{"id":17782,"date":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17782"},"modified":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","slug":"journalist-covering-security-issues-shot-dead-near-his-home-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17782","title":{"rendered":"Journalist covering security issues shot dead near his home in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Mexican journalist who specialized in security issues was murdered Thursday in a drive-by shooting in the central state of Puebla where he worked, the local government announced.<\/p>\n<p> Josue Martinez was the director of Noticias San Martin Texmelucan, covering security and major events in his area, the journalists&#8217; advocacy group Article 19 said, calling for his death to be investigated, with his work as the suspected motive.<\/p>\n<p> The Puebla state government condemned the killing, and called on prosecutors to launch a probe in order to find those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The case will be investigated with a reinforced focus on the protection of journalists, and all lines of investigation will be exhausted,&#8221; the state prosecutor&#8217;s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> Local media reported that Martinez was shot dead near his home by two assailants on a motorcycle. He was near his 13-year-old son, who called police, El Sol de Puebla reported.<\/p>\n<p> Martinez, sometimes known as &#8220;The Jaguar,&#8221; was a lawyer by training, but pivoted to journalism.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/17\/a4359069-aab1-4b8d-b268-e072dc429c33\/thumbnail\/620x466g4\/3cb8bb8d5772d8069fcb1a57e1b4d015\/jaguar-422076989-24551527401162729-3962493942476974901-n.jpg#\" alt=\"jaguar-422076989-24551527401162729-3962493942476974901-n.jpg \" height=\"466\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/17\/a4359069-aab1-4b8d-b268-e072dc429c33\/thumbnail\/620x466g4\/3cb8bb8d5772d8069fcb1a57e1b4d015\/jaguar-422076989-24551527401162729-3962493942476974901-n.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/17\/a4359069-aab1-4b8d-b268-e072dc429c33\/thumbnail\/1240x932g4\/0333874fac1e02fca28416dcfbff2293\/jaguar-422076989-24551527401162729-3962493942476974901-n.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Josue Martinez<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Facebook<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In early July, journalist Roxana Guzman, the director of a local media outlet who had been <span class=\"link\">kidnapped<\/span> from her home in mid-June, was found dead in the eastern state of Veracruz, where a number of crimes targeting journalists have taken place. Reporter Luis Angel Lopez Valdez was killed in Veracruz around the time Guzman was abducted and journalist Carlos Castro\u00a0was also shot dead\u00a0in Veracruz in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Journalists targeted in Mexico<\/h2>\n<p>Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to practice journalism, according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In a\u00a0report released\u00a0in December, RSF said at least nine journalists were killed in 2025 in Mexico, which was the second most dangerous country in the world for reporters last year.<\/p>\n<p>The organization, which recorded more than 150 journalists killed in Mexico since 1994, called for an &#8220;urgent investigation and stronger safeguards for the press.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mexico had its deadliest year for journalists in\u00a02022, with 13 killings, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Article 19.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a02024 report\u00a0by the CPJ and Amnesty International showed that Mexico fails in its efforts to provide state-sanctioned protection to members of the press. &#8220;Impunity is the norm in crimes against the press,&#8221; the groups said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">The Associated  Press<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        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