translated from Spanish: 47 journalists were killed during the six-year period of EPN

during the presidential term of Enrique Peña Nieto, 47 journalists were killed, so Mexico became the most dangerous country to practice journalism in Latin America, in accordance with the Organization article 19.
In addition, during the previous administration, assaults on female journalists increased 512 percent.
Lee: From cyberbullying to femicides: IACHR alerts increase in violence against women journalists in 2018, nine journalists were killed in different parts of the country. Veracruz, Puebla, and Oaxaca are entities where more assaults were presented.
The Organization has posted that since the year 2000, the country will have killed 124 journalists.
In accordance with article 19, from 2012 the protection mechanism journalists received 747 applications for incorporation, but the mechanism has not helped prevent attacks.
“The effectiveness of the Special Prosecutor for the crimes against freedom of expression (Feadle) is 0.7%.” “The 99.13% of assaults reported to the public prosecutor go unpunished”.
9 of every 10 journalists have felt ever threatened or at risk: study ?Ya are about to begin the presentation of our annual report: to the #NiBorronNiCuentaNueva silence.
is the transmission live here: https://t.co/EQabrTQGBf – ARTICLE 19 MX-CA (@article19mex) April 2, 2019 in the administration of Peña Nieto spent 60,237 million pesos in Government advertising, and although the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador He promised that it will reduce advertising spending 50%, article 19 refers to needing a clear and transparent public policy on expenditure and institutional advertising.
You can interest: ends 2018 and Mexico remains as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists one of the slopes of the current Government, points out, is a comprehensive protection to the press policy, since beginning the current presidential term will be four journalists killed: Barroso Santiago, Reynaldo López, Rafael Murúa and Jesus Ramos Rodriguez. The organization asked to recognize that attacks the prey are derived from impunity also demand a “truly independent” public prosecutor and that the Government recognizes that access to information and transparency is an achievement of Mexican civil society.
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