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Three journalists kidnapped in Nayarit, Mexico; two freed, one killed

"The Prosecutor of [the Mexican state of] Nayarit, Petronilo Díaz Ponce Medrano, confirmed to La Jornada newspaper that journalist Osiris Maldonado de la Paz, who was kidnapped on July 3, was found alive [...]. Maldonado de la Paz was abducted in recent days, as also was Jonathan Lora Ramírez, who was last seen in the community of El Armadillo on July 7, and who was also released by his captors yesterday [July 9].

This is related to the kidnapping and murder of Luis Martín Sánchez Íñiguez, a news correspondent for La Jornada, who was abducted on July 5 and whose remains were found yesterday in a rural town called Ahuacate. [...] According to the first investigations, the abduction of the three press members is likely to be related to their journalism, and it is believed they worked together at some point in their professional careers.

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Meanwhile, in the community of San Miguel, municipality of Acaponeta, the funeral of La Jornada correspondent Luis Martín Sánchez Íñiguez is being held."

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