NAHJ San Diego-Tijuana Organizes Vigil in Honor of Slain Mexican Journalists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022
CONTACT: Andrea Lopez-Villafaña at 619-630-8014 or [email protected]
NAHJ San Diego-Tijuana Organizes Vigil in Honor of Slain Mexican Journalists
SAN DIEGO – In solidarity with the “Periodismo en Riesgo” protests happening across Mexico, the NAHJ San Diego-Tijuana chapter will host a vigil in honor of the recent killings of Mexican journalists José Luis Gamboa Arenas, Margarito Martínez Esquivel and Lourdes Maldonado López.
Around 145 Mexican journalists have been killed since 2000, according to Articulo 19, an organization that advocates for media freedom in Mexico.
NAHJ San Diego-Tijuana invites the local journalism community to pay tribute to our Mexican colleagues during a small vigil ceremony on Friday evening. In light of the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, we ask that attendees mask up during the event and practice social distancing. If you are experiencing COVID symptoms, please stay home. Thank you.
| WHAT: | Vigil honoring slain Mexican journalists
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| WHO: | NAHJ San Diego – Tijuana Chapter
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| WHEN: | Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, 6-8 p.m.
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| WHERE: | In front of the Consulate General of Mexico San Diego Office
1549 India St, San Diego, CA 92101
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