Activist recalls surviving assassination attempt caught on video
Summary
A Mexican environmental activist named Erik Saracho survived a shooting at his home while protecting jaguars. A report released in Mexico shows that violence connected to the drug war also harms environmental activists, with many facing threats, attacks, and murders.Key Facts
- Erik Saracho was attacked with a pistol on March 11 at his home in Nayarit, western Mexico.
- He pressed a panic button given by the federal government, but waited 25 minutes for medical help.
- The Jaguar Alliance, which Saracho leads, called for a full and open investigation into the attack.
- The report by the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA) recorded 10 activist killings and 135 other aggressions in 2025.
- These aggressions include stigmatization, defamation, robbery, and surveillance.
- The Mexican government, at federal, state, and local levels, was involved in over half of the threats documented.
- Over the last 10 years, 199 environmental defenders in Mexico have been murdered due to their work.
- State agents were not linked to any of the 10 killings but were involved in other forms of aggression against activists.
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