Violence Against Journalists

Neo-Nazi Sentenced in Intimidation Plot Against Journalists

Johnny Roman Garza, a member of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen, received a 16-month prison sentence for his role in a plot to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who work to expose anti-Semitism, Justice Department officials announced on Wednesday.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Raymond Duda announces the arrest of a group of neo-nazis alle

Mexican Border Newspaper Calls Out Assault on Photographer by Federal Official

One of the largest newspapers in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas began the process of filing a federal complaint after an immigration official at one of the bridges in Reynosa threatened and assaulted one of their photographers. The newspaper is also notifying Mexico’s Human Rights Commission. The alleged assault comes at a time when Mexico continues to be labeled by international press freedom groups as one of the most dangerous places for journalists.

Mexican Official Assault

Alleged Texas Neo-Nazis Accused of ‘SWATTING’ Plot Against Journalists

Two Texas men are charged in a federal court for an alleged nationwide neo-Nazi conspiracy that targeted journalists and public officials with threats and intimidation. The conspirators allegedly engaged in “swatting” calls against journalists, particularly those who are Jewish or of color, and other high-level public officials.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Raymond Duda announces the arrest of a group of neo-nazis alle

Second Journalist Murdered in Mexico During 2019

A lone gunman approached a Mexican journalist in the southern state of Tabasco and shot him eight times before making a clean getaway. The crime is the second murder of a journalist in Mexico in 2019 and the fourth under the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO).

2nd Mexican Murdered Journalist