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.



"In 2025, Mexico recorded one disappearance and seven murders of journalists, once again topping the regional list," the organization said in the report, comparing the tally to four journalists murdered in 2024.



The report also highlighted that Mexico saw 53 physical attacks against reporters, surpassing 10 in Honduras and nine in Guatemala.



The murders of journalists primarily occurred in states with high levels of violence and a strong presence of criminal organizations, including Durango, the State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, and the U.S. border state of Sonora.



Mexico also set a record for judicial harassment against the press last year, the report said.



"The abuse of public power has consolidated itself as the second leading mechanism of harassment against the press in Mexico and as the fastest-growing trend documented by Article 19 in the country, with 153 cases," the report said.