Journalist found dead in Veracruz, Mexico
Journalist found dead in Veracruz, Mexico
New York, July 7, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities in the state of Veracruz to consider journalism as a motive in the death last week of Mexican journalist Juan Mendoza Delgado, investigate the case thoroughly, and ensure the killers are brought to justice.
Veracruz is one of the most dangerous states in Mexico for the press, according to CPJ research. Mendoza's death comes just two months after Veracruz radio journalist Armando Saldaña Morales was shot dead. Saldana's body was found on May 4, according to news reports. In January, another Veracruz reporter, José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, was abducted and killed in the municipality of Medellín de Bravo. The then-mayor of the district is accused of having ordered the crime and is currently a fugitive, according to news reports.
"Authorities have long sought to downplay the risks to journalists in Veracruz, but the death of Juan Mendoza Delgado is further evidence of the fact that the state is one of the most deadly places in the world for the press," said Carlos Lauría, CPJ's senior program coordinator for the Americas. "Attempts by local authorities to diminish these crimes have compounded the dangers and the climate of impunity in the state."
Mendoza was the director and founder of the local news website Escribiendo la Verdad in Medellín de Bravo, according to news reports. He also worked as a taxi driver. Prior to that, he covered the crime beat for the local daily El Dictamen for more than a decade, news reports said.
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