GLADSTONE: Veracruz is now the most dangerous place in Mexico to do journalism. Nine killed in 12 months, many by the Zetas, deemed the most sadistic of the cartels.

Drug traffickers and a repressive state government make Veracruz one of the deadliest places for journalists in Mexico. Most now shun hard-hitting reporting, but still risk abduction and murder.

Mexico posted its highest homicide rate in decades, with the government reporting Sunday there were 29,168 murders in 2017, a 27 percent increase over 2016. The number is the highest since comparab… ...

Veracruz has been a dangerous place for journalists, with at least six journalists from the state killed between 2010 and 2016 in direct retaliation for their work, according to the committee’s ...

Valdivia’s death marks the fifth murder of a journalist in Mexico this year, according to CPJ, and the second in Veracruz state, making Mexico the deadliest country for journalists in 2020 thus far.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's state and federal prison systems are understaffed and dirty, but are no longer so dangerous and overcrowded, according to a report released Thursday.

Drug traffickers and a repressive state government make Veracruz one of the deadliest places for journalists in Mexico. Most now shun hard-hitting reporting, but still risk abduction and murder.

Drug traffickers and a repressive state government make Veracruz one of the deadliest places for journalists in Mexico. Most now shun hard-hitting reporting, but still risk abduction and murder.