Two journalists were assassinated in the Mexican state of Veracruz
Yesenia Mollinedo Falconi, journalist was murdered in Veracruz state. (Photo: The USA Print)
The above incident has brought the total number journalist murdered in one of the bloodiest years for media workers in Mexico.
Journalists Yessenia Mollinedo and Sheila Garcia were murdered in the city of Cosoleacaque, the Veracruz State Attorney General’s Office said on Twitter. Local media reported that unidentified gunmen shot the two reporters while they were sitting in a car.
Violence against media workers in Mexico has spiked during the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to a report published in April by “Article 19,” a human rights group. works to protect and promote freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide.
Before that, the case journalist murder The latest in Mexico comes four days after veteran reporter Luis Enrique Ramirez was found dead on the side of a highway in the northern state of Sinaloa.
Prior to the death of reporter Ramirez, eight other journalists were murdered this year in Mexico, according to “Article 19” data.
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