Journalists displayed pictures and lit candles in honor of three of their colleagues who were assassinated in recent days simply for exercising their right to free speech.
The killings came almost back to back. Alfonso Margarito Martinez Esquivel, a photographer, was killed outside his Tijuana home Jan. 17.
"Everyone loved him, by the way, that he was,” said his niece Melissa. “He was a very passionate man. He was a mentor to so many. He started by just picking up a camera and taking pictures. He was, honestly, my idol because not everyone was brave enough to do what he did." Just days later, Lourdes Maldonado Lopez, a veteran reporter, was shot and killed inside her car in Tijuana. Their deaths followed the murder of Jose Luis Gamboa in Veracruz on Jan. 10.
"We're going to keep asking for justice and supporting those journalism organizations in Tijuana that are demanding justice from the government and for the individuals who've murdered our colleagues to be held accountable," said Lopez-Villafana."But also I hope that you will take a moment to think about how dangerous this job is for journalists in Tijuana and Mexico.
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