Another journalist was shot to death in Mexico Tuesday, the eighth murdered so far this year in an unprecedented spate of killings that has made Mexico the most dangerous place in the world for the press.
Photos of slain journalists are posted on the gate of Mexico's Attorney General's office during a vigil to protest the murder of journalist Heber Lopez, in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Lopez, who was the director of the online news site Noticias Web, was shot to death Thursday, Feb. 10, in the coastal city of Salina Cruz, in Oaxaca state. The Committee to Protect Journalists declared these six past weeks the"deadliest for the Mexican press in over a decade.
The area has been plagued by illegal logging and drug gangs, local governance disputes and deforestation linked to expanding avocado production. Logging has damaged the pine and fir forests where the butterflies spend the winter after migrating from the United States and Canada. Criminals in Mexico often claim they are part of a drug cartel in order to instill fear in their victims, whether or not they really are.“We have organized crime, just like in the rest of the country, and Monitor worked on a lot of issues like illegal logging, given that we are near the monarch reserve,” Linares said in early February. “We wrote a lot about illegal logging and also a lot of issues like corruption in the municipal government.
In February, López Obrador said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was misinformed, after Blinken wrote “I join those calling for greater accountability and protections for Mexican journalists." The EU Parliament approved a resolution last Thursday urging López Obrador to stop his harsh verbal attacks on reporters who criticize him, and ensure their safety.
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