Lea en español The International Press Institute (IPI) today vigorously condemned the murder of kidnapped Mexican journalist Marco Antonio Ávila García, whose tortured body was found on the side of a highway in the northern state of Sonora on Friday afternoon. News reports say Avila’s body was found wrapped in a black plastic bag near […]

Read in English El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés), condenó fuertemente el asesinato del periodista mexicano Marco Antonio Ávila García, cuyo cuerpo torturado fue encontrado el viernes por la tarde en una carretera del estado norteño de Sonora. Reportes noticiosos indican que el cuerpo de Ávila fue encontrado envuelto […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Mexican authorities to secure the safety and release of a journalist kidnapped in the northern state of Sonora yesterday. According to news reports, Marcos Avila García, who covers police and crime for El Regional de Sonora, was abducted by three armed assailants while waiting for his vehicle […]

Almost every day this month, another journalist has been murdered, according to the IPI Death Watch and news reports. Six journalists lost their lives in May, all in countries where those who murder to silence the media are rarely punished. The most recent victim was Philippine journalist Nestor Libaton, a news reporter for the Catholic […]