Mexican journalist who reported on missing people found dead in Acapulco
Authorities say the killing adds to a string of attacks on reporters in Mexico, where Article 19 documented 181 cases since 2000.
- On Saturday night, the body of journalist Eduardo Flores Salado was found on the outskirts of Acapulco, a resort city in southern Guerrero state.
- Mexican authorities launched a murder investigation on Sunday regarding Flores, who covered security, social issues, and missing persons in Acapulco.
- Enfoque Informativo, Flores' employer, stated: "It constitutes a direct attack on freedom of expression." The outlet called for a thorough investigation to hold culprits responsible.
- Flores' death follows the killing of Roxana Guzman, who directed the Veracruz crime outlet Pulso Informativo del Sureste; her remains were recovered after her June abduction.
- London-Based advocacy group Article 19 has documented 181 journalist deaths in Mexico since 2000. Reporters Without Borders ranked the nation as the second-most dangerous location for journalists after Gaza.
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Mexican journalist who reported on missing persons found dead in Acapulco
Mexican authorities said on Sunday they have launched a murder investigation into the death of journalist Eduardo Flores, who covered security, social issues and missing persons from the coastal city of Acapulco and whose killing would mark the latest in a series of attacks targeting reporters.
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Eduardo Flores served as a reporter for Acapulco's Media Information Approach
He worked on security, human rights and disappearances issues.
A journalist was murdered this weekend in Mexico, the tenth since the beginning of the year in one of the most dangerous countries to exercise the...
Guerrero’s Attorney General’s Office opens an investigation into the qualified murder of journalist, founder of the Prensa Rosa collective, and an Information Approach worker. The media reports that it is “a direct attack on freedom of expression.”
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