Event Brief
Berkeley study counts 337 journalists killed in Mexico
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM ET
Summary: A University of California, Berkeley Human Rights Center study says 337 journalists and human rights defenders were killed during Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidency in Mexico. The authors argue attacks on journalists formed a pattern that could be examined as crimes against humanity, and that US sanctions prevented material from being taken to the International Criminal Court.
WHO: Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley
WHAT: Published a study counting 337 journalists and human rights defenders killed in Mexico during López Obrador’s presidency and arguing the pattern could be examined as crimes against humanity
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026
WHERE: Mexico
WHY: The study’s authors argue that attacks on journalists formed a pattern that could be examined as crimes against humanity and that US sanctions prevented material from being taken to the International Criminal Court.
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