Morelia, Michoacán.- After murder the journalist Armando Linares, the second so far this year in Michoacán, members of that guild broke into the Congress to demand with a protest that their safety and freedom of expression be guaranteed.
a dozen of reportersmostly women, took over the tribune of the state Legislature after 9:30 a.m. with banners and cries for justice for the recent murder of Linares, director of the portal Monitor Michoacanin the Municipality of Zitacuaro.
“Respect, respect, respect!”They shouted in front of few legislators, because the ordinary session had not yet started due to lack of attendees.
“Listen to our demands, they murdered our partner, they murdered Robert Toledowho do they want to kill now, all of us who are here we are tired of suffering censorship of the State Governmentof the State Congress. we demand I respectsaid one of the protesters.
In response, hours later the Government of Michoacán, led by the Morenoist Alfredo Ramírez Bedollaissued a brief message on their social networks to schedule a dialogue for this union.
“The General Coordination of Social Communication summons communicators and journalists to set up a work table to define an agenda of actions in favor of free exercise of journalism and preserve the integrity of media workers,” it was published.
prior to this protestthe same group of protesters, together with journalism students, They marched from 8:30 a.m. on Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel and Avenida Madero Oriente with banners and shouts.
In addition to Armando Linares, on January 31, another Monitor Michoacán worker, Robert Toledo.
Other reporters killed this year are José Luis Gamboa, on January 10 in Veracruz; Margarito Martínez, on January 17, and Lourdes Maldonado, on January 23, both in Tijuana, Baja California, as well as Heber López, on February 10 in Oaxaca.
Likewise, Jorge Camero, on February 25 in Sonora, and Juan Carlos Muñiz, on March 4 in Zacatecas.
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So far this year, 8 reporters have been murdered and 32 so far this six-year term, according to Article 19.
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