Mexico: Journalist and model Michel Perez Tadeo killed

The body of TV presenter and model Michel Perez Tadeo was found wrapped in sheets by firefighters on the Picasso-Ahusko highway in Mexico. Prosecution authorities, who have not announced the cause of death of the presenter, also known as Michelle Simon, noted that they are considering various scenarios in the context of their investigation.

Relatives and friends of the journalist, who hails from the state of Veracruz (south), said she had disappeared on Friday. Her murder, if confirmed, would increase to six the number of media workers killed in Mexico in 2022.

Employee advocacy organizations in media They point out that gangs of criminals who are particularly involved in drug trafficking, as well as corrupt officials, outraged by the work of reporters, are reportedly ordering their extermination.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Tuesday that the number of journalists killed in Mexico this year was “very worrying”.

“I unite my voice with those who call for greater accountability and protection measures for Mexican journalists. “My heart goes out to the loved ones who gave their lives for the truth,” he said in a statement.

In Tijuana journalists They took part in a new demonstration last week with a central demand from the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to take measures to end the violence against media workers, reports APE-MPE, citing Reuters.

Source: News Beast

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