Journalist Regina Martínez's stories for the magazine Proceso laid out the corruption and abuse underlying Mexican politics. In 2012, shortly after Proceso published an article on corruption and two Veracruz politicians, Martínez was bludgeoned to death. The message was clear: no journalist in Mexico was safe. Regina hadn't even written the controversial article. But did she have something else that someone didn't want published? Former AP Mexico bureau chief Katherine Corcoran confronts how silencing the free press threatens basic protections and rule of law across the globe.
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