At the least a 141 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 2000, in response to monitoring group Article 19.
A Mexican radio journalist has been fatally shot within the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
Jacinto Romero Flores was gunned down locally of Potrerillo, within the township of Ixtaczoquitlan, on Thursday, Hugo Gutierrez Maldonado, the top of Veracruz state safety company, stated on Twitter.
Gutierrez stated state police had been finishing up an operation within the space following the killing.
“We reiterate that there shall be no impunity nor will we permit anybody to intimidate the inhabitants,” Gutierrez stated.
Romero labored for Ori Stereo 99.3 FM.
The station expressed its unhappiness over his demise.
“The media aren’t the trigger nor the impact of violence within the nation, however we do undergo the implications for finishing up journalism and communication,” it stated in an announcement.
The State Fee for Consideration to and Safety of Journalists condemned the killing and referred to as on the state prosecutor’s workplace to open a full investigation, together with into what position, if any, Romero’s journalism performed in his homicide.
Press freedom organisation Article 19 stated Romero had acquired threats.
The US-based Committee to Defend Journalists stated on Twitter it “realized of and strongly condemns the homicide of reporter Jacinto Romero within the state of Veracruz and urges authorities to undertake a swift, clear and exhaustive investigation into the killing”.
Veracruz has for years been one in every of Mexico’s most dangerous states for reporters. A number of organised crime teams function inside the state and have infiltrated native and state authorities.
Journalists marched late on Thursday within the port metropolis of Veracruz in response to Romero’s killing.
Press teams say 9 journalists had been killed in Mexico in 2020, making it probably the most harmful nation for reporters exterior of warfare zones. Romero is not less than the fifth journalist killed in Mexico this 12 months.
Previous to Romero’s killing, not less than 141 journalists have been murdered within the nation due to their work since 2000, in response to a tally stored by Article 19.
Earlier this month, the Jalisco New Technology cartel publicly threatened to kill a outstanding tv information anchor.