Mexico’s narco-trafficking gangs make it one of the most dangerous place in the world for journalists. This report from Mexico Reporter shows a security training course, jointly run by Article 19 and the Rory Peck Trust.
Human rights groups have voiced concern over the sentencing of Hiram Oliveros Ortiz for the murder of Mexican journalist Roberto Javier Mora Garcia, arguing that there are numerous anomalies in the case. Read more here
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom condemned the kidnapping and murder of a newspaper journalist in Mexico, calling on the nation’s authorities to catch those behind the killing. Read more here
A writer for a Mexican national newspaper has been granted protective measures after receiving threats related to his referencing a website about missing orphanage children and alleged connections with the Cristiana Restaurada religious movement. Read more here