Mexico

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.

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.”

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.

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

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Juan Carlos Muñiz, was murdered in Fresnillo, Zacatecas state. He covered police matters for the ‘Testigo Minero’ website, collaborated with several radio stations, and drove a cab as an alternative job.

The murder of Heber López is the fifth such attack on a member of the press in less than six weeks. The Committee to Protect Journalists asks Mexican authorities to investigate the crime.

Martinez became one of the latest casualties of the violence in Mexico as he was shot and killed at his residence. CPJ calls for a thorough investigation to determine whether it was related to his job as a reporter.