Execution of Mexican Journalists
The most important — yet the most dangerous — part of journalism is telling the truth. But what keeps journalists safe when pursuing stories?
In the past few years, the killing of journalists in Mexico has increased — reporters are killed to prevent the truth from surfacing. Not surprisingly, this has made Mexico one of the most unsafe countries for journalists.
The safety and security of journalists across Mexico is at risk. Since 2000, over 104 Mexican journalists have been murdered; others have disappeared and are now presumed dead. The New York Times states that in the past six years, there has been only two convictions out of 800 or more serious cases of harassment, assault or homicide against journalists.
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Mexican journalists have protested against this impunity of the crimes against them and also created awareness of the dangers in the profession.
This website was created to support the safety of Mexican journalists and honor the victims by promising never to forget them. The website includes guides for coding and encrypting the information; emergency contacts for any situation and reports of all aggression. It is a weapon for freedom of expression; the pièce de résistance for all the journalists prevailing at war.
Violence does not deter journalists; they believe in seeking truth and truth is not subdued by killing journalists.
Sources:
Azam, Ahmed; New York Times; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/29/world/americas/veracruz-mexico-reporters-killed.html
Anonymous; Periodistas en Riesgo; https://www.periodistasenriesgo.com/reports/
