Javier Valdéz
The cartel leaders suspected of killing a legendary Mexican journalist could testify against El Chapo
The murder of Javier Valdez Cárdenas was supposed to change things. But the killings of Mexican journalists have not stopped.
Journalists keep getting murdered with impunity in Mexico
Mexico was the deadliest country without an active war zone for reporters
Demanding justice in Mexico as another journalist murdered this year
Javier Valdez defiantly covered the drug cartels in Mexico. He was gunned down in broad daylight on Monday. At least five journalists have been killed this year.
Mexico Says It Arrested a Top Female Member of the Sinaloa Cartel
Guadalupe Fernández Valencia, known as “The Boss,” is said to be one of the highest ranking women in the cartel and is wanted in the United States on trafficking charges.
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.
A Turf War in a Previously Dreamy Coastal City Points to Splits in Chapo’s Sinaloa Cartel
La Paz, in Baja California Sur, had appeared immune to Mexico's drug war, but a schism within the Sinaloa cartel after the 2014 arrest of kingpin Chapo Guzmán sparked a major turf war that intensified after he escaped from jail in July.