agua Prieta, located in Sonora state. He had been kidnapped by a group of unidentified men […]
Reporter harassed by two Oaxaca state employees for articles on highway project
(CENCOS/IFEX) – Reporter Nadia Altamirano, of the Oaxaca state-based newspaper “El Imparcial”, was the target of intimidating comments by two presumed employees of the Oaxaca state government, who told her not to continue publishing “big newspaper articles” warning of the possible risk of landslides on the Cerro del Fortín mountain due to roadwork being done […]
Armed thugs attack university radio station in Oaxaca
(CENCOS/IFEX) – CENCOS expresses its alarm regarding the attack carried out on 22 July 2006 at 9:20 p.m. (local time) on XEUBJ Radio Universidad radio station, located on the campus of the Autonomous University of Benito Juárex de Oaxaca (Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, UABJO) in Oaxaca City. Witnesses indicated that a group of […]