Ulises González García, editor of Mexican regional weekly La Opinión, who was abducted from his home in Jérez, in the state of Zacatecas, on July 29, was released in the early hours of August 9 and was rushed to a private hospital for treatment to the injuries received during his abduction, some of which appeared to have been caused by torture.
Paris-based Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) expressed relief at the news but stressed that there was no sign of any improvement in the general press freedom situation in Mexico. Like nearby Honduras, Mexico continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists, it said.
