Articles by Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social
Body of assassinated journalist found in Durango
Twenty-four hours after he was kidnapped, the body of journalist Eliseo Barrón Hernández was found on the morning of 26 May 2009 in a plastic bag, in the municipality of Tlahualiko, Durango.
Academic threatened and censored in Sinaloa
Florencio Posadas Segura, a professor at the Autonomous Univesity of Sinaloa (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, UAS), was censored after commenting on new regulations being implemented by the university during the morning programme “A Primera Voz”, which airs on the university radio station, Radio UAS.
“La Jornada” journalist granted protective measures after being threatened
Carlos Martínez García, a journalist with the national newspaper “La Jornada”, was granted protective measures after he received a threat on the night of 30 April 2009 in Mexico City, after citing a website address in two of his articles.
Journalist dismissed from Radio Zacatecas
(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) – Mexico City, 8 May 2009 – María Teresa Velásquez Navarrete, who has had a career as a journalist for 30 years, was dismissed from her position at Radio Zacatecas in northern Mexico, because of state governmental pressure on the station. On 10 April, the station’s director, Efraín Esparza Montalvo, told the journalist […]
Megamedia Group employees threatened, attacked in Campeche
(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) Mexico City, 24 April 2009 – Personnel from the Megamedia publishing group which publishes the “Diario de Yucatán” newspaper in the city of Campeche, in southeast Mexico, have been threatened on several occasions by individuals identified as being connected to the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN). This is believed to be […]
Sinaloa university authorities introduce restrictive measures after being criticised by professor
(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) – Mexico City, 21 April 2009 – Professor Ana Luz Ruelas Monjardín, who has been teaching at the Sinaloa Autonomous University (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, UAS), in northern Mexico, for 30 years, was censored by the university’s rector. Ruelas Monjardín, who is well-known internationally, teaches at the university’s International and Political Studies department. […]
Television station “Televiva” arbitrarily shut down by local authorities
(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is a 3 April 2009 ARTICLE 19 and CENCOS press release: Arbitrary closure of television station threatens freedom of expression On 13 January 2009, in the municipality of Hecelchakán, in the southeast state of Campeche, authorities closed the local “Televiva” television station, alleging that there were financial irregularities at the […]
Journalist Miguel Ángel Casillas Báez receives multiple threats believed to be linked to his journalism work and support of human rights defenders
(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is an abbreviated translation of a 25 March 2009 ARTICLE 19 and CENCOS press release: Miguel Ángel Casillas Báez, the editorial director of the “Diario de los Altos” newspaper, in Jalisco, western Mexico, has been threatened on three separate occasions in March 2009. The threats are presumed to originate from […]