Judith Torrea is a journalist living in Ciudad Juárez, one of the most violent places in the world. Here is an excerpt from her book, Juárez in Shadows: Chronicle of a City that Refuses to Die.
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In this interview filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz talks about REPORTERO, a documentary on press freedom inside Mexico, meeting and following the real “characters” in his film, and the history of violence on reporters in Mexico.
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After son’s murder, Mexican poet Javier Sicilia leads “March for Justice and Peace” and writes letter calling for government and drug cartels to end violence.
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Journalist Judith Torrea’s blog, “Juárez, Under the Shadow of Drug Trafficking,” wins this year’s BOB Award for “Reporters Without Borders”, organized by Germany’s Deutsche Welle. Torrea’s blog covers drug cartel activities, government repression and police corruption in northern Mexico.
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