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Artículo 19 Condemns Killing of Mexican Photographer Who Reported Threats
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Artículo 19 Condemns Killing of Mexican Photographer Who Reported Threats

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Photographer and content creator Ricardo Zúñiga Rosas was shot inside his business in Puebla state on Aug. 29 and later died from his injuries.
  • Artículo 19 said Zúñiga had reported threats in May after criticizing the local administration, but authorities have not publicly linked them to the killing.
  • The organization is documenting the case and urged authorities to investigate whether his reporting activities were connected to the crime.

Ricardo Zúñiga Rosas had already reported threats warning him not to involve himself in politics before he was shot dead in Puebla state. The photographer and content creator was attacked on Aug. 29 inside a business he owned in Santa Cruz Atopoltitlán, in the municipality of Tehuitzingo.

Local reports said assailants arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire. Zúñiga later died from his injuries. Artículo 19, a press freedom organization, condemned the killing and said it was documenting the case.

The organization said Zúñiga reported threats in May after publishing images related to local issues. In messages posted on his social media, he said a caller warned him to “stay out of politics” and stop criticizing the current municipal administration. He also said he had been warned of possible “consequences” if he continued publishing.

Stay out of politics.

— Unknown caller, as reported by Ricardo Zúñiga RosasThe warning Zúñiga said he received after publishing photographs and criticism of local authorities.

Authorities have not publicly established a connection between those threats and the killing, and they have not announced a motive. Zúñiga used social media to share photographs and information about Tehuitzingo and to cover issues of interest to the community.

His death came just over a month after journalist Josué Martínez Contreras, director of the digital outlet Noticias San Martín Texmelucan, was shot in Puebla on July 16. Artículo 19 counts 181 journalist killings in Mexico since 2000 that may be linked to professional work. It has repeatedly warned that impunity encourages further violence and called for victims’ reporting activities to be treated as a priority line of inquiry when retaliation is suspected.

Consequences.

— Unknown caller, as reported by Ricardo Zúñiga RosasThe threat Zúñiga said he received if he continued publishing his material.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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