Roxana Guzmán case: kidnapping, murder, mayor impeachments

Timeline

1. about 17 hours ago

   [POLITICS] 9 sources

   Veracruz Mayors Lose Immunity Amid Murder and Disappearance Cases

   Veracruz Congress removed immunity from mayors Raúl González Martínez and Bertín Bravo Montero, enabling prosecution over journalist Roxana Guzmán’s murder and businessman Héctor Ramos’s disappearance; a new ma

2. 3 days ago

   [POLITICS] 37 sources

   Veracruz Congress strips immunity from two Movimiento Ciudadano mayors amid criminal investigations

   Veracruz Congress voted 40‑8 to strip constitutional immunity from MC mayors Bertín Bravo Montero and Raúl González Martínez amid investigations into a journalist’s murder and a businessman’s disappearance; the

3. 7 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Veracruz Legislature Holds Hearings on Mayors' Impeachment Proceedings

   Veracruz’s legislative commission heard evidence in impeachment hearings for mayors Bertín Bravo Montero and Raúl González Martínez, while the former’s defense denied accusations tied to the disappearance of a

4. 9 days ago

   [POLITICS] 12 sources

   Veracruz mayors Bertín Bravo and Raúl González face impeachment hearings

   Veracruz’s legislative commission heard impeachment cases for mayors Bertín Bravo and Raúl González, who deny involvement in a businessman’s disappearance and a journalist’s murder, respectively; the commission

5. 16 days ago

   [POLITICS] 16 sources

   Veracruz mayors face removal of immunity amid journalist murder probe

   Veracruz prosecutors have asked the state congress to strip immunity from MC mayors Raúl González Martínez and Bertín Bravo Montero, citing their alleged roles in journalist Roxana Guzmán’s murder and related犯罪

6. 21 days ago

   [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources

   Press Emblem Campaign reports 39 journalist murders in first half of 2026, a 54% decline

   Press Emblem Campaign reports 39 journalist murders in the first half of 2026 – a 54% drop from 2025 – with the Middle East most dangerous, Mexico leading in Latin America, and ongoing impunity concerns.

7. 28 days ago

   [CRIME] 4 sources

   Eight suspects processed for murder of journalist Roxana Guzmán in Veracruz

   Eight suspects, including three municipal police officers, were linked to the murder of journalist Roxana Guzmán in Veracruz; they remain in preventive detention pending trial.

8. about 1 month ago

   [CRIME] 4 sources

   Roxana Guzmán’s funeral held; eight suspects charged in her murder

   Roxana Guzmán’s funeral in Nanchital featured music and applause, while prosecutors linked eight suspects to her June 2 killing and moved to charge them.

9. about 1 month ago

   [CRIME] 22 sources

   Journalist Roxana Guzmán murdered in Veracruz; body recovered and eight suspects arrested

   Roxana Guzmán, Veracruz journalist, was abducted on 2 June 2026; her body was found on 3 July. Eight suspects—including four municipal police and four gang members—have been arrested. International bodies call

10. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 71 sources

    Roxana Guzmán murder sparks arrests of police and cartel members in Veracruz

    Roxana Guzmán, a Veracruz journalist, was kidnapped on 2 June 2026; her body was found a month later. Eight suspects—including four municipal police officers and four alleged cartel members—were arrested, spark

11. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources

    Veracruz authorities investigate human remains linked to missing journalist Roxana Guzmán

    Veracruz officials have found bone fragments possibly belonging to kidnapped journalist Roxana Guzmán and are conducting DNA tests while six suspects, including police officers, remain in custody.

12. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Press Freedom Erodes Across Latin America

    Reporters in Latin America face mounting political hostility, propaganda and violence, with officials citing unpunished killings and denigrating leaders, exemplified by the murder of journalist Roxana Guzmán in

13. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 12 sources

    Mexican federal prosecutors assume investigation of kidnapped journalist Roxana Guzmán

    Mexican federal prosecutors have taken over the kidnapping case of journalist Roxana Guzmán, abducted in Veracruz on 2 June 2026; no arrests yet, two investigative lines continue.

14. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Mexico authorities detain six in search for missing journalist Roxana Guzmán

    Six arrested in Nanchital as Mexico investigates the June 2 abduction of journalist Roxana Guzmán; state and federal forces continue the search.

15. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Roxana Berenice Guzmán disappearance fuels press‑freedom outcry in Veracruz

    Journalist Roxana Berenice Guzmán was kidnapped on 2 June 2026 in Veracruz; clergy and press‑freedom groups demand her safe return amid a climate of attacks on Mexican journalists.

16. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Family of Missing Veracruz Journalist Urges Media to Stop Spreading False Reports

    Family of missing Veracruz journalist Roxana Guzmán decries false news after her June 2 abduction, urging media verification and seeking authorities' help.

17. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Mexico President Sheinbaum Acts on Search for Missing Journalist Roxana Guzmán

    President Sheinbaum pledged help after journalist Roxana Guzmán was abducted in Veracruz; authorities identified the vehicle and launched coordinated searches.

18. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 8 sources

    Veracruz authorities intensify search for abducted journalist Roxana Guzmán

    Veracruz officials identified the vehicle used in journalist Roxana Guzmán’s June 2 abduction and are conducting searches across Nanchital, Moloacán and Cuichapa, with state and federal forces involved; the kid

19. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Journalist attacks reported in Mexico and Peru

    Journalists were targeted in Veracruz, Mexico (kidnapping of Roxana Guzmán) and Ucayali, Peru (assault on Marcio Pérez), prompting press groups to demand protection and accountability.

20. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 11 sources

    Journalist Roxana Guzmán kidnapped in Veracruz, Mexico

    Journalist Roxana Guzmán was abducted from her home in Nanchital, Veracruz on June 2. State and federal forces are conducting a land‑ and air‑based search, while NGOs demand urgent action and her father pleads

21. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Journalist Roxana Guzmán Kidnapped in Veracruz, Mexico

    Armed men kidnapped journalist Roxana Guzmán in Nanchital, Veracruz on 2 June 2024; authorities opened an investigation and launched a search operation amid ongoing threats to press freedom in the state.

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