June 15th, 2012
The body of Mexican journalist Víctor Manuel Báez Chino was
found yesterday near the main square in Xalapa, capital of Veracruz state, making him the fourth journalist to be killed in Veracruz in the past two months. A state spokeswoman has said officials received reports that three armed men abducted Báez on Wednesday night, she also indicated that an organised crime cartel was responsible. Báez covered the crime beat in the state capital.
June 6th, 2011
The body of missing
Mexican journalist,
Noel Lopez Olguin, was found in Veracruz on 1 June. Lopez, a columnist for a small local newspapers, was kidnapped from his home by two gunmen in
March. Throughout his career Lopez was critical of local corruption and newspapers are now distancing themselves from his work for fear of reprisal attacks.
March 29th, 2011
Reporter Noel Lopez Olguin has gone
missing in Veracruz state. The Head of the Veracruz State Commission for the Defence of Journalists claims that no one has heard from him since 8 May. He travelled to the town of Soteapan in response to a telephone call. His car was found on the road to Soteapan, but his whereabouts remain unknown.
Veracruz is often used as a transit point for drug cartels trafficking drugs to the USA. Paramilitary group
Los Zetas is very active in the region, and kidnappings occur frequently.
