Journalist Hamurabi Huesca Manzano killed in Mexico’s Oaxaca

Conflicting reports emerge on the circumstances of the killing, prompting calls for justice from advocacy groups.Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026A journalist moonlighting as a taxi driver has been shot dead in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, the ninth killed in the country this year, according to human rights organisation Article 19.Hamurabi Huesca Manzano, who owned the news website Pinotepa Comunica, was killed on Friday after an armed group opened fire on him and two others, according to the state prosecutor’s report.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Search continues for kidnapped Mexican journalist Roxana Guzmanlist 2 of 3Journalist killed in Mexico after years of exposing corruptionlist 3 of 3Mexican influencer shot dead during livestreamend of listThe office said one line of inquiry suggests that a dispute happened between local criminal groups, and that the intended target of the shooting was a man known as “El Dario”.El Dario, infamous for instigating violence on the Oaxaca coast, was wounded in the shooting and died in hospital hours later. According to prosecutors, Huesca Manzano was working as a taxi driver, waiting to take El Dario somewhere else wh...