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Attacks on the press have increased by 85% in the past three years in Mexico since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came to power with promises of an “uncompromising fight against organized crime”.
Another journalist was shot dead yesterday in Mexico, bringing the number of journalists killed this year to 12, in one of the world’s most dangerous places for media workers.
Antonio de la Cruz, 47, was shot to death as he left his home with his 23-year-old daughter, who was wounded in the attack, state prosecutors said.
De la Cruz, a journalist with the daily Expreso for three decades, was killed near the entrance of his house in the city of Ciudad Victoria, in the state of Tamaulipas near the US border.
Expreso covers all aspects of the city, including security issues.
De la Cruz reported on rural and social issues such as water supply shortages.
It also covered the Movimiento Ciudadano political party and its district deputy Gustavo Cárdenas Gutiérrez, who condemned the act.
De la Cruz was “aware of the reality in Tamaulipas, and courageous,” said Miguel Domínguez, the newspaper’s director.
“He had not previously expressed security concerns to us,” Domínguez added.
Expreso has been the subject of attacks before. In 2012, a car bomb exploded in front of the newspaper building, while in 2018, a refrigerated container with a human head inside was left on its premises.
Seven journalists have been killed in Mexico in 2021, compared to 12 so far this year.
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