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June 13, 2019

Reporter Norma Sarabia Becomes 6th Mexican Journalist Murdered This Year
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In Mexico, crime reporter Norma Sarabia was shot and killed in the
southern state of Tabasco late Tuesday, becoming the sixth journalist to
be assassinated in Mexico this year. Police say two masked men on a
motorbike shot Sarabia repeatedly outside her home before fleeing the
scene. In the neighboring state of Veracruz, armed men raided the home
of journalist Marcos Miranda Cogco and kidnapped him. On Wednesday,
Cogco's wife pleaded for his return, noting he has received death
threats for years over his critical reporting on local government
officials. Reporters Without Borders has called Mexico the world's
deadliest country for media workers outside of an active war zone.


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