Top journalist Javier Valdez murdered in Mexico
Award-winning Mexican journalist Javier Valdez has been killed in the northern state of Sinaloa.
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Valdez shone a light on the activities of the country’s notorious drug cartels.
Javier Valdez, the award-winning journalist killed in Mexico, was targeted for his reporting,
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He was murdered by unidentified killers after they opened fire on his car.
The 50-year-old received the International Press Freedom Award for his work on drug trafficking.
From an interview with
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Speaking at a book launch last year he said:“Even though you may have bullet-proofing and bodyguards, the gangs will decide what day they are going to kill you.”
He is the sixth journalist to have been killed in Mexico since March.