Journalist killed in Mexico, ninth this year, says NGO
The owner of a news website with more than 52,000 followers, was gunned down in Oaxaca state in the south of Mexico.
In Mexico City, a human rights NGO, Article 19, reported on Friday that journalist Hamurabi Huesca Manzano was killed in Oaxaca state. This marks the ninth journalist to lose their life in the country this year. Huesca Manzano, the owner of a news website with over 52,000 followers, was targeted while he and two other men faced armed assailants.
The state prosecutor's report confirmed that Huesca Manzano succumbed to gunshot wounds. Prior to his journalistic career, he also worked as a taxi driver in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, where the website Pinotepa Comunica was based, reporting on local politics and issues. Article 19 called for the prosecutor's office to prioritize investigating Huesca Manzano's journalistic work.
Mexico ranks among the most perilous nations for journalism, having seen more than 150 media professionals lose their lives to violence since 1994, as stated by Reporters Without Borders.
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