"MEXICO: Global press speaks out on recent murder of woman journalist Yolanda Ordaz"

  Women News Network

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International members of the media and advocates around the globe speak with alarm and concern about the death of Mexican journalist Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz and the dangers for women journalists throughout Mexico.

As the body of Mexico crime reporter Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz (Yolanda Ordaz) was found behind the offices of the newspaper Imagen de Veracruz in the twilight morning on Tuesday, 26 July, in the city of Boca del Rio, near the gulf of Veracruz, a sharp and dangerous message was sent to all reporters who cover crime in Mexico.

With a clear and gruesome message meant to reach journalists throughout Mexico and the world, Ordaz’s body was found decapitated. A note with a short written message was found along with her dead body saying, “Friends also betray.” It was signed with the name “Carranza.”

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