Killed for Writing Too Much
Yet another journalist has been killed in Mexico. The body of crime reporter Bladimir Antuna García was discovered on Monday night, alongside a note which said
This happened to me for giving information to soldiers and for writing too much
The Committee to Protect Journalists has the full story.
Bladimir is the fourth journalist to die this year. President Calderon, a staunch ally and friend of the UK and EU, pays lip-service to the need to investigate these killings and bring the perpetratorsto justice… yet the violence continues. This latest death further entrenches Mexico’s reputation as a place where journalists can be silenced with impunity, similar to Russia.