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February 21, 2019

Mexico: 2 Radio Journalists Killed in Past Week
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In Mexico, two radio journalists have been murdered in the past week. On
Wednesday, environmental activist and community radio producer Samir
Flores Soberanes was killed in the state of Morelos shortly before a
referendum on a thermoelectric plant and pipeline project that he had
opposed. On Saturday, radio announcer Reynaldo López was fatally
attacked by armed gunmen in Sonora. Another reporter, Carlos Cota, was
with López but survived the attack. Four radio hosts have now been
murdered in Mexico since the start of the year.


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