Journalists' protest | Photographs by Lexie

Mexico is considered to be the most dangerous country for journalists outside of a war zone. In the first few weeks of 2022, 3 journalists were brutally killed for nothing more than trying to report the truth. As a result of their murders, journalists all over Mexico came together to protest across dozens of cities. Here are a few images from the protest in Mexico City on 26 January 2022 outside the offices for the Interior Ministry.

I am angry at silence!

Mexico City, Mexico, 25 January 2022, a man holds a sign up as hundreds of journalists came together to protest outside the offices of the Ministry of Interior in Mexico City. It was part of a simultaneous national protest that took place in dozens of cities in Mexico.

The victims

Journalists look over lines of photographs of murdered journalists in Mexico, lit by candles burning below.

The reality of working as a journalist in Mexico.

Photographers and journalists look at a shrine to murdered Mexican journalists. It was both protest and reminder of the dangers they face when working in one of the most dangerous countries for journalists outside of a war zone.

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No more violence against journalists!

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Don't kill the truth by killing journalists!

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The truth doesn't kill!

A sign lit by candles says "the truth doesn't kill".