A Mexican journalist who disappeared over a week ago in the southern state of Guerrero was found dead close to where his family last saw him, the ...
Members of the press protest against the murder of their colleague Maria Helena Ferral in the east of Mexico last month. MEXICO CITY: A Mexican journalist who disappeared over a week ago in the southern state of Guerrero was found dead close to where his family last saw him, the local prosecutor said on Saturday .
Forensic tests on human remains in the seaside resort of Acapulco were identified as belonging to Victor Fernando Alvarez, who disappeared on Apr 2.He is thus confirmed as the second journalist to be murdered in Mexico this year following Maria Elena Ferral, who was shot dead by two assailants on motorbikes when getting into her car in the eastern state of Veracruz last month.
The Guerrero human rights commission called on authorities to investigate Alvarez's murder and to bring those responsible to justice.Last year, 10 journalists were murdered in Mexico, according to the Reporters Without Borders NGO.
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