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Mexico: Hundreds March to Demand Justice for Slain Journalist

HeadlineApr 29, 2013

Hundreds of people marched in the Mexican state of Veracruz Sunday to demand an end to the killings of journalists, scores of whom have been slain in recent years, many targeted for their reporting on the drug war. The protesters were demanding justice for Regina Martínez, who wrote about drug trafficking and the links between traffickers and the authorities for the news magazine Proceso before being murdered in her home. Sunday marked one year since her death. State officials claim Martínez was the victim of a robbery, but the man convicted of killing her says he confessed after days of torture, and Proceso says the real culprits have not been identified.

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