Mexico
Thursday 20.5.2021 Mexico - Latest Developments -
World Press Freedom Day in Mexico marked by killing of journalist
On World Press Freedom Day, 3rd May 2021, independent reporter Benjamín Morales was found dead with gunshot wounds in Sonoyta, Sonora state. Local outlets reported that police said “a message” had been left with the journalist’s body, but its contents were not disclosed. Read more
Friday 26.3.2021 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Bill to regulate social media threatens freedom of expression in Mexico
At the beginning of February 2021, Mexico’s Senate majority leader presented a bill to regulate social media platforms, which could constrain freedom of expression in the country. Read more | Read in Spanish
Monday 1.2.2021 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Journalist killed covering crime scene and several others threatened in Mexico
On 9th December 2020, Jaime Daniel Castaño Zacarías, a photojournalist and editor of PrensaLibreMx, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen after he photographed two dead bodies found on the side of a highway in Jerez, Zacatecas state. Read more
Thursday 3.12.2020 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Three reporters killed in Mexico, showing increasingly more dangerous environment for journalists
On 29th October 2020, television news anchor Arturo Alba Medina was killed by armed assailants who shot him multiple times while he was driving his car in Juarez. Read more | Read in Spanish
Wednesday 7.10.2020 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Feminist occupation of National Human Rights Commission in Mexico
On 16th August 2020, demonstrations were held in Mexico City to protest violence against women and girls across the country. Read more | Read in Spanish
Thursday 30.7.2020 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Enforced disappearance during Guadalajara protest and two journalists at severe risk
In the beginning of June 2020, hundreds of people joined protests against police brutality and demanded justice for Giovanni López, a man who was detained and died the next day from a head injury. Read more | Read in Spanish
Wednesday 27.5.2020 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Calls for more PPE and testing amid coronavirus outbreak in Mexico
In the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Mexico’s Ministry of Health published on 24th March 2020 regulations suspending mass events, meetings and congregations of more than 100 people until further notice. Read more
Tuesday 7.4.2020 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Anger and protests over rising gender-based violence in Mexico
Women-led protests intensified in Mexico amid reports of killings of women and girls which captured the country’s attention. In particular, the murder and sexual assault of a seven-year old girl and the brutal femicide of Ingrid Escamilla triggered massive protests in and around Mexico City and other cities as people decried the increase in gender-based violence. Read more
Wednesday 12.2.2020 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Three defenders and a journalist killed in early 2020 in Mexico
Environmental defender Homero Gómez González was reported missing on 13th January 2020 and his body was found on 29th January 2020, two weeks after his disappearance. He was a former logger who became one of Mexico's most prominent defenders of the monarch butterfly, whose natural habitat has been threatened by logging in the region. Read more
Tuesday 3.12.2019 Mexico - Latest Developments -
Journalists and their families continue to face a dangerous environment
Hundreds of people marched in the streets of Mexico City to protest violence against women and girls in the country. In a reference to the country’s traditional Día de los Muertos celebration, the march on 3rd November 2019 commemorated the Día de las Muertas, or “Day of the Dead Women”. Read more
