Mexican journalist found slain with signs of torture

[Judi Lynn]

1. Mexican photojournalist among 5 killed

Mexican photojournalist among 5 killed

Ruben Espinosa's employer, Proceso, reports photographer had been shot twice

UPDATED 12:41 PM HST Aug 02, 2015

By Mariano Castillo CNN

(CNN) —A Mexican photojournalist who left the state he worked in because of threats was among five people found shot to death in a Mexico City apartment this weekend, officials and press freedom advocacy groups said.
Ruben Espinosa was a photographer for a number of outlets, including the leading newsweekly Proceso and Agencia Cuartoscuro.

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In the last interview he recorded, with the outlet RompeViento, he said simply, "I had to leave because of acts of intimidation."

"I had to leave because it was not a direct threat, but I got the message. It was just recently when students were attacked and brutally beaten with machetes. In these situations, we can't do less with any type of aggression or intimidation because we don't know what might happen. Veracruz is a lawless state," Espinosa told the outlet.

According to Proceso, Espinosa had faced close calls in the past. In 2013, uniformed state police beat him during a clash between protesting teachers and authorities in Veracruz.

http://www.kitv.com/national/mexican-photojournalist-among-5-killed/34496118

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