Javier Valdez
Javier Valdez was a Mexican journalist renowned for his courageous reporting on drug trafficking and organized crime in Mexico, whose assassination in 2017 highlighted the dangers faced by journalists in reporting on these issues.
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Javier Valdez was a friend and editor of Bobadilla at Ríodoce, who was murdered in 2017.
‘Like good Mexicans, we laugh’: the cartoonist drawing humour from Sinaloa’s brutal drug cartels | Mexico
United Kingdom· 2026-07-02
Javier Valdez is another worker who was reportedly kidnapped along with others near the mine.
Buscan a 10 trabajadores de mina en Concordia Fiscalía de Sinaloa investiga desaparición y despliega operativo
Mexico· 2026-01-29
Javier Valdez is a journalist who was assassinated, and his case is recalled in the article.
“La prensa no es el enemigo; la crítica es necesaria”: Humberto MusacchioMexico· 2025-12-13
Dámaso López Serrano reached an agreement with the U.S. prosecution to avoid extradition to Mexico for the homicide of journalist Javier Valdez.
Entrega a EU, la salida para narcos mexicanosMexico· 2025-06-23
Javier Valdez is considered a presumed intellectual author of the murder of journalist Javier Valdez.
"Mini Lic" se declara culpable de tráfico de fentanilo en corte de Virginia; firma acuerdo con fiscalía de EUMexico· 2025-05-28
