Journalists Hold ‘SOS PRESS’ Protest After Another Colleague Found Murdered Agence France-Presse
go to original June 29, 2017

A group of journalist in the Mexican capital paint SOS PRESS outside the National Palace to protest the killing of their colleagues (Euronews)

Mexican journalists protested Wednesday after a colleague’s charred body was found — the sixth murder of a reporter this year in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for the media.

Colleagues of slain journalist Salvador Adame painted the words “SOS Press” in giant letters on the ground in Michoacan — the western state where he was abducted and killed — as well as the capital Mexico City and six other states around the country.

“The idea is to raise awareness about the vulnerable situation we all find ourselves in — photographers, camera operators, editors, writers — all journalists,” said Enrique Castro, who organised the protest in the Michoacan state capital, Morelia. “In Mexico, you never know when someone will come and kill you for whatever reason — whether because of your work, as in our case, or because of random crime or a personal vendetta.”

Some 50 journalists protested in front of the seat of government in Morelia. Dozens turned out in Mexico City’s central square, the Zocalo. They silently held up photos of Adame, 44, who was the head of regional TV station Canal 6.

“The problem is there are never arrests, there are never convictions. They just keep killing us and attacking us,” freelance photographer Victor Galindo told AFP in the capital.

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