P2 - Killing the Power of the Pen: Violence against journalists in Mexico
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Part 2 - "I fear for my life" In 2019, journalist Lourdes Maldonado rose from her seat to speak to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a press conference - it was during this moment she said "I fear for my life" due to a long running legal dispute. Three years later, and just days after that case had been ruled in her favour, she was gunned down outside her home. Officials blamed a local cartel group, but critics were not and still are not convinced by this version of events. There is little trust between officials and journalism, and when it comes to violence against journalists in Mexico, with impunity levels over 90% it is not a surprise. This is a story about impunity, a hostile political climate, censorship, and the families left behind with those directly affected. Speakers: Marcela Turati Muñoz, Mexico, is a reporter for the magazine Proceso, where she reports about human rights, social development, and the impact of drug violence and its victims. She is also the co-founder of Quinto Elemento Lab. Miguel Ángel León Carmona - a Mexican Journalist in Veracruz. Griselda Triana, Author of The Forgotten Ones: Relatives of murdered and disappeared journalists in Mexico and wife of Javier Valdez. Siria Gastélum Félix, Resilience Director at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Leopoldo Maldonado - Regional Director, Office for Mexico and Central America, Article 19. Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico Representative / Representante en México, The Committee to Protect Journalists.
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