14 Mar 11 | Index Index, minipost
Mexican prosecutors have decided to reopen the investigation into 21 deaths during protests against the Oaxaca state government in 2006. Amongst the dead was the American independent journalist Bradley Will, who was killed whilst filming a clash between the protesters. The only suspect was released in 2010 because there was insufficient evidence to convict him.
16 Feb 11 | Index Index, minipost
Mexican radio station MVS has reinstated Carmen Aristegui, the journalist fired last week after speculating about President Felipe Calderon’s alleged drinking problem. The dismissal provoked widespread debate about freedom of expression in Mexico. MVS’s decision to rehire her was based on discussions with Aristegui – as well as public discussion about her radio show, the station said.
14 Feb 11 | Index Index, minipost
On 9 February, two separate attacks were launched on a TV station and a radio station in Coahuila. Technician Rodolfo Ochoa was killed in the shooting at TV station Canal 9. The station stopped broadcasting temporarily, but programming has now resumed. Radio station Radiorama has not aired since the attack, which damaged their equipment. In a further incident, the distributor of El Norte and Metro newspapers was kidnapped in Tamaulipas. His captors held him at gunpoint and ordered him to stop distributing the newspapers. They freed him after setting light to the copies he had been delivering. There has been an increase in armed attacks on Mexican media organisations since early 2010.
03 Feb 11 | Index Index, minipost
Marbiel Hernandez, a distributor of El Diario and the evening paper PM was shot dead in Ciudad Juarez on 31 January. The suspected murderer, Ramses Robles Morales, is a member of drug trafficking group La Linea. He has been detained by police and admitted to receiving US$25o for carrying out the murder.
