Since at least 2020, journalists in Mexico have been targeted and killed in connection with their work. The violence is primarily attributed to organized crime groups and, in some cases, local officials. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, more than 30 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2020. Investigations into these killings reportedly result in impunity in over 90% of cases.
This memorial has documented 14 people who died between January 1, 2020 and November 30, -0001. Each name on this page represents a life that ended violently, abruptly, and irreversibly — a family shattered, a community bereaved.
Deaths recorded in this conflict span the years 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Browse by year using the sidebar filter to examine how casualties shifted over the course of the conflict.
This conflict is interconnected with other documented war zones — Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Minab School Strike, Iran ? 2026. Each of those pages maintains its own independent roster of the fallen.
