Mexican journalists in peril
- 12 years ago
At least 30 journalists are thought to have either been killed or gone missing in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon took office nearly 4 years ago.
Journalists covering the Mexico drug war say their lives are in danger as traffickers threaten to violently silence them.
This Thursday, a 21 years-old photographer have beenkilled and another severely injured in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez.
Local authorities say that while the incidents could have been a case of mistaken identities, it is also possible that photographers were directly targeted by the drug cartels.
Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Mexico city.
Journalists covering the Mexico drug war say their lives are in danger as traffickers threaten to violently silence them.
This Thursday, a 21 years-old photographer have beenkilled and another severely injured in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez.
Local authorities say that while the incidents could have been a case of mistaken identities, it is also possible that photographers were directly targeted by the drug cartels.
Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Mexico city.