Press release
Director-General condemns killing of journalist Juan Arjón López in Mexico
I condemn the abduction and killing of Juan Arjón López. I call on the Mexican authorities to take rapid and effective measures to investigate this killing. Such investigations are essential to end the scourge of impunity for crimes against journalists.
Juan Arjón López, founder and editor of the A Qué Le Temes Facebook news page, had been missing since early August. He is reported to have died from a violent blow to the head.
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