{"id":85019,"date":"2026-06-12T11:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/crime-reporter-shot-dead-another-journalist-kidnapped-from-her-home-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:25:09","slug":"crime-reporter-shot-dead-another-journalist-kidnapped-from-her-home-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/crime-reporter-shot-dead-another-journalist-kidnapped-from-her-home-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime reporter shot dead, another journalist kidnapped from her home in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Mexican crime reporter was shot dead on Thursday, according to the newspaper that employed him, marking the latest killing in one of the world&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/journalist-killed-mexico-how-the-murders-are-counted\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">most dangerous countries<\/a><\/span> for the press. Meanwhile, a search continues for another journalist who was abducted from her home in the same region last week.<\/p>\n<p>The eastern coastal state of Veracruz is plagued by drug violence and is considered a particularly high-risk region for journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Angel Lopez Valdez had already received threats due to his reporting, and local authorities had taken measures to protect him, the Vanguardia newspaper said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lopez Valdez was killed early Thursday morning in (the city of) Poza Rica, after being intercepted by armed men while driving,&#8221; an article published on its website stated.<\/p>\n<p>The publication called for &#8220;justice&#8221; so that the reporter&#8217;s death &#8220;does not go unpunished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to practice journalism, according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/2025-deadly-year-journalists-where-hate-and-impunity-lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report released<\/a>\u00a0in December, RSF said at least nine journalists were killed in 2025 in Mexico, which was the second most dangerous country in the world for reporters last year.<\/p>\n<p>The organization, which recorded more than 150 journalists killed in Mexico since 1994, called for an &#8220;urgent investigation and stronger safeguards for the press.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the country opened the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup, journalist Luis Angel Lopez Valdez of Vanguardia de Veracruz was murdered,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RSF_inter\/status\/2065163842695401771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSF wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom of expression monitor Article 19 called for a &#8220;diligent and expeditious&#8221; investigation into Lopez Valdez&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Carlos Castro <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/journalist-killed-restaurant-veracruz-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was also shot dead<\/a><\/span> in Veracruz in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Journalist Roxana Guzman kidnapped<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, a search continues after two men recently broke into the home of journalist Roxana Guzman, director of the digital news site Pulso Informativo, and kidnapped her, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9J_1-o10nbw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident captured in a chilling video<\/a> recording.\u00a0 The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman.<\/p>\n<p>Her whereabouts remain unknown. <\/p>\n<p>The Veracruz State Attorney General&#8217;s Office\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veracruz.gob.mx\/seguridad\/mantiene-gobierno-de-veracruz-operativo-de-busqueda-tras-reporte-de-privacion-de-la-libertad-de-comunicadora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that prosecutors, forensic experts and investigative police officers were looking for the journalist. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said that both federal and state authorities are handling the case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/mexico-media-director-roxana-berenice-guzm%C3%A1n-ram%C3%ADrez-abducted-veracruz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to RSF<\/a>, Guzman&#8217;s partner, Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez Escalante, was shot dead in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico had its deadliest year for journalists in\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fredid-roman-journalist-killed-in-mexico-15th-so-far-this-year\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">2022<\/a><\/span>, with 13 killings, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Article 19.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2024\/03\/cpj-amnesty-international-report-finds-systemic-flaws-in-mexicos-journalist-protections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 report<\/a>\u00a0report by the CPJ and Amnesty International showed that Mexico fails in its efforts to 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