Gunmen shot and killed two journalists in a brazen daylight attack in the state of Veracruz. The murders mark the 11th and 12th of their kind in 2022.
On Monday afternoon, unknown gunmen shot and killed Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi, the director of the online news outlet El Veraz, and her reporter Sheila Johana García Olivera, who were inside a parked sedan near a convenience store in Cosoleacaque.
The Veracruz Attorney General’s Office confirmed the attack and claimed that they would be investigating. Despite official assurances, international press freedom organizations continue to claim that the majority of crimes against journalists remain unsolved. While various groups have conflicting figures, Breitbart Texas documented 12 in 2022 thus far.
The murder comes at a time when Mexico has been criticized by the U.S. and the European Union for the growing trend in murders against journalists. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Mexico is currently the second deadliest country for media workers behind Ukraine.
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has rebuffed international criticism, claiming that the statements are only attempts at interventionism.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
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