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May 4, 2012

Journalists Slain in Mexico, Somalia 
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World Press Freedom Day was observed across the globe on Thursday just
as journalist killings were reported in Mexico and Somalia. Three
photojournalists were found murdered in the Mexican state of Veracruz
just days after an investigative reporter there was found strangled in
her home. The victims all covered crime-related stories and had
reportedly fled the state at one point after receiving threats. The
bodies of Guillermo Luna Varela, Gabriel Huge and Esteban Rodriguez bore
signs of torture and mutilation when they were discovered inside plastic
bags in a canal Thursday. A fourth victim, who was the girlfriend of one
of the journalists, was also found. Meanwhile in Somalia, radio
journalist Farhan Abdulle was shot dead by two armed assailants. He was
the fifth Somali journalist to be killed this year.

 

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