Gunmen kill journalist in Mexico, ninth in 2026
A journalist, Hamurabi Huesca Manzano, has been shot dead in Oaxaca state, Mexico, becoming the ninth media professional killed in the country this year. Read More: https://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-journalist-in-mexico-ninth-in-2026/
A journalist, Hamurabi Huesca Manzano, has been shot dead in Oaxaca state, Mexico. According to Article 19, a human rights NGO, he is the ninth media professional killed in the country this year.
Huesca Manzano owned a news website, Pinotepa Comunica, which published news about politics and local issues in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, where he lived. He also worked as a taxi driver.
The journalist died from gunshot wounds when an armed group opened fire on him and two other men, according to the state prosecutor's report. Article 19 has called for the prosecutor's office to prioritise his journalistic work in its investigation.
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