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August 23, 2021

Mexican Journalists Demand Justice for Slain Radio Reporter Jacinto Romero Flores
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In Mexico, press freedom groups are demanding justice for Jacinto Romero
Flores, a radio reporter who was shot dead outside his home in the state
of Veracruz last week. He is at least the fifth Mexican journalist
murdered so far this year. Romero covered politics and crime. He had
reportedly received threats after reporting on allegations of abuse by
local police. Mexican journalists are calling for an end to impunity.

Juan José Enríquez: "One of the main reasons why violence against
journalists doesn't stop is because the aggressors know they will remain
unpunished. No one will do anything to them. A lot of journalists, just
as the ones who are gathered here, feel abandoned by the authorities and
by society, as well. Institutions have left us alone. Government
institutions don't protect journalists. They don't work."



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