#NoNosCallarán: Hashtag Protests Brutal Murder of Journalist in Mexico City
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#NoNosCallarán (#WeWillNotBeSilenced) is being used to
protest the brutal murder of a journalist in Mexico City last month.
Rubén Espinosa, who specialised in covering protests and
social movements, fled to the capital to escape harassment in the state of Veracruz,
where he worked as a freelance photographer for respected news weekly Proceso. He
was found dead in an apartment alongside four women. All had been beaten,
tortured, and shot in the head.
Veracruz has been a dangerous place for journalists: 11 have
been killed there since 2010, all under governor Javier Duarte. Two others,
including Espinosa, were killed outside of the state.
Espinosa is the first to be killed in Mexico City, marking a
new level of violence against reporters in Mexico. The capital is a common refuge
for reporters who are under threat in their home states, and an agency has been
set up by the government to help them. But journalists and press freedom groups
have expressed growing anger at the failure of Mexican authorities to protect
reporters who dare to speak out against political corruption and organised
crime. Advocacy group Article 19 said in an article that authorities charged
with protecting reporters like Espinosa failed to lift a finger to help him.
A photograph Espinosa had taken of Duarte featured on the
cover of Proceso in February 2014 with the headline ‘Veracruz: lawless state.’
Espinosa had also covered state-wide protests when 43 student teachers vanished
last September after an attack by corrupt police officers and drug cartel gunmen.
Espinosa was one of a few journalists trusted by the radical movement, and had
covered their protests which culminated in a violent police clampdown.
Felix Márquez, a close friend and colleague of Espinosa,
said: ‘Rubén’s murder is a clear message to all journalists: there is nowhere
safe to go in Mexico: impunity reigns.’ Duarte has refused to acknowledge any
link between the murders of 13 journalists since he came to power in
2011.
A month after Espinosa’s death, 3 international
organisations – PEN, Avaaz and The Committee to Protect Journalists – have launched
the #NoNosCallarán initiative to help pressure the Mexican government to respond
to the brutal killings.
720k+ demand Mexico end brutal killings of journalists. We will not be silent. #NoNosCallaran https://t.co/52S5VJ2cAI pic.twitter.com/don42aPrHO
— Avaaz (@Avaaz) August 31, 2015
Earlier this week, Mexican newspaper El Universal ran a cover page in all black to show solidarity with the campaign.
Hoy, 31 de Agosto, a un mes de los asesinatos de la Narvarte #NoNosCallarán pic.twitter.com/86rYdjr35C
— Ana (@sofissta) August 31, 2015
Inside ran a letter to President Enrique Peña Nieto pleading for freedom of press, with signatures from more than 600 intellectuals and
journalists from 192 different countries, including author Salman Rushdie and
Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón.
People around the world are now posting pictures of
themselves on Twitter with #NoNosCallarán to show their support of the campaign.
Because freedom of expression is a human right. #NoNosCallarán @EPN @Javier_Duarte pic.twitter.com/kH2rCd3CCP
— PENamerican (@PENamerican) August 31, 2015
Join @PENamerican to demand #FreeExpression and end to impunity in Mexico from @EPN, @Javier_Duarte #NoNosCallaran pic.twitter.com/j5QUCU7Er5
— Karin Karlekar (@karinkarlekar) August 31, 2015
Actor, producer and director Daniel Giménez Cacho:
@EPN @javier_duarte Escuchen la rabia y la imparable lucha por la democracia en México #nonoscallaran pic.twitter.com/PdWn8eFNzQ
— Compa Cacho (@gimenezcacho) August 30, 2015
Actress Ilse Salas:
Hoy, hace un mes. Y casi un año y casi 10. Y son 4 y 43 y 60 000. #NoNosCallarán @elgritomas pic.twitter.com/5hr5aKcaJd
— Ilse Salas (@IlseSalsas) August 31, 2015
Aaron is a recent English graduate from Durham University who is now working as a content writer intern. An enthusiastic traveller, he hopes to become a journalist and report from around the world. Follow him @AaronAtSMF.
#NoNosCallarán: Hashtag Protests Brutal Murder of Journalist in Mexico City
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