Jaime Barrera, a prominent Mexican journalist, has been abducted 'in a violent manner' by armed men and remains unseen ever since, according to prosecutors.
A prominent journalist in western Mexico was abducted by armed men and has not been seen since, prosecutors said Tuesday. The fate of radio and television anchor Jaime Barrera gained national attention in part because his daughter, Itzul Barrera, sits on the leadership council of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Morena party.
Barrera vanished Monday after leaving a radio station where he worked in the city of Guadalajara. He never arrived at a television station where he was scheduled to host a show. On Tuesday, the chief prosecutor of Jalisco state said Barrera had been kidnapped 'in a violent manner' by three or four assailants, at least one of whom carried a rifle, but did not say whether any ransom demand had been made.
Mexico is one of the deadliest places in the world for reporters outside of war zones. The Committee to Protect Journalists has documented the killings of at least 55 journalists in Mexico since 2018, when López Obrador took office.
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