Murders of Mexican journalists nearly double in 2025, advocacy group says
The report also counted 53 physical attacks against reporters and said nearly one in three accused aggressors was a public official.
- On Wednesday, the UK-based journalist advocacy group Article 19 reported that eight journalists disappeared or were murdered in Mexico in 2025, naming it the Latin American country with the highest rates of censorship and judicial harassment.
- Abuse of public power has become the second-leading mechanism of press harassment in Mexico, with Article 19 documenting 153 cases; nearly one in three aggressors identified by victims or families were public officials.
- Physical attacks against reporters totaled 53 in Mexico, surpassing 10 in Honduras and nine in Guatemala, with murders concentrated in states including Sonora, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Durango, and the State of Mexico.
- Leopoldo Maldonado, regional director for Mexico and Central America at Article 19, urged society not to "normalize the idea that reporting can end a person's life," while President Claudia Sheinbaum's spokesperson did not respond to comment requests.
- Globally, a record 129 journalists and media workers were killed last year, with two-thirds killed by Israel; the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based organization, named Mexico the deadliest country outside active war zones like Gaza, Yemen, and Sudan.
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While in the war zones as in Gaza, freedom of expression is under threat, in countries like Mexico violence against journalists is increasing, according to the article 19 report “Structures of Silence: Censorship, Opacity and Surveillance.” The report revealed that in Mexico there was a disappearance and seven murders of journalists, again leading the regional list with 451 attacks against communicators documented in 2025, these violations also …
In 2025, Seven Journalists Were Killed in Mexico and Every 19 Hours There Was an Assault: Article 19
In 2025, seven journalists were killed in Mexico and every 19 hours there was an assault on a media outlet or communicator, adding 451 throughout the year, according to the report “Structures of Silence: Censorship, Opacity and Surveillance” by Article 19 that was presented this day. Leopoldo Maldonado, Regional Director of Article 19 Office for Mexico and Central America, stated during the presentation of the report that “Mexico remains the mos…
Murders of Mexican journalists nearly double in 2025, advocacy group says
Eight journalists disappeared or were murdered in Mexico in 2025, the UK-based journalist advocacy group Article 19 said in a report published on Wednesday, which named Mexico as the country in Latin America with the highest rates of censorship and judicial harassment against the press.
Eight journalists disappeared or were murdered in Mexico in 2025, according to a report by the British-based non-governmental organization Article19, which was published yesterday, and also notes that this Latin American country has the highest rates of censorship and prosecutions against the press. “In 2025, Mexico recorded one disappearance and seven murders of journalists,” with the country remaining “at the top of the list in the region,” th…
In 2025, Mexico recorded seven murders, one disappearance and 451 attacks against journalists, in an environment where “reporting continues to involve extreme risks for journalists and the media,” says Article 19. The report Structures of Silence: censorship, opacity and surveillance, prepared by the international organization, places Mexico as the country with the greatest lethal violence against the press in Latin America in 2025.
Read here the full document published this Wednesday by Article 19.
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