The Latest Breaking News from Margarito Martínez Esquivel

Mexican officials arrest 'Cabo 20,' man who allegedly ordered killing of Tijuana journalist

TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican federal authorities on Wednesday arrested David López Jiménez, who goes by the nickname "Cabo 20." He is accused of ordering the murder of Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Mexican officials say a notorious cartel killed 2 Tijuana journalists. Critics aren’t buying it

TIJUANA, Mexico — Journalists, academics and law enforcement officials in Mexico are not convinced that the Arellano-Félix cartel was behind the January slayings of two prominent Tijuana journalists, as the government claims.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

‘Threats and bullets’: wave of killings highlights perils of journalism in Mexico

Media ‘caught in crossfire’ between criminal gangs and government, say journalists after latest murder

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022

Mother of slain Tijuana photojournalist asks Mexico's deputy interior minister for justice

TIJUANA, Mexico — The mother of slain photojournalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel asked Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez, Mexico's deputy interior minister responsible for human rights, for justice Thursday during a forum in Tijuana about the failed system meant to protect journalists.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2022

Journalism under siege: Recent murders highlight Mexico’s elusive justice

SAN DIEGO — Even as journalists in dozens of cities across Mexico held vigils and demonstrations in recent weeks to protest vicious killings of two of their colleagues, the threats against local Tijuana reporters continued to pour in on social media and in person.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

Gun used to kill Tijuana photojournalist linked to five other violent crimes

SAN DIEGO — Veteran journalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel climbed into his truck Monday, just after lunch, heading out to cover yet another violent crime in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022

Two journalists exposing Mexico’s corruption and drug violence murdered within one week

Margarito Martínez Esquivel and José Luis Gamboa are the latest casualties in the world’s most dangerous country for reporters outside war zones

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2022