Veracruz reporter becomes sixth journalist murdered in Mexico this year

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reporters Without Borders

May 16, 2016
Veracruz reporter becomes sixth journalist murdered in Mexico this year



Reporters Without Borders (RSF) sounds the alarm about the growing violence against Mexican media personnel after freelance reporter Manuel Torres was gunned down in Poza Rica, in the eastern state of Veracruz, on 14 May, becoming the sixth journalist to be murdered in Mexico since the start of the year.

A reporter with 20 years experience, Torres worked for TV Azteca, Radiover.com and several regional and local media including the daily newspaper Noreste, covering court cases and clashes between organized crime and the police. He also edited his own news website, Noticiasmt, and worked for the Poza Rica city hall.

His murder, by a single shot to the head as he returned home, confirmed Mexico’s status as one of the world’s deadliest countries for the media. He was the second journalist to be killed this year in Veracruz, regarded as Mexico’s most dangerous state for reporters.

“It is vital that the Veracruz police and judicial authorities identify those responsible for this murder and bring them to trial,” said Emmanuel Colombié, the head of RSF’s Latin America desk. “Torres’ death, like those of the many other Mexican journalists killed in recent years, will not be forgotten. This is a state of emergency for the media in Veracruz. We appeal to all those who defend media freedom to support Mexico’s journalists and to denounce this deadly spiral of violence.”

Read more: https://rsf.org/en/news/veracruz-reporter-becomes-sixth-journalist-murdered-mexico-year

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[duhneece]

1. My only surprise is that the most dangerous state isn't Chihuahua

Juarez, Chihuahua would have been my first guess for most dangerous city and state for journalists. I just hate this news

[7wo7rees]

2. G' D it! This is out of control!!

What is to be done? Judi Lynn, do you have any suggestions? This is so outrageous on so many levels
I don't even know where to start.....

[Judi Lynn]

3. Their state and federal governments do nothing to protect journalists, it has to be hell for them.

Don't know how they do it, but courageous men and women in MEXICO, and other countries blessed enough to have conscientious journalists who have such strong beliefs, do keep trying to get the news out to the people, even though so many of them have perished, with no significant effort made to investigate and prosecute the assassins and their sponsors.

Clearly, in many cases, those who would direct the prosecution are connected to those who benefit from the assassinations.

It's going to take a VERY long time before the world can cleanse itself, but it will happen. Good people outnumber true dirt bags many times over.

[november3rd]

4. This sucks

There are so many guns in the world. We can't escape.

But we can fuel an ascent and expansion of consciousness.