2022 has been the deadliest year on record for journalists in Mexico. As per a report by Article 19, a human rights organisation, 18 journalists have been killed in the country so far this year. 
 
Talking to Reuters, the organisation's regional director Leopoldo Maldonado said, "2022 could be the worst year in a century for the press".&nbsp;

Maldonado further revealed that according to Article 19 investigation, nine out of the 18 deaths have thus far produced a potential link to the journalist's work.

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In the first half of the year, the group has recorded a total of 331 attacks against journalists, the majority of which entail intimidation and harassment. Some of them also received threats, and a few of the cases involved alleged abuses of authority.

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Compared to the first half of 2018, when former President Enrique Pena Nieto reigned, this represents a 51.83 per cent gain. The death toll for 2022 has already surpassed the 13 murders reported last year and the 14 murders reported in 2020, the organisation also found that in those two years around half of the incidents were connected to the victims' occupation.

Furthermore, Article 19 said that two journalists have fled the country during the first half of the year, and four journalists had been forcibly displaced within the nation.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the president of Mexico, has repeatedly claimed that criminal organisations are responsible for recent homicides and that his government does not target the media.

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However, Article 19 alleged that the state was responsible for the majority of attacks against the media.&nbsp;

"The role that the authorities have in the violence against the press clearly reflects a breach of the state's obligations to guarantee the rights and integrity of journalists and the media," said the report.

(With inputs from agencies)

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2022 has been the deadliest year on record for journalists in Mexico. As per a report by Article 19, a human rights organisation, 18 journalists have been killed in the country so far this year.

2022 has been the deadliest year on record for journalists in Mexico. As per a report by Article 19, a human rights organisation, 18 journalists have been killed in the country so far this year. Talking to Reuters, the organisation's regional director Leopoldo Maldonado said, "2022 could be the worst year in a century for the press". Maldonado further revealed that according to Article 19 investigation, nine out of the 18 deaths have thus far produced a potential link to the journalist's work. Watch | Mexico reports a spike in violence against Journalists In the first half of the year, the group has recorded a total of 331 attacks against journalists, the majority of which entail intimidation and harassment. Some of them also received threats, and a few of the cases involved alleged abuses of authority. Also read | Mexico on track for one of deadliest years for media Compared to the first half of 2018, when former President Enrique Pena Nieto reigned, this represents a 51.83 per cent gain. The death toll for 2022 has already surpassed the 13 murders reported last year and the 14 murders reported in 2020, the organisation also found that in those two years around half of the incidents were connected to the victims' occupation. Furthermore, Article 19 said that two journalists have fled the country during the first half of the year, and four journalists had been forcibly displaced within the nation. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the president of Mexico, has repeatedly claimed that criminal organisations are responsible for recent homicides and that his government does not target the media. Also read | Another journalist murdered in Mexico, ninth this year However, Article 19 alleged that the state was responsible for the majority of attacks against the media. "The role that the authorities have in the violence against the press clearly reflects a breach of the state's obligations to guarantee the rights and integrity of journalists and the media," said the report. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION LIVE HERE: You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

With 18 deaths, 331 attacks, 2022 is the 'deadliest' year in a century for journalists in Mexico: Report

A&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;was shot dead Thursday in&nbsp;Mexico, an official said, the&nbsp;fifth&nbsp;such killing this&nbsp;year&nbsp;in a country notoriously dangerous for reporters.

Heber Lopez Vazquez, who ran a news website called Noticias Web in the southern state of Oaxaca, was shot in his car, state prosecutor Arturo Calvo told the TV channel Milenio.

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Two suspects were arrested as they tried to flee the scene of the crime and their guns were recovered, Calvo said, adding it was not known who ordered the killing.

Lopez's death brings the number of journalists&nbsp;killed&nbsp;in&nbsp;Mexico&nbsp;this&nbsp;year&nbsp;to five, according to an AFP tally based on data from press freedom advocacy organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Mexico&nbsp;is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists.

At least seven were murdered last&nbsp;year, according to RSF, although it is not known whether in all of those cases the killing was linked to their work.

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Mexican authorities said Wednesday that three men had been arrested over the murder of&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;Lourdes Maldonado, whose killing last month&nbsp;in Tijuana sparked international condemnation and calls for the government to do more to protect media workers.

Her death came in the wake of the shooting of photographer Margarito Martinez in Tijuana.&nbsp;
Roberto Toledo, who worked with a news site in the central state of Michoacan, as well as Jose Luis Gamboa, a&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;and social media activist in eastern Veracruz state, were also&nbsp;killed&nbsp;in January.</div>

A journalist was shot dead Thursday in Mexico, an official said, the fifth such killing this year in a country notoriously dangerous for reporters. Heber Lopez Vazquez, who ran a news website called Noticias Web in the southern state of Oaxaca, was shot in his car, state prosecutor Arturo Calvo told the TV channel Milenio.

A journalist was shot dead Thursday in Mexico, an official said, the fifth such killing this year in a country notoriously dangerous for reporters. Heber Lopez Vazquez, who ran a news website called Noticias Web in the southern state of Oaxaca, was shot in his car, state prosecutor Arturo Calvo told the TV channel Milenio. Also read | Violent crimes on the rise in US: Survey Two suspects were arrested as they tried to flee the scene of the crime and their guns were recovered, Calvo said, adding it was not known who ordered the killing. Lopez's death brings the number of journalists killed in Mexico this year to five, according to an AFP tally based on data from press freedom advocacy organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Mexico is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists. At least seven were murdered last year, according to RSF, although it is not known whether in all of those cases the killing was linked to their work. Watch | Mexicans protest journalist killings, calls for protection Mexican authorities said Wednesday that three men had been arrested over the murder of journalist Lourdes Maldonado, whose killing last month in Tijuana sparked international condemnation and calls for the government to do more to protect media workers. Her death came in the wake of the shooting of photographer Margarito Martinez in Tijuana. Roberto Toledo, who worked with a news site in the central state of Michoacan, as well as Jose Luis Gamboa, a journalist and social media activist in eastern Veracruz state, were also killed in January.

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With 18 deaths, 331 attacks, 2022 is the 'deadliest' year in a century for journalists in Mexico: Report

'World's most dangerous countries for journalists': Another journalist killed in Mexico, the fifth this year