US EditionJournalist Carlos Castro Shot Dead in Mexico’s Veracruz State Despite Protective Measures
Carlos Castro was killed despite state protective measures after threats linked to his crime reporting; six journalists were killed in Mexico last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
- On Thursday, Carlos Castro, director of online outlet Código Norte Veracruz, was killed in Poza Rica, Veracruz .
- Castro had recently returned after months outside the state due to threats and had received protective measures from the State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists.
- An unnamed local reporter at the scene said Castro was shot at a restaurant in Poza Rica, and state and local police and the National Guard responded immediately.
- The State Commission condemned the killing and urged an exhaustive probe, calling for a full investigation into the journalist's death.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists reported six journalists were killed in Mexico last year, highlighting persistent risks for reporters.
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Miami (USA), Jan. 9 (EFE).- The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) on Friday asked the Mexican government to “break the cycle of impunity that continues to threaten the exercise of journalism” following the new murder of a journalist, Carlos Castro, in the state of Veracruz. The organization, based in Miami, considered in a statement that Castro’s death, which occurred on Thursday after being shot in the municipality of Poza Rica, “adds to …
Carlos Castro, a journalist specializing in red note, was shot dead yesterday while he was in a restaurant located in Colonia Cazons, in the City of Poza Rica, Veracruz. According to local reports, armed subjects entered the establishment, owned by their relatives, and shot directly at the communicator. So far no detained persons are reported. The organization Article 19 sued the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to take its journalistic work as a…
Carlos Castro was director of the information media Code Norte Veracruz, and had a history of threats, so he received temporary protection
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Crime reporter killed in Mexico's Veracruz state
A reporter covering crime in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz has been killed in Poza Rica. The State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists has condemned the killing and called for an exhaustive investigation.
Redacción / Grupo Cantón The journalist Carlos Castro, 26 years old, was shot dead on the night of Thursday, January 8, 2026 while he was in a restaurant of [...] The post Journalist Carlos Castro is murdered in Poza Rica appeared first on Quintana Roo Hoy.
Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, lamented this Friday the murder of journalist Carlos Castro in the state of Veracruz, and confirmed that the victim had had protective measures in 2024, although these ceased to be in force after his departure from the state. “First regret the fact of the murder of this journalist. To say that this person had, in fact, in 2024 protective measures by the state mechanism for protecting jour…
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