Mexican Journalist Missing After Video Shows Gunmen Breaking Into Her Home
State prosecutors opened an investigation as officials search for Roxana Guzmán Ramírez, whose abduction was captured on video and remains unsolved.
- On Tuesday, armed masked men abducted journalist Roxana Berenice Guzmán Ramírez, director of the news site Pulso Informativo del Sureste, from her home in Nanchital, Veracruz, prompting a state investigation.
- Video footage shows masked men in tactical uniforms using a heavy tool to smash the front door before pointing rifles at family members inside, including an infant, as attackers forced entry.
- Guzmán's news site has approximately 21,000 followers, and according to the Veracruz State Commission for Attention to and Protection of Journalists , she had not recently reported any threats to the institution.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demanded an immediate investigation, with CPJ representative Jan-Albert Hootsen calling the incident "shocking even in Mexico."
- Press freedom group Articulo 19 has documented at least 176 journalists killed in Mexico since 2000, underscoring severe risks local reporters face while covering crime, corruption, and public officials.
37 Articles
37 Articles
Mexican journalist Roxana Guzmán abducted from home by armed men in Veracruz
Mexico City, June 3, 2026—Mexican authorities must immediately investigate the abduction of journalist Roxana Berenice Guzmán Rodríguez, establish the motive and ensure she is freed unharmed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Guzmán, the founder and editor of the Facebook-based news website Pulso Informativo del Sureste, was taken by unidentified armed men on Tuesday in Nanchital, a town in the eastern Mexican coastal state o…
Mexican authorities deployed an operation to locate journalist Roxana Guzmán Ramírez, who was reportedly kidnapped on Tuesday in the municipality of Nanchital, Veracruz, one of the most dangerous states to practice journalism in the country.
The images show several hooded subjects carrying long weapons that break the entrance door of the house
Mexican journalist missing after video shows gunmen breaking into her home
A Mexican journalist is missing after armed masked men forced their way into her home in Veracruz, Mexico, and reportedly abducted her in an incident captured on video from inside the residence, according to state prosecutors and local media. The abduction happened Tuesday morning in Nanchital, a community in southern Veracruz state, along Mexico’s Gulf coast. The journalist has been identified as Roxana Berenice Guzmán Ramírez, director of the …
Armed subjects broke into a house in Nanchital, Veracruz, and deprived of freedom journalist Roxana Guzm n; they activate operative.
A journalist more kidnapped in Mexico. Local media reporter Pulso Informativa del Sureste Roxana Berenice Guzmán has been kidnapped by a group of armed men who broke into her home, in the municipality of Nanchital (Veracruz, south). The news has been confirmed this Tuesday by the Attorney General’s Office after the video of the moment in which the criminals forcibly broke into the home circulated on social networks. Continue reading
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
