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Home Linked to Mexican News Director Attacked; Outlet Demands Justice

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Under investigation
  • A home linked to the Director General of the news outlet Adiscusión in Culiacán was targeted in an armed attack on July 17.
  • No injuries were reported, but this follows a similar incident in June where the outlet's offices were shot at.
  • Adiscusión has urged authorities to investigate and identify those responsible for the attacks, highlighting concerns for press freedom.

The news outlet Adiscusión reported an armed attack on a property connected to its Director General, César Millán Lafarga, in Culiacán on Friday, July 17, 2026. Millán Lafarga is the son of slain journalist Humberto Millán Salazar, who was murdered in 2011.

While no individuals were harmed during the incident, Adiscusión noted that its offices, located on Cristóbal Colón street in downtown Culiacán, were also shot at in June 2024. The outlet released security camera footage showing a person in tactical gear exiting a vehicle and firing a long weapon at the residence around 8:28 AM.

Grupo Adiscusión makes an urgent call to the authorities to clarify the facts and find those responsible.

— Adiscusión DiarioA statement accompanying the shared video of the attack on social media.

Adiscusión issued an urgent appeal to authorities to clarify the events and apprehend the perpetrators. The independent media outlet Pie de Nota expressed solidarity and indignation over this latest aggression, labeling it the third attack against Adiscusión. They emphasized that violence should not be a constant threat to journalists exercising their profession in Sinaloa.

Violence cannot be a constant in the practice of journalism, nor a persistent threat for those who, with conviction, decide to inform Sinaloan society.

— Pie de NotaExpressing solidarity and condemning the attack on Adiscusión.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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