List of journalists and media workers killed in Mexico


is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists and among the ones with the highest levels of unsolved crimes against the press. Though the exact figures of those killed are often conflicting, press freedom organizations around the world agree through general consensus that Mexico is among the most dangerous countries on the planet to exercise journalism as a profession. More than 100 media workers have been killed or disappeared since 2000, and most of these crimes remained unsolved, improperly investigated, and with few perpetrators arrested and convicted.

Historical summary

Targeted killings of journalists in Mexico have existed since the reign of Porfirio Díaz and the Mexican Revolution in 1910. When the Institutional Revolutionary Party ruled the presidency in the 1930s following the Revolution, the Mexican government practically monopolized the press in Mexico in order to get favorable coverage in the media. Journalists who complied with the modus operandi were paid with government handouts and gifts; those who did not were intimidated and/or killed. Throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, Mexico was the most dangerous country for journalists in all of Latin America. However, most of the attacks against the press were carried out by upset drug traffickers and corrupt law enforcement officials because they were the ones mentioned in the press.
Through the government's use of informal coercion and media blackout, the Mexican press became accustomed to limit their reports to what state officials said. Very few journalists dared to break away from this practice because the government would thereby threaten to withdraw their advertisements and prevent the state-owned paper agency of that time to sell newsprints for their publications.
When the Mexican government began to sell off the media public enterprises in the 1980s, more autonomous and independent newspapers with diversity in their news coverages were born. During this decade, the PRI began to lose several local and state elections, and eventually lost the presidency in 2000 to the National Action Party, after they had won every presidential election since 1929. With this political transition, Mexican readers began to prefer media outlets that showed a level of integrity and autonomy.
When former President Felipe Calderón of the PAN took office in 2006, he carried out a military-led campaign to tackle Mexico's drug trafficking organizations. Violence across Mexico spread shortly thereafter, as rival organized crime groups fought for territorial control and with the government. This rise in drug-related murders came alongside a spike of attacks against the press, with drug cartels and corrupt officials wanting to take control the flow of information that reached the news. Organized crime groups traditionally attack traditional print newspapers, either by killing, disappearing, or intimidating their reporters.
was murdered on 15 May 2017
With traditional media being too intimidating to reporters, some newspapers in Mexico have self-censored and stopped writing about drug trafficking and organized crime. Others simply limit their coverage to the information found in official government press releases or police reports, while others, however, are forced to write what a drug trafficking organization orders them to publish. Journalists have to be careful when they decide to write about the drug violence in Mexico because little things can incur a reprisal; using simple words like "organized crime" are often just what they need to anger a drug trafficking organization.
Criminal organizations target journalists for various reasons. Among the most common one is to silence the press in the areas they operate in, and especially when the groups are trying to establish their presence in an area. They also kill journalists as retributions for publications that may damage their business. Cartels want the press to be silent because keeping an image that a city is safe can prevent the Mexican government from sending more federal troops to the area. In addition, Mexican media outlets find themselves vulnerable to attacks when they are in an area with two or more organized crime groups. A group might threaten to kill a journalist if there is coverage of them on the media, while another group might do the same if there is not any coverage.
Attacks against the press have continued under the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto. Violence has compromised the news that reaches the rest of the world. Local journalists are largely responsible for reporting what happens day-to-day in Mexico and the international media relies on them.

Before the Mexican Drug War

DateNameLocationMedia outletStatusRefs
25 December 1860Vicente Segura ArgüellesMexicoDiario de AvisosKilled
1863Carlos R. CasarínMexicoLa Orquesta
Mi Sombrero		Killed
23 September 1866Donato Corzo RuizChiapasLa TijeraKilled
27 April 1880Santiago SierraState of MexicoLa LibertadKilled
17 February 1885Luis González y GonzálezMorelia, MichoacánEl Acero
El Explorador		Killed
28 April 1887Roberto BereaMexicoN/AKilled
13 May 1892Pablo OchoaMexicoEl Norte de ChihuahuaKilled
2 April 1894Emilio OrdóñezPachuca, HidalgoN/AKilled
30 July 1895Jesús Olmos y ContrerasPueblaCrisis
La Voz de la Verdad		Killed
27 January 1897José Cayetano Valadés Rocha
Pen name: 		Mazatlán, SinaloaLa TarántulaKilled
April 1901Eusebio S. AlmonteMezcala, GuerreroEl Eco del SurKilled
30 August 1902Vicente Rivero EchegarayTampico, TamaulipasBala RasaKilled
1908Luis Díaz CoudertMexicoEl Diario de ChihuahuaKilled
1 June 1911José Sabás de la MoraCuliacán, SinaloaVoz del NorteKilled
11 August 1912Ignacio HerreríasTlaltizapán, MorelosEl TiempoKilled
11 August 1912Humberto León StraussTlaltizapán, MorelosEl ImparcialKilled
11 August 1912José Luis RiveraTlaltizapán, MorelosN/AKilled
12 September 1912José Gurdiel FernándezBalancán, TabascoEl Correo de TabascoKilled
12 September 1912Renon de la MoralBalancán, TabascoN/AKilled
1913– de la TorreMexicoN/AKilled
9 February 1913Mariano DuqueMexico CityEl Defensor del PuebloKilled
22 February 1913José RumbiaTlaxcala, TlaxcalaLa Nueva RepúblicaKilled
27 August 1913Solón ArgüelloMexico CityNueva EraKilled
December 1913Víctor David DelgadoChihuahuaN/AKilled
August 1914A.F. ParedesCananea, SonoraLa Voz de CananeaKilled
August 1914Donancio ChávezCananea, SonoraLa VerdadKilled
September 1914Manuel M. HuguesCananea, SonoraN/AKilled
13 December 1914Paulino MartínezMexicoEl Chinaco
La Voz de Juárez		Killed
9 February 1917Faustino DíazSinaloaEl Monitor SinaloenseDisappeared
1918Lázaro Gutiérrez de LaraSaric, SonoraRevoluciónKilled
1919Marcos Torres ColladoCunduacán, TabascoEl ChismeKilled
1920sJuan Rafael DuránSan Pedro, CoahuilaEl Látigo
La Opinión		Killed
April 1920Francisco RangelGuadalajara, JaliscoVerbo LibreKilled
12 October 1920Manuel LezcanoVillahermosa, TabascoEl RadicalKilled
19 July 1921Florencio Ávila y CastilloMérida, YucatánAsociación de Periodistas de YucatánKilled
24 May 1922Jesús Z. MorenoMexico CityEl Heraldo de MéxicoKilled
1923–1924Pedro Flores GonzálezMexico CityN/AKilled
23 June 1923Ángel PulidoState of MexicoEl ImplacableKilled
28 July 1924José Carmen HernándezMexicoEl Colmillo
El Colmillo Público		Killed
5 February 1927Archibaldo ClarkMagdalena, SonoraEl HeraldoKilled
April 1927Anacleto González FloresGuadalajara, JaliscoLa PalabraKilled
4 October 1927Alonso CapetilloHuitzilac, MorelosN/AKilled
2 October 1928Enrique WoolfolkMagdalena, SonoraLa RevistaKilled
31 May 1929Luis D. KluverAgua Prieta, SonoraLa VanguardiaKilled
13 September 1930Arturo GarcíaTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasRegeneración
Chiapas Nuevo		Killed
7 February 1936Julián S. GonzálezMexico CityEl TiempoKilled
20 April 1939José Trinidad Mata MoraPueblaAvanteKilled
15 October 1942Eduardo GaldámezTapachula, ChiapasEl Sur de MéxicoKilled
3 April 1944Ignacio F. HerreríasMexico CityNovedadesKilled
19 April 1944Salvador Guerrero GonzálezTorreón, CoahuilaLa OpiniónKilled
31 March 1947Vicente Villasana GonzálezCiudad Victoria, TamaulipasEl MundoKilled
11 November 1948Fernando Sánchez BretónMexico CityLa Semana IlustradaKilled
19 November 1949José María Jiménez Rubio
Pen name: 		Mazatlán, SinaloaEl Correo de la TardeKilled
24 October 1953Raúl Parra MolinaSalina Cruz, OaxacaLa Voz de SuresteKilled
July 1956Manuel Acosta MezaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaEl ImparcialKilled
2 September 1956Fernando Márquez SánchezTijuana, Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaKilled
28 May 1957Manuel Sánchez HernándezTepic, NayaritLa Extra de la TardeKilled
24 April 1959Jorge Salinas AragónMinatitlán, VeracruzDiario de SotaventoKilled
26 November 1961Carlos Estrada SastréTijuana, Baja CaliforniaNoticiasKilled
5 July 1964José González Miravalles
Pen name 		Acapulco, GuerreroNovedadesKilled
15 April 1968Juan Muñoz FloresJojutla, MorelosAlarma
La voz de Morelos		Killed
1 January 1970Carlos DenegriMexicoExcélsiorKilled
8 October 1970Ernesto Espinosa HernándezChihuahua, ChihuahuaLa JeringaKilled
31 July 1971Vicente García MedinaEl Fuerte, SinaloaEl AvanceKilled
1973José Asunción MéndezChihuahuaLa JeringaKilled
7 July 1975Carlos López y LópezMiahuatlán, OaxacaEl Demócrata de AntequerdaKilled
31 July 1977Mario Carlos Rodríguez FalcónSinaloaN/AKilled
22 August 1977José Guadalupe MendívilCuliacán, SinaloaDiario de SinaloaKilled
16 February 1978Roberto Martínez MontenegroCuliacán, SinaloaNoreste
Diario de Culiacán		Killed
13 September 1978Álvaro Burgoa LópezOaxaca, OaxacaCritica
La Prensa		Killed
28 September 1978Patricio Pérez PintadoLoma Bonita, OaxacaEl PineroKilled
1979Álvaro AlemánOaxacaEl Demócrata de AntequeraKilled
1979Guillermo Gallardo AstorgaChihuahua, ChihuahuaÍndiceKilled
13 December 1979Alberto Rodríguez TorresPachuca, HidalgoSolución
Avanzando de Hidalgo		Killed
1980Guadalupe Ochoa VillaverdeLos Mochis, SinaloaEl GráficoKilled
1980Alberto José Altamirano OrtegaPoza Rica, VeracruzDiario de Poza RicaKilled
1980Jorge Pliego RodríguezVeracruz, VeracruzEl DictamenKilled
7 June 1980Aarón Flores HerediaLos Mochis, SinaloaEl DebateKilled
1981Jorge Pérez DíazMexico CityInformexKilled
21 February 1981Jorge Ortiz LagunasCuernavaca, MorelosDiario de MorelosKilled
16 October 1981Xicoténcatl Ureña ZepedaApatzingán, MichoacánTribuna LibreKilled
27 June 1982Cristóbal Sánchez ReyesAcayucan, VeracruzDiario de JalapaKilled
1983Mario Centeno GómezNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoN/AKilled
1983Mario Hernández BeltránIztapalapa, Mexico CityN/AKilled
27 February 1983Mario Centeno YáñezNaucalpan, State of MexicoPreguntaKilled
20 April 1983Julián Sánchez BeltránTláhuac, Mexico CityRadio Visión ActivaKilled
17 May 1983Eliseo Morán MuñozPuente de Ixtla, MorelosLa VozKilled
25 December 1983Salvador Cruz CervantesCórdoba, VeracruzEl Mundo de OrizabaKilled
1984Jorge Fernández GarduñoNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoEl MercurioKilled
1984Julio Hernández GarduñoCiudad Victoria, TamaulipasN/AKilled
1984Francisco Saldívar ReyesReynosa, TamaulipasN/AKilled
30 May 1984Manuel Buendía TellezgirónMexico CityExcélsiorKilled
31 May 1984Javier Juárez VázquezMinatitlán, VeracruzPrimera PlanaKilled
30 January 1985John Clay WalkerGuadalajara, JaliscoFreelance journalistKilled
17 January 1985José Antonio Godoy MenaAyutla de los Libre, GuerreroEl Correo de IgualaKilled
6 March 1985Emilio Santiago AlvaradoTehuacán, PueblaPortavozKilled
25 October 1985Roberto Ornelas ReyesMazatlán, SinaloaNoroesteKilled
1986Héctor López LópezSinaloaN/AKilled
1986Pablo Nájera LópezSinaloaGaceta del AireKilled
7 May 1986José Luis Nava LandaChilpancingo, GuerreroExpresión PopularKilled
8 August 1986Eleuterio Cachú de la CerdaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaEl HeraldoKilled
17 June 1986Jorge Breñas ArayaReynosa, TamaulipasEl RíoKilled
17 July 1986C. David Cárdenas RuedaVeracruz, VeracruzNotiverKilled
17 July 1986Norma Alicia Moreno FigueroaMatamoros, TamaulipasEl PopularKilled
17 July 1986Ernesto Flores TorrijosMatamoros, TamaulipasEl PopularKilled
15 August 1986Juan Manuel Félix ZuetaCuliacán, SinaloaDiario de SinaloaKilled
7 October 1986Odilón López UriasGuamúchil, SinaloaOndaKilled
5 November 1986Antonio Iván Menéndez MarcínMexico CityLe Monde diplomatiqueKilled
10 December 1986Manuel Rodríguez RodríguezMexico CityEl NacionalKilled
2 March 1987Martín Ortiz MorenoAcapulco, GuerreroOvaciones
Nueva Era		Killed
16 October 1987Jesús Michel JacoboCuliacán, SinaloaEl Sol de SinaloaKilled
19 October 1987Clementina Herreros AndradeMexico CityLa PrensaKilled
28 December 1987Felipe González HernándezNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoUn Minuto en la NoticiaKilled
22 February 1988Manuel Burgueño OrduñoMazatlán, SinaloaDeslinde
El Sol del Pacífico		Killed
19 March 1988Damián Sergio de LunaMexico CityRevelaciónKilled
20 April 1988Héctor Félix MirandaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaZetaKilled
15 July 1988Ronay González ReyesComitán, ChiapasEl MundoKilled
23 July 1988Linda Bejarano de GómezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaXHIJ-TVKilled
15 October 1988Rigoberto Coria OchoaAcapulco, GuerreroEl TrópicoKilled
1989Joel Herrera ZuritaMexicoEl DictamenKilled
11 January 1989Ezequiel Huerta AcostaSaltillo, CoahuilaAvances PolíticosKilled
19 January 1989Alberto Ruvalcaba TorresJaliscoNovedades de ZapopanKilled
11 April 1989Humberto Gallegos SobrinoChiapasN/AKilled
23 April 1989Armando Sánchez HerreraRío Verde, San Luis PotosíMomentoKilled
May 1989Francisco Valencia GómezMichoacánN/AKilled
29 June 1989Óscar TreviñoMatamoros, TamaulipasN/AKilled
30 June 1989Elías Mario Medina ValenzuelaDurango, DurangoEl Norte
El Sol de Durango		Killed
October 1989Ismael León LeónNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoInformezaKilled
23 November 1989Martín Heredia SánchezHuatusco, VeracruzEl Sol del CentroDisappeared
19 December 1989Rodolfo Mendoza MoralesPuebla El Heraldo de México – PueblaKilled
23 December 1989Elvira Marcelo EsquivelMexico CityEl DíaKilled
1990Raúl ZúñigaOaxaca, OaxacaN/AKilled
19 January 1990Antonio Díaz VargasMatamoros, TamaulipasEl DiarioKilled
10 March 1990Jaime Huitrón VegaTula, HidalgoTollanKilled
4 May 1990Roberto Azúa CamachoReynosa, TamaulipasEl NacionalKilled
6 June 1990Alfredo Córdova SolórzanoTapachula, ChiapasUnomásdosKilled
1991Lázaro CárdenasMichoacánRadio AzulKilled
1 February 1991Carlos Alberto MedinaMexicoExcélsiorKilled
16 March 1991Primitivo González BecerraGuadalajara, JaliscoEl DiarioKilled
6 April 1991Alejandro Campos MorenoCuernavaca, MorelosDiario de MorelosKilled
3 July 1991Víctor Manuel OropezaCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaDiario de JuárezKilled
7 October 1991Juvencio Arenas GálvezMexico CityCuestiónKilled
14 October 1991Gabriel Venegas ValenciaMexicoTelevisaKilled
3 January 1992Fernando Preciado EscobarTapachula, ChiapasLa Opinión de la CostaKilled
7 April 1992Nicandro López VásquezOaxacaXEKZ-AMKilled
13 November 1992Ignacio Mendoza CastilloMexico CityLa Voz del CaribeKilled
28 December 1992Jesús Núñez SánchezTlalnepantla, State of MexicoObjetivoKilled
January 1993Carlos Aguilar GarzaNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasY PuntoKilled
23 January 1993Maximiano Quirino EscobarReynosa, TamaulipasConsigna de ReynosaKilled
1 February 1993Roberto Antonio Mancilla HerreraTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasEs!
Cuarto Poder		Killed
5 March 1993José Herrera CañasMexico CityServicios Fotográficos PersonalesKilled
15 March 1993Jessica Elizalde de LeónCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaFM 106
Radio Centro		Killed
2 June 1993Araceli Caballero HernándezEcatepec, State of MexicoEl DíaKilled
30 July 1993Gregorio Sánchez MoraVeracruzLa Voz del PuebloKilled
17 March 1994José Agustín ReyesLa Paza, Baja CaliforniaCadena RASA
El Heraldo de México		Killed
6 June 1994Jorge Martín DorantesMorelosEl CruceroKilled
6 July 1994Enrique Peralta TorresMorelosLa Unión de MorelosKilled
11 July 1994José Luis RojasCuernavaca, MorelosLa Unión de MorelosKilled
1995Cuauhtémoc Ornelas OcampoTorreón, CoahuilaAlcanceDisappeared
5 February 1995Ruperto Armenta GerardoGuasave, SinaloaEl RegionalKilled
18 June 1995Dante Espartaco CortésTijuana, Baja CaliforniaEl MexicanoKilled
25 October 1996Fernando Martínez OchoaChihuahuaGovernment journalistKilled
3 December 1996Fernando Balderas SánchezMexico CityCrime journalistKilled
3 December 1996Yolanda FigueroaMexico CityCrime book writerKilled
22 March 1997Jesús Abel Bueno LeónChilpancingo, Guerrero7 DíasKilled
15 July 1997Benjamín Flores GonzálezSan Luis Río Colorado, SonoraLa PrensaKilled
26 July 1997Víctor Hernández MartínezMexico CityCómoKilled
16 December 1997Margarito Morales RamírezCocula, JaliscoEl Nuevo ZitlánKilled
12 February 1998Luis Mario García RodríguezMexico CityLa TardeKilled
3 August 1998Sally-Sue HulseMexico CityTIMES – Mexico CityKilled
23 October 1998Claudio Cortés GarcíaMexico CityLe Monde DiplomatiqueKilled
29 October 1998Pedro Valle HernándezZihuatanejo, GuerreroXEUQ Radio VariedadesKilled
15 December 1998Philip TrueJaliscoSan Antonio Express-NewsKilled
15 April 1999Mario Morales PalaciosMatamoros, TamaulipasEl BravoKilled
28 April 1999Ramiro Ramírez DuarteZacapu, MichoacánEl HeraldoKilled
7 June 1998Paco StanleyMexico CityTV AztecaKilled
7 February 2000Luis Roberto Cruz MartínezReynosa, TamaulipasMulticosasKilled
9 April 2000Pablo Pineda GaucínMatamoros, TamaulipasLa OpiniónKilled
19 April 2000Hugo Sánchez EustaquioAtizapan de Zaragoza, State of MexicoLa VerdadKilled
28 April 2000José Ramírez PuenteCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaRadio NetKilled
22 June 2000William Uicab SalasChetumal, Quintana RooCanal 8Killed
31 October 2000Alfredo García MárquezHermosillo, SonoraEncuentroKilled
9 February 2001Humberto Méndez RendónGómez Palacio, DurangoCanal 6 de DurangoKilled
21 February 2001José Luis Ortega MataOjinaga, ChihuahuaSeminario de OjinagaKilled
9 March 2001José Barbosa BejaranoCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaAlarmaKilled
27 March 2001Saúl Antonio Martínez GutiérrezMatamoros, TamaulipasEl ImparcialKilled
12 January 2002Félix Alfonso Fernández GarcíaMiguel Alemán, TamaulipasNueva OpciónKilled
1 February 2002Julio Samuel Morales Ferrón
Pen name: 		Tacuba, Mexico CityEl Sol de MéxicoKilled
15 October 2002José Miranda VirgenVeracruzEl Sur de VeracruzKilled
10 June 2003Jesús Sandalio Mejía LechugaMartínez de la Torre, VeracruzPrimera Hora
MS Noticias		Killed
15 September 2003Gregorio UrietaAcapulco, GuerreroEl SurKilled
13 December 2003Rafael Villafuerte AguilarCiudad Altamirano, GuerreroLa RazónKilled
11 February 2004Alberto Torres VillegasCórdoba, VeracruzEl Sol del CentroKilled
21 February 2004Míriam Denise Ramos DelgadoHermosillo, SonoraNotimexKilled
19 March 2004Roberto Javier Mora GarcíaNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasEl MañanaKilled
22 June 2004Francisco Javier Ortiz FrancoTijuana, Baja CaliforniaZetaKilled
31 August 2004Francisco Arratia SaldiernaMatamoros, TamaulipasEl Imparcial
El Regional		Killed
9 September 2004Leodegario Aguilera LucasGuerreroMundo PolíticoKilled
28 November 2004Gregorio Rodríguez HernándezEscuinapa, SinaloaEl DebateKilled
2 April 2005Alfredo Jiménez MotaHermosillo, SonoraEl ImparcialDisappeared
8 April 2005Raúl Gibb GuerreroPoza Rica, VeracruzLa OpiniónKilled
16 April 2005Dolores Guadalupe García EscamillaNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasStereo 91Killed
17 September 2005José Reyes BrambilaGuadalajara, JaliscoVallarta MilenioKilled
31 October 2005Hugo Barragán OrtizTierra Blanca, VeracruzXEJF Radio Max
La Crónica de la Cuenca		Killed
25 October 2005Julio César Martínez PérezReynosa, TamaulipasSiglo de MéxicoKilled
6 January 2006José ValdésSabinas, Coahuila91.9 La Más BuenaKilled
9 March 2006Jaime Arturo Olvera BravoLa Piedad, MichoacánLa Voz de MichoacánKilled
10 March 2006Ramiro Téllez ContrerasNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasExa 95.7Killed
26 March 2006Rosendo Pardo OzunaTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasLa Voz del SuresteKilled
8 July 2006Rafael Ortiz MartínezMonclova, CoahuilaZócaloDisappeared
10 August 2006Enrique Perea QuintanillaChihuahua, ChihuahuaDos Caras, Una VerdadKilled
27 October 2006Bradley WillSanta Lucía del Camino, OaxacaIndymediaKilled
10 November 2006Misael Tamayo HernándezZihuatanejo, GuerreroEl Despertar de la CostaKilled
17 November 2006José Manuel Nava SánchezMexico CityExcélsior
El Sol de México		Killed
20 November 2006José Antonio García ApacTepalcatepec, MichoacánEcos de la CuencaDisappeared
21 November 2006Roberto Marcos GarcíaVeracruzAlarma
Testimonio		Killed
30 November 2006Alfonso Sánchez GuzmánOrizaba, VeracruzEnlace Veracruz
Televisa Veracruz		Killed
8 December 2006Raúl Marcial PérezOaxaca, OaxacaEl GráficoKilled

During the Mexican Drug War

DateNameLocationMedia outletStatusRefs
17 January 2007Gerardo Guevara DomínguezOcampo, DurangoSiglo XXIKilled
20 January 2007Rodolfo Rincón TaracenaVillahermosa, TabascoTabasco HoyKilled
6 April 2007Amado Ramírez DillanesAcapulco, GuerreroRadioramaKilled
16 April 2007Saúl Noé Martínez OrtegaNuevo Casas Grandes, ChihuahuaInterdiarioKilled
9 May 2007Gabriel González RiveraMexico CityDenuncia ciudadanaKilled
5 September 2007Óscar Rivera InzunzaCuliacán, SinaloaNoroesteKilled
8 October 2007Mateo Cortés MartínezTehuantepec, OaxacaEl Imparcial del IstmoKilled
8 October 2007Agustín López NolascoTehuantepec, OaxacaEl Imparcial del IstmoKilled
8 October 2007Flor Vásquez LópezTehuantepec, OaxacaEl Imparcial del IstmoKilled
3 December 2007Gastón Alonso Acosta ToscanoAguas Prieta, SonoraNoticias de la FronteraKilled
8 December 2007Gerardo Israel García PimentelUruapan, MichoacánLa Opinión de MichoacánKilled
8 December 2007Juan Pablo SolísTuxpan, MichoacánRadio ZitácuaroKilled
7 January 2008Claudia Rodríguez LleraState of MexicoRevista Cinemagazine
Radio Mix Ecatepec		Killed
5 February 2008Francisco Ortiz MonroyCamargo, TamaulipasDiario de MéxicoKilled
7 February 2008Bonifacio Cruz SantiagoNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoEl RealKilled
7 February 2008Alfonso Cruz CruzNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoEl RealKilled
12 February 2008Mauricio Estrada ZamoraApatzingán, MichoacánLa Opinión de ApatzingánDisappeared
7 April 2008Teresa Bautista MerinoPutla de Guerrero, OaxacaRadio CopalaKilled
7 April 2008Felicitas Martínez SánchezPutla de Guerrero, OaxacaRadio CopalaKilled
25 June 2008Candelario Pérez PérezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaFreelance journalistKilled
24 September 2008Alejandro Zenón Fonseca EstradaVillahermosa, TabascoExa FMKilled
10 October 2008Francisco Javier SalasTijuana, Baja CaliforniaEl MexicanoKilled
10 October 2008David García MonroyChihuahua, ChihuahuaLa Jornada
El Diario de Chihuahua		Killed
10 October 2008Miguel Angel Villagómez ValleLázaro Cárdenas, MichoacánLa Noticia de MichoacánKilled
13 November 2008Armando Rodríguez CarreónCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaEl Diario de JuárezKilled
14 December 2008Raúl Martínez LópezPoza Rica, VeracruzNoreste de Poza RicaKilled
13 February 2009Jean Paul Ibarra RamírezIguala, GuerreroEl CorreoKilled
24 February 2009Luis Daniel Méndez HernándezHuayacocotla, VeracruzLa PoderosaKilled
27 February 2009Juan Carlos Hernández MundoTaxco, GuerreroEl Quijote
Ultimátum de Taxco		Killed
3 May 2009Carlos Ortega SamperSanta María El Oro, DurangoEl Tiempo de DurangoKilled
26 May 2009Eliseo Barrón HernándezGómez Palacio, DurangoLa Opinión – MilenioKilled
12 July 2009Martín Javier Miranda AvilésZitácuaro, MichoacánQuadratín
Panorama		Killed
14 July 2009Ernesto Montañez ValdiviaCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaEnfoque del Sol de ChihuahuaKilled
28 July 2009Juan Daniel Martínez GilAcapulco, GuerreroRadiorama AcapulcoKilled
21 September 2009Jaime Omar Gándara SanmartínChihuahua, ChihuahuaFreelance photographerKilled
23 September 2009Norberto Miranda MadridCasas Grandes, ChihuahuaRadio VisiónKilled
10 October 2009Gerardo Esparza MataDurango, DurangoLocal government reporterKilled
11 October 2009Fabián Ramírez LópezMazatlán, SinaloaLa Magia 97.1Killed
2 November 2009José Vladimir Antuna GarcíaDurango, DurangoEl Tiempo de DurangoKilled
11 November 2009María Esther Aguilar CansimbeZamora, MichoacánDiario de Zamora
Cambio de Michoacán		Disappeared
24 November 2009José Emilio Galindo RoblesCiudad Guzmán, JaliscoRadio Universidad de GuadalajaraKilled
23 December 2009José Alberto Velázquez LópezTulum, Quintana RooExpresiones de TulumKilled
16 January 2010José Luis RomeroLos Mochis, SinaloaLínea DirectaKilled
8 January 2010Valentín Valdés EspinosaSaltillo, CoahuilaZócalo de SaltilloKilled
29 January 2010Jorge Ochoa MartínezAyutla de los Libres, GuerreroEl Sol de la CostaKilled
March 2010Miguel Ángel Domínguez ZamoraReynosa, TamaulipasEl Mañana de ReynosaDisappeared
March 2010Pedro ArgüelloReynosa, TamaulipasLa Tarde
El Mañana de Reynosa		Disappeared
March 2010David SilvaReynosa, TamaulipasLa Tarde
El Mañana de Reynosa		Disappeared
2 March 2010Jorge Rábago ValdezReynosa, TamaulipasLa PrensaKilled
12 March 2010Evaristo Pacheco SolísChilpancingo, GuerreroVisión InformativaKilled
6 April 2010Ramón Ángeles ZalpaMichoacánCambio de MichoacánDisappeared
10 April 2010Enrique Villicaña PalomaresMorelia, MichoacánLa Voz de MichoacánKilled
20 April 2010Evaristo Ortega ZárateColipa, VeracruzEspacioDisappeared
17 April 2010María Isabella CorderoChihuahua, ChihuahuaTelevisa ChihuahuaKilled
10 May 2010Gamaliel López CandanosaMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTV Azteca MonterreyDisappeared
10 May 2010Gerardo Paredes PérezMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTV Azteca MonterreyDisappeared
23 June 2010Miguel Ángel Bueno MéndezHuixquilucan, State of MexicoDiario Nuestro DistritoKilled
28 June 2010Juan Francisco Rodríguez RíosCoyuca de Benítez, GuerreroEl Sol de AcapulcoKilled
28 June 2010María Elvira Hernández GaleanaCoyuca de Benítez, GuerreroNueva LíneaKilled
6 July 2010Hugo Alfredo Olivera CartasApatzingán, MichoacánQuadratín
La Voz de Michoacán		Killed
10 July 2010Marco Aurelio Martínez TijerinaMontemorelos, Nuevo LeónXEDD Radio La TremendaKilled
10 July 2010Guillermo Alcaraz TrejoChihuahua, ChihuahuaState government journalistKilled
7 September 2010Marcelo Tenorio OcampoCampecheN/AKilled
16 September 2010Luis Carlos Santiago OrozcoCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaEl Diario de JuárezKilled
27 September 2010Rafael Armando MuroCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaChihuahuapost.comKilled
30 September 2010Juan Francisco García MárquezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaDiario PMKilled
4 October 2010José Juan Núñez SarabiaSantiago Papasquiaro, DurangoN/AKilled
28 October 2010Selene Hernández LeónToluca, State of MexicoNuestro TiempoKilled
5 November 2010Carlos Alberto Guajardo RomeroMatamoros, TamaulipasExpreso MatamorosKilled
9 February 2011Rodolfo Ochoa MorenoTorreón, CoahuilaGrupo Multimedios LagunaKilled
25 March 2011Luis Emmanuel Ruiz CarrilloGuadalupe, Nuevo LeónLa PrensaKilled
25 March 2011José Luis Cerda MeléndezGuadalupe, Nuevo LeónTelevisa MonterreyKilled
31 May 2011Noel López OlguínChinameca, VeracruzLa Verdad de JáltipanKilled
7 June 2011Marco Antonio López OrtizAcapulco, GuerreroNovedades AcapulcoDisappeared
14 June 2011Pablo Ruelas BarrazaHuatabampo, SonoraDiario del Yaqui
El Regional de Sonora		Killed
20 June 2011Miguel Ángel López VelascoVeracruzNotiverKilled
20 June 2011Misael López SolanaVeracruzNotiverKilled
3 July 2011Ángel Castillo CoronaOcuilan, State of MexicoPuntual
Diario de México		Killed
26 July 2011Yolanda Ordaz de la CruzVeracruz, VeracruzNotiverKilled
1 September 2011Ana María Marcela Yarce ViverosIztapalapa, Mexico CityContralíneaKilled
1 September 2011Rocío González TrápagaIztapalapa, Mexico CityTelevisa Mexico CityKilled
20 September 2011Manuel Gabriel Fonseca HernándezAcayucán, VeracruzEl MañaneroDisappeared
24 September 2011María Elizabeth Macías CastroNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasPrimera HoraKilled
25 August 2011Humberto Millán SalazarCuliacán, SinaloaA Discusión
Radio Fórmula Culiacán		Killed
3 December 2011Hugo César Muruato FloresChihuahua, ChihuahuaLa Caliente 90.9Killed
7 January 2012Raúl Régulo Quirino GarzaCadereyta, Nuevo LeónLa Última PalabraKilled
20 April 2012Héctor Javier Salinas AguirreChihuahua, Chihuahua920 Radio NoticiasKilled
20 April 2012Javier Moya MuñozChihuahua, Chihuahua920 Radio NoticiasKilled
28 April 2012Regina Martínez PérezXalapa, VeracruzProcesoKilled
3 May 2012Gabriel Huge CórdovaBoca del Río, VeracruzNotiverKilled
3 May 2012Guillermo Luna VarelaBoca del Río, VeracruzVeracruznewsKilled
3 May 2012Esteban RodríguezBoca del Río, VeracruzDiario AZKilled
3 May 2012Ana Irasema Becerra JiménezBoca del Río, VeracruzEl DictamenKilled
13 May 2012René Orta SalgadoCuernavaca, MorelosEl Sol de CuernavacaKilled
18 May 2012Marco Antonio Ávila GarcíaEmpalme, SonoraDiario Sonora de la Tarde
El Regional de Ciudad Obregón		Killed
21 May 2012Zane PlemmonsNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasFreelance journalistDisappeared
14 June 2012Víctor Manuel Báez ChinoXalapa, VeracruzMilenio XalapaKilled
23 June 2012Federico Manuel García ContrerasTanquián de Escobedo, San Luis PotosíPunto Crítico
Voces de Mediodía		Disappeared
30 June 2012Armando MontañoMexico CityThe Associated PressKilled
25 July 2012Miguel Morales EstradaPoza Rica, VeracruzDiario de Poza RicaDisappeared
19 August 2012Ernesto Araujo CanoChihuahua, ChihuahuaEl Heraldo de ChihuahuaKilled
20 August 2012José Antonio Aguilar MotaEcuandureo, MichoacánFreelance photographerKilled
20 August 2012Arturo Barajas LópezEcuandureo, MichoacánDiario de ZamoraKilled
15 October 2012Ramón Abel López AguilarTijuana, Baja CaliforniaTijuana InformativoKilled
26 October 2012Adela Jazmín Alcaraz LópezSan Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíCanal 12 RíoverdeDisappeared
14 November 2012Adrián Silva MorenoTehuacán, PueblaFreelance journalistKilled
27 November 2012Sergio Landa RosalesJosé Cardel, VeracruzEl Diario de CardelDisappeared
22 December 2012David Araujo ArévaloAcapulco, GuerreroNovedades de AcapulcoKilled
4 March 2013Jaime Guadalupe González DomínguezOjinaga, ChihuahuaOjinaganoticias.com.mxKilled
11 March 2013Víctor Javier CamposAgua Prieta, SonoraEl Diario de JuárezKilled
15 March 2013Juan José GarcíaJiménez, ChihuahuaTelevisa ChihuahuaKilled
15 April 2013Alonso de la Colina SordoPuebla, PueblaTV Azteca PueblaKilled
24 April 2013Daniel Alejandro Martínez BazaldúaSaltillo, CoahuilaVanguardiaKilled
30 April 2013Gerardo José Padilla BlanquetSaltillo, CoahuilaRadio Grande de CoahuilaDisappeared
2 May 2013Rosa María Ríos CamposMorelia, MichoacánFormer TV presenterKilled
24 June 2013Mario Ricardo Chávez JorgeReynosa, TamaulipasEl CiudadanoKilled
17 July 2013Alberto López BelloOaxaca, OaxacaEl ImparcialKilled
5 November 2013Alberto Angulo GerardoAngostura, SinaloaTelevisa HermosilloKilled
23 January 2014Miguel Ángel Guzmán GarduñoChilpancingo, GuerreroVérticeKilled
5 February 2014Gregorio Jiménez de la CruzCoatzacoalcos, VeracruzNotisur
Liberal del Sur		Killed
16 February 2014Omar Reyes FabiánMiahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, OaxacaTiempoKilled
28 February 2014Benjamín Galván GómezTamaulipasÚltima Hora
Primera Hora		Killed
2 June 2014Jorge Torres PalaciosAcapulco, GuerreroEl Dictamen de GuerreroKilled
21 July 2014Julián Bacasegua CastroGuasave, SinaloaN/ADisappeared
30 July 2014Nolberto Herrera RodríguezGuadalupe, ZacatecasCanal 9Killed
12 August 2014Octavio Rojas HernándezCosolapa, OaxacaEl Buen TonoKilled
21 August 2014Marlén Valdez GarcíaBenito Juárez, Nuevo LeónLa Última PalabraKilled
27 August 2014Adrián Gaona BelmonteReynosa, TamaulipasLa Comadrita 97.3 FM RadioKilled
3 September 2014Víctor Pérez PérezCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaSucesosKilled
12 October 2014Octavio Atilano Román TiradoMazatlán, SinaloaABC RadioKilled
16 October 2014María del Rosario Fuentes RubioReynosa, TamaulipasValor por TamaulipasKilled
22 October 2014Jesús Antonio Gamboa UríasLos Mochis, SinaloaNueva PrensaKilled
3 December 2014Mario Alberto Crespo AyónMazatlán, SinaloaUno TVDisappeared
2 January 2015Moisés Sánchez CerezoMedellín de Bravo, VeracruzLa UniónKilled
4 January 2015Jazmín Martínez SánchezIxtlán del Río, NayaritTelevisa TepicKilled
5 January 2015Jesús Tapia RodríguezParras de la Fuente, CoahuilaParras TVKilled
6 April 2015Jose Gutierrez Zamora MoralesOrizaba, VeracruzMCLNDisappeared
14 April 2015Abel Manuel Bautista RaymundoSantiago Juxtlahuaca, OaxacaRadio Spacio 96.1 FMKilled
4 May 2015Armando Saldaña MoralesCosolapa, OaxacaRadio Max
Ke Buena		Killed
18 June 2015Ismael Díaz LópezTeapa, TabascoEl Criollo
Tabasco Hoy		Killed
26 June 2015Gerardo Nieto ÁlvarezComonfort, GuanajuatoEl TábanoKilled
2 July 2015Filadelfo Sánchez SarmientoMiahuatlán, OaxacaLa Favorita 103.3 FMKilled
2 July 2015Juan Mendoza DelgadoMedellín de Bravo, VeracruzEl Dictamen
Escribiendo la Verdad		Killed
9 July 2015Édgar Hernández GarcíaSanta María Huatulco, OaxacaOaxaca Foro PolíticoKilled
1 August 2015Rubén Espinosa BecerrilMexico CityProcesoKilled
4 August 2015Adrián Martínez LópezJalpa de Méndez, TabascoGlamour Arte FotográficoKilled
6 August 2015Juan Manuel Calderón GarcíaSan Blas, NayaritLa Caliente 107.3 FMKilled
13 August 2015Juan Heriberto Santos CabreraOrizaba, VeracruzTelevisaKilled
22 August 2015Eduardo Herrera SáenzPiedras Negras, CoahuilaTelevisaKilled
22 September 2015David Alonso Correa RangelCiudad Hidalgo, MichoacánFreelance photographerKilled
23 September 2015José Joaquín Pérez MoralesVillahermosa, TabascoDiario PresenteKilled
23 September 2015Aurelio Hernández HerreraVillahermosa, TabascoDiario PresenteKilled
28 December 2015América Maribel Alva LarrazoloCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaN/AKilled
21 January 2016Marcos Hernández BautistaSan Andrés Huaxpaltepec, OaxacaImagen de Oaxaca
Diario Noticias Voz		Killed
22 January 2016Reynel Martínez CerquedaSantiago Laollaga, OaxacaManantialKilled
9 February 2016Anabel Flores SalazarTehuacán, PueblaEl Sol de OrizabaKilled
20 February 2016Moisés Félix Dagdug LützowTabascoGrupo VXKilled
25 April 2016Francisco Pacheco BeltránTaxco, GuerreroEl Sol de AcapulcoKilled
14 May 2016Manuel Santiago Torres GonzálezPoza Rica, VeracruzTV Azteca, Radiover.comKilled
19 June 2016Elidio Ramos ZárateOaxacaEl SurKilled
20 June 2016Zamira Esther BautistaTamaulipasEl Mercurio and La VerdadKilled
26 June 2016Salvador García OlmosHuajuapan de León, OaxacaTu Un Ñuu SaviKilled
20 July 2016Pedro Tamayo RosasTierra Blanca, VeracruzAl Calor Politico and Piñero de la CuencaKilled
12 September 2016Agustín PaviaHuajuapan de León, OaxacaTu Un Ñuu SaviKilled
14 September 2016Aurelio Cabrera CamposHuauchinango, Mexico CityEl Gráfico de la SierraKilled
10 December 2016Jesús Adrián Rodríguez SamaniegoChihuahua, ChihuahuaN/AKilled
22 February 2017Carlos Alberto García MartínezTecomán, ColimaRadiorama ColimaKilled
3 March 2017Cecilio Pineda BirtoCiudad Altamirano, GuerreroLa Voz de Tierra CalienteKilled
19 March 2017Ricardo Monlui CabreraYanga, Veracruz El Sol de CórdobaKilled
24 March 2017Miroslava Breach VelduceaChihuahua, ChihuahuaNorte
La Jornada		Killed
14 April 2017Maximino Rodríguez PalaciosLa Paz, Baja California SurColectivo PericúKilled
17 April 2017Juan José RoldánCalpulalpan, TlaxcalaSíntesis de TlaxcalaKilled
1 May 2017Filiberto Álvarez LanderosTlaquiltenango, MorelosXHART-FM "La Señal"Killed
15 May 2017Javier Valdez CárdenasCuliacán, SinaloaRíodoceKilled
15 May 2017Héctor Jonathan Rodríguez CórdobaAutlán de Navarro, JaliscoEl CosteñoKilled
18 May 2017Salvador Adame PardoMúgica, MichoacánCanal 6 TVDisappeared
10 July 2017Edwin Rivera PazAcayucan, VeracruzHableKilled
31 July 2017Luciano RiveraRosarito, Baja CaliforniaCNR TVKilled
3 August 2017Rosario Ramos FloresCentro, TabascoPortadaDisappeared
22 August 2017Cándido Ríos VásquezHueyapan de Ocampo, VeracruzEl Diario de AcayucanKilled
6 October 2017Édgar Daniel Esqueda CastroSan Luis Potosí, San Luis PotosíVox Populi
Metrópoli San Luis		Killed
19 December 2017Gumaro Pérez AguilandoVeracruzLa Voz del SurKilled
13 January 2018Carlos Domínguez RodríguezNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasNoreste Digital
Horizonte de Matamoros		Killed
21 March 2018Leobardo Vázquez AtzinGutiérrez Zamora, VeracruzNoreste
La Opinión de Poza Rica
Vanguardia
Enlace Gutiérrez Zamora		Killed
15 May 2018Juan Carlos HuertaVillahermosa, TabascoSin Reservas
Notinueve, XHTVL-TDT		Killed
29 May 2018Hector Gonzalez AntonioCiudad Victoria, TamaulipasExcélsior-
30 June 2018José Guadalupe Chan DzibFelipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana RooN/AKilled
21 September 2018Mario GómezYajalón, ChiapasEl Heraldo de ChiapasKilled
24 October 2018Gabriel SorianoAcapulco, GuerreroRadio y Televisión de GuerreroKilled
1 December 2018Jesús Alejandro Márquez JiménezTepic, NayaritCríticaKilled
6 December 2018Diego García CoronaEcatepec de Morelos, MexicoWeekly MorelosKilled
20 January 2019Rafael Murúa ManríquezSanta Rosalía, Baja California SurRadiokashana FMKilled
9 February 2019Jesús Ramos RodríguezEmiliano Zapata Municipality, TabascoNuestra Región Hoy, XHEMZ-FMKilled
16 February 2019Reynaldo LópezHermosillo, SonoraN/AKilled
20 February 2019Huexca, MorelosRadio AmiltzinkoKilled
15 March 2019Santiago BarrosoSan Luis Río Colorado, SonoraSan Luis Hoy – Red 653, XHEMW-FMKilled
20 March 2019Omar Iván CamachoSalvador Alvarado Municipality, SinaloaNoticieros Altavoz - Grupo Chávez RadioKilled
2 May 2019Telésforo Santiago EnríquezEl Cafetal, San Agustín Loxicha, OaxacaEstéreo CafetalKilled
18 May 2019Francisco RomeroPlaya del Carmen, Quintana RooQuintana Roo HoyKilled
12 June 2019Norma Sarabia GarduzaHuimanguillo, TabascoTabasco HoyKilled
30 July 2019Rogelio BarragánZacatepec de Hidalgo, MorelosGuerrero al instanteKilled
2 August 2019Édgar Alberto Nava LópezZihuatanejo de Azueta, GuerreroThe Truth of ZihuatanejoKilled
2 August 2019Jorge Celestino Ruiz VázquezLa Bocanita, Actopan, VeracruzGraphic of XalapaKilled
9 January 2020Fidel Ávila GómezHuetamo, MichoacánXHKN-FMKilled
11 March 2020Mireya Ulloa ValenciaPoza Rica, VeracruzLa OpiniónKilled
30 March 2020María Elena FerralPapantla, VeracruzDiario de XalapaKilled
17 May 2020Jorge ArmentaCiudad Obregón, SonoraEl TiempoKilled

Footnotes