"On May 24 of this year, Juan Manuel Partida Valdez—president of the Association of Journalists of Sinaloa and author of the column 'Altoparlante' —received death threats directed at his family, as well as stigmatizing comments from anonymous profiles on the social media platform Facebook. These events occurred after he published a post regarding alleged acts of lack of transparency and nepotism on the part of Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya (currently on leave).
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At least two profiles threatened to harm his family—specifically his grandchildren—in addition to calling him a 'sellout' and a 'sensationalist.' According to Partida’s testimony, these individuals deleted the comments moments later; however, he was able to capture screenshots of them.
It is important to highlight that this is not the first time the journalist has been the victim of such threats. ARTICLE 19 has records of other death threats against him—not only in the digital sphere but also offline.
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As a result of the systematic attacks he has suffered due to his journalistic work, Juan Manuel has been under protection measures granted by the Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists since 2022."
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This text was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
