Articles by Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social
Reporter goes missing in Guerrero
“Novedades” newspaper editor Marco Antonio López Ortiz was abducted by a group of unidentified individuals and his whereabouts are unknown.
ARTICLE 19/CENCOS 2010 report: “Violence and Press Freedom in Mexico: Still in the Line of Fire”
The report highlights yet again an appalling level of violence and attacks perpetrated against journalists and media workers over 2010, along with a marked increase in self-censorship on the part of journalists and editors.
Newspaper pressured to fire two journalists in exchange for government advertising contract
Enrique Hernández Padrón and Graciela Castañon Aguilar were dismissed from their jobs at the weekly “El Portal”, where they had been working as editor and journalist, respectively.
Media personnel attacked by armed individuals in Morelos
Although a link to their work has not been confirmed, one of the two journalists attacked has reported on security issues in the region.
IFEX-ALC launches guide on best practices for monitoring and documenting attacks on free expression
The guide outlines a number of crucial steps to standardise monitoring, investigating, analysing and documenting free expression violations in the region.
Journalist receives death threat after writing article on drug trafficking
Jorge Alejandro Medellín wrote an article about alleged links between organised crime and members of the military and justice department in Chihuahua.
Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR
In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.
Community radio station in Chiapas forcibly shut down
The officials who raided the station and seized equipment did not identify themselves, nor did they present any documentation to justify their actions.