Journalist and blogger Judith Torrea visited City of Asylum in March 2015 to read from Juarez in Shadows: Chronicle of a City that Refuses to Die.
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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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Read about the work and experiences of writers, editors, bloggers, cartoonists, journalists–and a musician–from Ireland, Kenya, China, Mexico, Burma, Afghanistan, and other countries around the world.
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Journalist Judith Torrea has reported for 15 years on Ciudad Juárez, Mexico—a city she once said is being “being blown off the face of the earth” by the escalating drug “war” between the government and drug cartels.
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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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