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Mexican journalist found dead on roadside after report on cartel boss arrest
A journalist who covered Mexican cartel crime was found dead on a highway outside of a popular tourist hub over the weekend, according to international newswire service AFP. Local law enforcement said a note left by the cartels was also found. The body of Miguel Angel Beltran, a former print reporter who had since moved to covering cartels on social media, was found on Oct. 25 along a highway in the state of Durango, according to Diario de Yuca…
Mexican Journalist Killed for Reporting on Crime, Corruption
Unknown gunmen kidnapped and murdered a journalist in western Mexico. At the time of the killing, the gunmen left a posterboard claiming that the murder was for writing “false things about the people of Durango.” The post Mexican Journalist Killed for Reporting on Crime, Corruption appeared first on Breitbart.
Along the body a message was found, according to the local press: “Because you spread false accusations against the residents of Durango,” writes CNN. A Mexican journalist who writes about the drug cartels...
The murder of Miguel Ángel Beltrán is part of a series of deadly attacks on media professionals in Mexico. Human rights organisations are finally calling for effective protection for journalists.
Mexican Journalist Found Murdered As Fears Grow Over Press Freedom
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent MEXICO CITY (Worthy News) – A journalist in northwest Mexico has become the latest victim in the deadly climate facing the country’s press. Miguel Ángel Beltrán — a crime reporter who covered drug trafficking, cartel influence, and local corruption on social media — was reportedly found murdered Saturday along a highway between the state of Durango and the resort city of Mazatlán in…
On Saturday, October 25, it was reported that journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán was murdered in the town of Río Chico, on the Durango road to Mazatlan, this would be the ninth case of journalists killed in Mexico. According to the most recent reports of freedom of expression organizations, the situation of lethal violence against the press in Mexico is untold. Who was this journalist? Beltrán was a red-note reporter and, more recently, published c…
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