Impunity Feared in Veracruz Photojournalist Ruben Espinosa's Murder Katy Watson - BBC Mexico
go to original August 10, 2015

Mexican journalists say they are being silenced by threats and intimidation (EPA)

"No pasa nada" is a saying you often hear in Mexico. It means "nothing happens" but people often use it reassuringly as in: "Don't worry about it, it's nothing."

When it comes to solving murders, "no pasa nada" is a pretty accurate description. According to Mexico's statistics institute, 98% of homicides in 2012 went unsolved. The culture of impunity is frightening.

The 31 July murder of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa along with four women in a middle-class neighborhood of Mexico City is a crime that many fear will once again go unsolved.

Mr Espinosa worked as a photojournalist in the eastern state of Veracruz for the investigative magazine Proceso, among others. He had recently left Veracruz for Mexico City because of safety fears.

Veracruz is the most dangerous place to be a journalist in Mexico, which itself is deemed one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. Nationwide, 88 journalists have been murdered since 2000, according to free speech organization Article 19.

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Related: Veracruz Governor to be Questioned in Probe of Photojournalist's Killing in the Capital (Associated Press)

Related: Protesters Demand Justice for Slain Mexican Journalist (IANS)

Related: Dissident Journalists Persecuted in Mexico (People's World)

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