Article 19

A journalist holds a poster that reads "The killing of periodists doesn't kill the truth" during a demonstration against violence against journalists, especially for the murders of journalists Margarito Martinez and Lourdes Maldonado in Tijuana last week, in Guadalajara, Mexico, on January 25, 2022.

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Latin America

Another journalist killed in Mexico, the fifth this year

US Senators Time Kaine and Marco Rubio urge Mexico to do more to protect journalists

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A man holds a placard reading "I hate silence" as journalists protest after the murders of three journalists, in front of the Secretary of the Interior in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 25, 2022.

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Latin America

Mexico: Protests over journalist killings, calls for protection

Some 145 journalists were killed between 2000 and 2021 in Mexico, according to advocacy group Article 19

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Relatives and friends of Mexican photojournalist Margarito Martinez gather at the site where he was shot dead near his house in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on January 17, 2022.

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Latin America

Mexico: Journalist killed in border city Tijuana

Between 2000 and 2021, human rights group Article 19 registered 145 murders of journalists in Mexico

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