Journalist killed in Mexico, ninth this year: NGO
Summary
A journalist was shot dead in Mexico’s Oaxaca state, bringing the number of journalist killings in the country this year to nine, according to Article 19. The victim, Hamurabi Huesca Manzano, owned the news website Pinotepa Comunica and was killed in an armed attack that also left two other men targeted.
Key Points
- Hamurabi Huesca Manzano was shot dead in Oaxaca state, Mexico, according to human rights NGO Article 19.
- Article 19 said he was the ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year.
- Huesca Manzano owned the news website Pinotepa Comunica, which covered politics and local issues in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional.
- Mexico remains one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists, with more than 150 media professionals killed since 1994.
