Treatment of journalists at the magazine Precencia Nacional in Mexico City from 1996 to 1998, the magazine's frequency of publication, its circulation and whether it has a particular political affiliation [MEX30364.E]

Information on the treatment of journalists at the magazine Precencia Nacional in Mexico City from 1996 to 1998, the magazine's frequency of publication, its circulation and whether it has a particular political affiliation could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. You will general information on the magazine Presencia Nacional in MEX30490.E of 4 November 1998 and MEX30260.E of 22 October 1998.

In a 5 November 1998 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, a directory assistance operator in Mexico City stated that the magazine Precencia Nacional is not listed in the telephone registry.

In a 5 November 1998 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, a representative of the Latinamerican Federation of Journalists (Federación Latinoamericana de Periodistas-FELAP), stated, after verification of the press directory, that she had no information on the existence of a magazine named Precencia Nacional in Mexico City.

The annual reports of Reporters Sans Frontières for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 do not mention this magazine, nor any attacks against its staff. Europa World Yearbook 1998 does not list Precencia Nacional as one of the dailies or magazines present in Mexico nor does Benn's Media World 1996 which lists hundreds of Mexico's newspapers and magazines. Mexico's National Commission of Human Rights annual report for the year 1994-1995 does not list the magazine Precencia Nacional nor any of its staff treatment by the authorities in its chapter entitled "Program on Human Rights Violations Against Journalists" which details all types of attacks and threats suffered by journalists in all Mexico

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request..

References


Telecomunicaciones de México (TELECOMM), Mexico City. 5 November 1998. Telephone interview with a directory assistance operator.

Federación Latinoamericana de Periodistas (FELAP), Mexico City. 5 November 1998. Telephone interview with a representative.

Additional Sources Consulted


Attacks on the Press.1996. New York: Committee to Protect Journalists.

World Media Handbook. Yearly. New York: United Nations.

La lettre de Reporters sans frontières [Paris]. 1996-1998.

Index on Censorship [London]. 1997-1998.

Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA). Yearly. Annual Reports: General Concerns and Brief Country Reports.

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1996-1998.

Latin American Regional Reports: Mexico and NAFTA Report [London]. 1997-1998.

Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. 1997-1998.

NACLA Report on the Americas. Jan.-Feb. 1997. Vol. 30. No. 4. "Contesting Mexico".

The Other Side of Mexico [Mexico City]. 1997-1998.

Electronic Sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, Lexis/Nexis, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).