Photographer Found Stabbed to Death After Covering Anti-Government Protests in Chile

[Judi Lynn]

JAN 02, 2020 DL CADE



The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and UNESCO are calling for a “thorough investigation” into the death of freelance photographer and journalist Albertina Martínez, who was found dead in her apartment mere days after she went out to cover anti-government protests in Chile.

According to The Guardian and CPJ, Martínez’ body was found on November 21st in her apartment in Santiago. She appeared to have been “stabbed and beaten” to death, and a bag containing her camera, phone, and laptop had been taken.

She was last seen heading to a nearby protest on November 19th, and reports indicate that she had been covering the protests since October.



Photo by Carlos Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0

Martínez moved to Santiago in 2009 in order to pursue a career as a photojournalist. After a stint at the daily newspaper El Mercurio, she found a job as a lighting assistant at the local television studio Megavisión, but continued to work as a freelance photographer on the side. Former El Mercurio colleague Sergio López, who spoke to her the week before her death, tells The Guardian that Martinez “enjoyed taking pictures at the protests, even though she was a little afraid.”

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[Judi Lynn]

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