Veracruz
Mexican Authorities Say They Don't Exist: Meet the Vigilantes Standing Up to the Zetas
The state governor claims there are no vigilante groups in Veracruz, but the armed men who say they are defending their community against the Zetas drug cartel beg to differ.
Mexico's Efforts to Tackle Police Corruption Keep Failing
A government police reform proposed in the wake of police involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014 seeks to eliminate municipal forces, but the problem of extreme corruption goes much deeper.
Mexico's Media Faced a Record Number of Violent Attacks in 2015
A new report documented nearly 400 violent attacks on media workers in Mexico during 2015, including seven murders. The report blames public officials, as well as drug cartels, for the record number of assaults.
Another Reporter Was Murdered in Veracruz, Mexico — And Journalists Are Terrified
Anabel Flores Salazar’s tortured body was found a day after she was kidnapped from her home. Local reporters say her murder may have been retaliation for her stories on the presence of the Zeta drug cartel in Veracruz.
Another Reporter Just Got Kidnapped in Mexico's Most Dangerous State for Journalists
Anabel Flores Salazar, who was bundled out of her home by an armed commando at around 2am this Monday, covered the police beat for a local newspaper in Veracruz that in recent years has become the deadliest state for Mexican reporters.
Mexican Journalists Are Still Being Killed Despite Promises of Protection
Up to eight journalists have been killed in Mexico this year, even though the dangers to the local media have been attracting international attention for years and prompted multiple promises from the government to act.
Mexico Imagines a Union for 2.3 Million Domestic Maids — But Could It Work?
Women across Mexico work in private homes without contracts, paid leave, vacations, or protection against abuses. Less than 200 Mexicans house cleaners have signed on so far to join the new union.
Scenes from a Mexican Black Mass
For three days every March, witches and warlocks gather in Catemaco to burn pentagrams and summon the devil.
How Veracruz Became the Most Dangerous State in Mexico for Journalists
With hundreds of unsolved disappearances, rampant extortion, frequent kidnappings, and no fewer than 14 journalists killed in the past five years, a climate of fear governs Veracruz.
Reporter Killed in Veracruz Bar Shooting Was About to Start His Own Newspaper
Juan Santos Carrera had only recently left his job as a Veracruz correspondent for the Televisa conglomerate, and was preparing to start his own local newspaper in the state known as the deadliest for reporters in Mexico.
Mexican Governor of Deadliest State for Reporters Will Testify in Photographer Killing
It was the first sign that Javier Duarte might face judicial pressure to answer claims among Veracruz reporters that his administration is responsible for the killings of journalists.
Small Newspaper in Veracruz Comes Under Attack Days After Photojournalist Massacre
Assailants set three vehicles on fire outside the offices of a newspaper in the city of Poza Rica. The owner of the paper said he trusted Governor Javier Duarte to protect reporters in Mexico's most violent state for the press.