Veracruz
Victim in Photojournalist Killing: ‘If Anything Happens to Me,’ It Was the Veracruz Governor
Nadia Vera, 32, was among five victims killed Friday in Mexico, including photographer Ruben Espinosa. She said in November that Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte would be "responsible" if she suffered any attack.
Women Killed Alongside Mexican Photojournalist Were Tortured and Raped
Three of the four women who were killed along with Ruben Espinosa were assaulted before being shot in the head. Loved ones identified them as friends ranging in ages from 18 to 32, and one 40-year-old house cleaner.
A Photojournalist Fled Veracruz Under Threat, But Murder Found Him in Mexico City
Ruben Espinosa was found on Friday night bound, beaten, and shot, along with four women in a Mexico City apartment. "There is no justice for a single murdered colleague," he said weeks ago of 13 others killed since Javier Duarte became governor.
22 Dead After Another Violent Weekend Strikes Eastern States in Mexico
Nine gunmen were killed in a shootout with Tamaulipas state police and 13 people were killed or found dead in 36 hours in Veracruz.
‘Behave,’ Says Governor of Deadliest State for Reporters in Mexico After String of Murders
"It's for your own good," said Gov. Javier Duarte of Veracruz, where 12 journalists have been killed since he took office. Six have been killed in Mexico so far this year, a tally on track to double from 2014.
Mexican Teachers Burn Ballots in Spreading Protests Ahead of Elections
Mexico's largest dissident teachers union CNTE carried out attacks against electoral offices in five states. A strike in Oaxaca is affecting 1 million students, as federal officials bowed to a demand on education reform.
These Women Are Feeding Central American Immigrants Atop a Speeding Train
For 20 years, a group of women known as Las Patronas have been feeding US-bound immigrants from all over Central America as they pass through Mexico on a freight train known as La Bestia—The Beast.
Mexican Mayor Accused of Ordering Citizen Journalist's Killing in Veracruz
Journalist Moises Sanchez worked as a cabbie to finance his modest newspaper, where he reported on crime and corruption in tiny Medellin de Bravo. He is the eleventh journalist killed in Veracruz since 2010.
Addict, Priest, Luchador: The Unbelievable Life of Fray Tormenta
Padre Fray Tormenta has inspired films and wrestled all over the world, but he never sought out fame; all he wanted was to support the orphans of his parish.
Photo Auction Raises Money for Another Murdered Mexican Journalist
Journalists gathered in solidarity in Mexico City for an auction to raise funds for the widow of “Goyo” Jiménez, who was killed in February.
Mexico Is a Killing Ground for Journalists
Journalists in Mexico are finding themselves the target of death threats, physical attacks, arbitrary detentions, and assassinations.