In various cities in Mexico on Sunday, journalists from newspapers and independent online news organizations marched to protest "violence that has claimed the lives of co-workers and silenced news media in parts of the country." Demonstrators chanted “Justice!” and “Solution!,” and demanded that authorities investigate a string of murders, kidnappings and threats—like the unsolved brutal attack that claimed the life of muckraking reporter Regina Martinez. [LA Times, WaPo]
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Reporters, bloggers in Mexico march to protest violence against news media
Mexican Walmart employees strike to demand wages
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This hi-tech turntable brings your vinyl into the modern age
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